Every break since the Ping Pong and Foosball table were added, there has been a long line of people waiting to play these games in the HOP and Jalsa. However, it takes a long time for one given person to play a single match because there is always one person who keeps winning the games - “King of the Court” - a rule which lets the person who wins the game keep playing. This slows down the line significantly since only one person can be eliminated at a time. Even though there

Twenty years ago, the world changed forever. On September 11, 2001, the world trade centers in NYC were hit by two out of four planes hijacked by Islamic extremist group al Qaeda. The other one struck the Pentagon just outside Washington, D.C, and the fourth crashed in a field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. The attacks caused 2996 deaths and over 6000 injuries. The attacks not only changed the way that people value their families but changed airport security rules and caused h

On the third Friday of this school year, AES MS had Fort Frenzy! Unlike years prior, we were divided by grades because of COVID precautions. The school was split into two groups, half went to the Tiger Turf and the rest went to the middle school field. We only had an hour so we spent ten minutes at each station. Students had a super soapy time! This year’s games were Slippery Salmon, SpongeBob Wet Pants, Holy Relay Batman, and last but not least...break. Slippery Salmon was v

Most middle schoolers didn’t hesitate to get out of bed last Friday. Everyone was excited for a special day — shortened classes, the weekend just a day away, and of course, Fort Frenzy. Bags were frantically packed the night before, stuffed with bathing suits, extra masks, and for some reason, a hat; everyone was anticipating the Fort Frenzy activities. But as students began to arrive at school and open the student bulletin, they were met with a shock: “Sadly, we have decided