Max Goldsmith

Max Goldsmith, Executive Editor

By Max Goldsmith

We need to walk out with pride

Max Goldsmith and Grace Buszko-Clark • May 29, 2015

Before you read this, take a second and look at the people around you. After four years, the Class of 2015 has finally reached one of the last moments of our high school lives. So, amidst all the emotions...

Our PE classes need to be more active

Max Goldsmith and Grace Buszko-Clark • March 30, 2015

Our current Physical Education (PE) program is just not working out. Students are receiving inadequate physical activity. However, teachers and administrators aren’t completely at fault. A recent...

The testing system defeats the purpose of learning

Max Goldsmith and Grace Buszko-Clark • March 30, 2015

Don’t depend on the curve. We live in a time where grades are based on memorization and scantrons. It’s hard to learn for the sake of learning when we are too focused on getting that A. In some classes,...

Solution to stress found in your iPod

Max Goldsmith, Entertainment Editor • May 1, 2014

Get to work! With AP tests and finals just around the corner, almost everyone is going to be forced to do some serious studying. So when you open that textbook and start reviewing, should you crank...

Word

Max Goldsmith, Entertainment editor • March 31, 2014

This is a week you can’t miss. Poetry Week kicks off Monday and is set to showcase the hidden talent within students across the school. “Poetry is all about just saying the truth,” explains Kevin...

Chicago’s drill music rises to the Top Charts

Max Goldsmith, Entertainment editor • March 11, 2014

Guns, gangs and drugs. While drill music highlights violence and crime, it is rapidly gaining nation-wide popularity, putting a spotlight on Chicago. “It gives people insight into a life they may not...

Darwin’s Top 40

Max Goldsmith, Entertainment Editor • February 21, 2014

Imagine listening to “Dark Horse” on a loop for a week. Even if you adore Katy Perry, you would begin to detest the song long before your seven days are up. This is the evolution of music at work. Over...