To our dearest Ozians, It feels like it’s only been a clock-tick since the start of the year, but now our 2025 school year is wrapping up.  We hope you all have enjoyed a wonderful summative-filled month so far! But fret not, the break is soon and we hope you all spend some time resting, celebrating, and dancing through the holidays ahead.  As you read our Winter 2025 Print Edition, be on the lookout for reviews, games, puzzles and more! You’ll find pieces such as a review of

Wicked: For Good advertisement poster Just like Mariah Carey said: It’s TIIIMMMEEE!!! Released on November 21st, 2025, the year-long wait for the second act of beloved musical Wicked  just came to an end. From the release of the first film, Wicked: Part 1 , directed by Jon M Chu, starring Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba Thropp and Ariana Grande as Glinda Upland, the film has garnered a large following and audience eagerly waiting for the next act. And what we got from the movie mus

The moment everyone waits for - your music summary. A neat little reflection of your entire year: your favorite songs, your hyper-specific music phases, your listening “ages,” your top artists you swear you only listened to once, and the one song you somehow played 423 times. Then comes the best part: laughing about it with your friends, comparing who had the most unhinged genre, who listened to 90,000 minutes, and whose top artist is now a source of personal embarrassment.

Somewhere in the heart of Lima, Peru, a baby was born—not just any baby, but one destined to inspire fear, admiration, and a healthy dose of confusion in high school math students. That baby? None other than Mr. Venturo. Weeks later, his family traded Italian pasta for Peruvian ceviche, settling in Lima, where relatives had already paved the way. Raised between Lima and Florida, Mr. Venturo had a culturally rich upbringing, moving between continents, visiting relatives, and

The 2025 government shutdown hit like a sudden, nationwide freeze. On October 1, Congress failed to pass a budget, and hundreds of thousands of federal workers were told to go home without pay. What followed was a record-breaking 43-day shutdown, the longest in U.S. history, and millions of Americans felt the impact long before the political stalemate ended. Families relying on SNAP food assistance faced delayed benefits, leaving many scrambling to put food on the table, whil

To our dearest readers,  Welcome back to a brand new school year!  Though the school year isn’t exactly new anymore, we hope all of you have had your fair share of whimsy as we head into the summative season filled with doom and despair during the month of December. And just a fun little introduction: We are juniors Utshaho Gupta, Sarani Sams, and Brigitte Zhang, your Editors-in-Chief for the 2025-2026 AIS Newspaper. With Sarani’s constant objection to every article idea, Uts