Coming to the end of my senior year and realizing my transition into the new season of my life has been extremely emotional. I never believed people when they told me that these four years will go by fast,...

As I move forward to the next chapter of my life, I’ve decided to pursue Fashion Merchandising as my major at the university of my choice. By all the confused looks I’ve gotten, I know many don't even...

Note to self:   Every once in awhile, Someone you know will have to walk outside that door, And they will never return to this house again. They didn’t go because they necessarily wanted to,  But...

As the school year comes to a conclusion, there is an unsurprising amount of action going on. With students and staff alike preparing for finals, AP exams, and seniors getting ready for prom and graduation,...

When a human feels threatened, they tend to enter fight or flight mode - they either fight, run, or freeze. This psychological tendency can be applied to anything that ignites the emotion of fear, whether...

Normally, when it comes to people who change a person’s life, one would might think  about a father or mother - maybe a sibling or extended family member. But for me, it’s one of my friends. Now,...

All throughout this school year and the beginning of last year, the COVID-19 pandemic has affected almost every single aspect of daily life. One of the most common phenomena experienced by most people...

The movies The Help, Green Book, 12 Years a Slave, The Blindside, Freedom Writers and more  have all won Academy Awards for their portrayals of the treatment of African-Americans throughout America. The...

The 4-part series produced by Ava DuVernay, When They See Us, is a prime example of light being shed on a controversial topic. The film brought awareness to topics such as police brutality, racism, and...

Overview  Monster was written by Walter Dean Myers, a New York’s Time bestselling author. It was published in 1999 about a young man named Steve on trial for a murder that everyone believes he’s...

The birds are singing, the temperatures are rising, and the trees are forming their buds. Finally at last, spring is here after all the polar vortex and all those inches of snow. If you are looking for...

In this section of the Hawk Eye, I will be interviewing my grandmother, Veronica Polk. In this interview, I asked her about her life and more specifically her authenticity and storytelling.  Most...