Have you ever been betrayed by your best friend?   We have learned that God is merciful and stands for forgiveness “as we forgive those who trespass against us.” However, we need an indeterminable amount of strength and a higher level of emotional intelligence to forgive disloyalty and reclaim respect. Only our faith will guide us then.   The real Julius Caesar was stabbed 23 times by senators at the Curia of Pompey in Rome on March 15, 44 BC. “Beware the ides of March,” as the Soothsayer...

“Consider it not so deeply.” ~Lady Macbeth   Best Short Film receives an Academic Award every year. Kobe Bryant won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film in 2018 for “Dear Basketball.” In 2026, Frankenstein , directed by Guillermo del Toro, was nominated in the Adapted Screenplay category but lost to Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another .   In AP Lit, we decided to make a short film out of a short story, but students had the chance to adapt the script. They asked me...

We welcome November with a gentle breeze, slightly cooler than summer. The pressure of college admissions becomes lighter too, and we can handle ourselves with more ease —navigating through life with a sense of hope. Suddenly, a strong gust of wind overpowers the sails, and our boat broaches, losing steering control. That’s when we surrender. Surrender does not mean resignation. With a transcendental perspective, surrender means trust. We learn to trust our instincts, our people. We learn to...