Throughout Qian's time at Stevenson, she experienced both the mentor and the mentee side of leadership. Through this, Qian has seen firsthand the impact and responsibility that upperclassmen have on underclassmen...

Auggie Sapru ‘26 stares intently at his opponent across the chessboard. His teammates and coaches hover behind their captain, and the tournament hall is so quiet he can hear his own heartbeat. He makes...

At 7:45 a.m., as students stream through the Stevenson halls, Olympia Yan ’26 adjusts her layered bracelets on her wrist and smooths out the oversized jacket she chose the night before. Around her are...

The room smells faintly of clay as students lean over their tables, sketching, shaping and quietly asking for feedback. Cristal Sabbagh moves from desk to desk, pausing to crouch beside a student to talk...

Anjali Ramji: Suspended in blue, fish of every color darted past Anjali Ramji ’28. Twenty feet below the surface, the world is quiet. The sun breaks through the calm waves of the Atlantic Ocean....

As Aryan Gupta *’26 wakes up, his start to school is different from the average high schooler. Instead of reaching the first period, he stays at the hospital. Gupta has a chronic illness, which caused...

At 2 a.m., Phillip Boyko ’26 was hard at work on his phone, its blue glow illuminating his room. He knew he should have gone to sleep hours ago but lost track of time scrolling on social media....

Jeremy Lei’s ’27 Chinese class went on its annual trip to Chinatown, where students toured the busy shops and ordered lunch at authentic Chinese restaurants. On the bus ride back to school, the air...

As Andew Carr ’27 takes a seat at his desk, keyboard clicks fill the room as he prepares for his upcoming congressional debate tournament. While he scatters through a mess of research papers, an article...

A whistle shrills as head wrestling Shane Cook stands at the mat side of the 2023 IHSA state wrestling championship match. Stevenson athlete Lorenzo Frezza ’23 wins in overtime earning 3rd place at the...

Dumping his backpack in his room, Rishi Singh* ’29 hurries back to the living room, shrugging off the weight of his mental to-do list just as easily as his backpack. He swiftly feeds his dog, putting...

Shagun Talwar’s ’27 hands sweat around the pole of her flag. In only her fifth ever color guard competition, Talwar is uneasy about her technical skills. Nonetheless, she looks at the smiling faces...