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Passing On The Passion
Fall leaves wet with dew crinkle as students make their way into the forest. The sun has just risen for their 8am walk. They are quiet with anticipation as they spot their trap. Mutters and gasps come...
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Thoughts On Life After Death
Part of life is facing the inevitability of death. How we envision what happens after our final breath depends on many factors including where we grew up, our religion, and our personal experiences. A...
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Power of Numbers
Two years ago everything changed for me when I discovered that 16 was destined to be my lucky number. I started seeing this number everywhere just after I turned sixteen, which might not be too...
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Teens Explore The Impact Of White Privilege
“There wasn’t really a moment at which I realized I was a different race than my parents, I just knew that I had dark skin while theirs was light. They explained adoption to me at some point but I...
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Three International Students Share Future Goals
In the past century the goals of teenagers have changed a lot. Just a hundred years ago, almost everything was decided for teens by their parents. Today teenagers are constantly asked about their...
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Advice from an Expert on Modern Journalism
Kathleen Pierce, a writer for the Bangor Daily News, focuses on the local southern Maine restaurant scene. Pierce visited Thornton Academy on April 8th, 2016 to speak to the Carpe Diem staff about how...
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Girls Dorm Parents Reflect on Working with International Students
It’s Tuesday night. Girls dorm seems busy in study hours and everyone is doing homework in the rooms, but one thing we never forget to do. No matter how many homework we have these nights ..we will...
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Mock Car Crash to Combat Drinking and Driving
Story by Allie Hanright Photos by Emilee Wermenchuk It started with the sound of a siren. As the tarps were pulled off to reveal a brutal crash scene, the audience gasped. It was a beautiful, sunny...
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Encryption: Is it Necessary?
Encryption is a part of our daily lives, whether you like it or not. Usernames and passwords for any online account are all encrypted. But what if the government wanted to abolish it? No good can come...
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The Story Behind Your Lobster Dinner
By Senior Andrew Goulden. I’m a 17 year old lobsterman of the coast of Kennebunkport, Maine. I have almost 900 hours logged towards a commercial lobstering license which I hope to have by when I turn...
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Taboo? Abnormal? Timeless? Tradition? Outgoing? Outspoken?
…the answer depends where you live in the world By IARYNA IASENYTSKA & FANNI ABONYI Tattoos can be seen everywhere, in metro stations,...
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Disability Inspires Students
The alarm clock buzzes at 5:15, and English teacher Caryn Lasante rolls up out of bed and gets ready to take on the day. She gets up and gets herself ready, then heads down to the kitchen to pack...
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The Hidden Jewel
The exotic glow inside The Jewel of India, an Indian restaurant just across the bridge in Biddeford, is immediately inviting. Even the shiny elephants on the wall seem to be smiling back as if...
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The Struggles of Living Away From Home
“I try to pretend sometimes that I’m there, so I don’t miss anything. For example, I Facetime with my friends when they at a party, or I Facetime with my previous classmates when they have a class,...
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Adaptation Overload: What’s With All the Sequels?
Sequels, adaptations, reboots, whatever the film may be, there seem to be an awful lot of them flooding movie theaters lately. To many, Hollywood appears to be on auto-pilot as original films seem to...
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Women; The Same Around the World
Subin Jung stood in the doorway watching her mother, grabbing the binder and papers she needed for the day. They were embarking for China, a new business opportunity unfolding. Her mother, a very...
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Positive Players Keep a Season on the Rise
It’s game point against Wells. A sticky gymnasium goes silent. All eyes intently watching the server. One whistle, one toss, one hit, and a roar of voices as the ball goes over the net. All six Trojan...
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What Drives you Nuts?
The word “pet peeve” has been around since 1919. People also refer to it as “pet hate”. It comes from the term peevish, meaning “ill-tempered”. The word has been used and translated into other...
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Do You Have A Favorite Word?
Everyone has a favorite word. Whether it might be something that causes people to giggle or crinkle their nose in puzzlement, everyone’s got one. Although sometimes most people find it hard to come up...
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Minimum Wage Increases Affect on Tipped Workers
Sarah patiently waits for the older couple to put the check on the table. She walks over, grabs the check, and thanks them for their business. She opens the black folder that holds the payment, and...
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