In 2025, if you say “Supersonics,” you're more likely to get a response about Sonic the Hedgehog’s powered-up form rather than the basketball team, but it wasn’t always this way. 16 years, 11 months, and 1 day – that's how long it's been since the Seattle Supersonics left town. In more time than most high school juniors have been alive, a period including the entire family of iPhones, a storied and beloved NBA franchise has been extinct. Yet, for some reason, the team’s merch

Nearly every day at lunchtime, Zavier Shorts is out on the quad, performing and practicing acrobatics. Most Hami students have at one time paused in their daily routine to marvel at this spectacle, recognizing his control, artistry, and talent. These impromptu “shows” have become a remarkable feature of the lunchtime landscape.  Though Zavier’s acro sessions may have transformed into a somewhat normalized aspect of Hami culture over the course of this year, it's worth shinin

TW: Mentions of suicide and violence. Nex Benedict, a 16-year-old gender-non-conforming and Indigenous student of Owasso High School in...