When I was 17, I graduated from high school and made the long, daunting move from Salt Lake City, UT to New York City. At the time, I told my family that I was excited. I rambled about all of my plans...

I have a firm belief that we should always seek self-improvement. None of us are perfect, nor will we ever be, but it is part of our human condition to constantly try to make ourselves, and the life we...

1 cup gluten free Bob’s Red Mill Baking Flour 1 cup sugar 6 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder 1 tsp baking soda 12 salt 1 large egg 12 cup milk (or oatmilk) 12 vegetable oil 34 tsp...

“Thank you for being such an incredible teacher and for making a difference in my life.” These are the kinds of words that melt any teacher’s heart into a pile of goo. For instance, it is the effect...

Gobble! Gobble! Thanksgiving food is amazing! Do we ever think about where that food comes from? Farmers! That’s who. In 2024, 27.8 billion turkeys were grown and processed on NC farms (1). What...

In today’s society when AI reigns supreme, are we really working SMART or just floating along with the current? What is SMART working? This is setting a goal for yourself and reflecting on how you...

I grew up as a “trailer park kid.” With that statement many images come to mind - often the stereotypes shown in movies or news headlines. Unfortunately, many of those are negative. My own images are...

I think I will be extremely nervous going into high school. I’m going to be moving into a new system with different people, and honestly, that scares me. I’ll be leaving some of my friends who are...

Have you ever seen the massive murals scattered around Macon Middle School? If so, have you ever wondered about them? Well, that’s why we’re here to answer those wonders for you! The master artist...

I’m a member of Generation X.  In contrast to the two previous generations which identified themselves either by characteristics such as birth rate (the Baby Boomers) or participation in war (the “Greatest”...

If you had asked me 20 years ago when I graduated college why I wanted to become a teacher I would have said something along the lines of wanting to teach a future generation of musicians to love music...

I will be talking about believing in yourself. Believing in yourself can take a lot of courage. Sometimes people lose hope and will lose the belief they have in themselves. That is not good, you have...