Spring Edition

Why Has The Internet Become So Boring?

What it feels like to grow up online and slowly realize it's been hollowed out. Although I was born during the era where everyone still had cable TV, I was too young to experience the web of the internet that previous generations experienced, where they treated the internet like a jungle with so much to explore. My earliest memories on the internet consist of playing Papa’s Pizzeria and girlsgogames.com on my elementary school Chromebook, watching slime and Rainbow Loom tutor

Kimberly Morera Cuellar '27

4 min read

Dan The Boss

All about your amazing interim head of school through the lyrics of a song! As you walk around campus, you've probably seen a guy with a button-down shirt, jacket, jeans, which he attributes to his “ongoing lack of creativity and the fact that at 68, I have a fixed amount of cognitive capital to spend each day and I can't afford one point of IQ energy on sartorial choices,” and a big smile who's always excited to ask how you're doing. If you haven't already, I’d recommend sa

Iago Parry '29

3 min read

The ISP’s You Don’t See

As students began finishing up their ISPs (some in a greater rush than others), I started to get curious about the projects that wouldn’t be shown at the ISP X-block. On April 22nd, the entire New Roads Upper School community came into the Moss Theater to watch six Independent Study Project (ISP) presentations — but what about the other 18 ISPs happening this year? In an effort to learn more, I interviewed three people who pursued ISPs this year and fulfilled their presenta

Sophia Roh ‘28

3 min read

How is AI affecting attorneys practicing law?

AI has become more normalized in everyday life and has been affecting jobs significantly; specifically in law, more attorneys have become reliant on AI for their everyday practice. In fact, all of the legal search engines (including Westlaw and Lexus Nexus) all offer a premium subscription with the ability to utilize AI as part of their platform. AI has been making it extremely difficult for judges and attorneys to do their job. Since it is becoming more normalized for AI t

The rise of boys' volleyball in the U.S.

Boys' volleyball has been unknown for decades in the U.S., but is now steadily gaining popularity. Every volleyball player knows the feeling of flying through the air, watching the ball drop right into your hand, and slamming it down onto the other team’s court. That feeling is coming to more and more high school boys in the U.S. as the previously unknown thrill of the sport is starting to be recognized and appreciated by more people. For many decades, when anyone thought of

The “Drop” Phenomenon

Every month, thousands of people, from young moms to college girls, enter a feeding frenzy known as “The Parke Drop”. But what drives this phenomenon? Step foot on most college campuses in America, and what will you see? You will likely spot dozens of girls wearing the same mockneck with the words Parke emblazoned across the chest, or sporting striped pullovers with a green tag sporting the Daily Drills logo. This may look like teenage girls simply buying into the latest fas

From Bieberchella to Disaster

Local New Roads seniors forced to leave Coachella Weekend 1 due to unforeseen circumstances… The Coachella Music and Arts Festival (or this year known as Bieberchella), hosted annually in Indio, California, is one of the world's best-known music festivals. Attendees either camp out on-site (if they’re up for the challenge) or book an Airbnb for the weekend. If you’re an avid TikTok user, like me, you may have heard about the issue of Airbnb hosts cancelling prebooked reserva

Where Would You Even Go?: How LA Teens Are Redefining the Age-Old Third Space

For previous generations, it was the mall. For LA teens, it's the beach, a friend's basement or the Wednesday night youth group snack table. "My third space is not in America," says Charlotte Menadue ‘27. Hers is in Australia, coffee shops where different schools mixed, where you'd talk to people you'd never normally meet. That place doesn't exist for her here. The term “third place” has been coined to describe a place that isn’t simply work or home; it’s a place of connectio

The Edguardian: An Undefeated Force

Despite a heartbreaking loss at the CIF playoffs in the first round, the boys soccer team dominated throughout an undefeated season, signaling an evolution in the school’s soccer program… The sky was reaching dusk as the referee blew on the whistle. The New Roads soccer team had defeated Wildwood School in a nail-biting match with a final score of 3-2. With 3 goals by Edgar Silva, New Roads had done what they had failed to do the year before: beat Wildwood. The New Roads soc

Meet Sam Houser, the new head of New Roads School

After years of searching, an executive director has finally been found…but who is he? With three words, Sam Houser described himself as an only child, persistent, and disciplined. He explained that growing up as an only child made him impatient but also structured because his home was disciplined. “If we want to get somewhere as an organization, or if I want to get somewhere as a person, I don’t expect the result overnight. I can persist, which is not quite the same as being

Bodhi Milano '26