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A client poses for a photo. Although Hannah Hiken (12) enjoys painting nails for others, she prefers to have control of her own artistic freedom. “I do [nails] on myself a lot. I think that's what I really enjoy most,” Hiken said. “Doing it on myself, because I can choose everything I want to do.” 

Photo courtesy of Hannah Hiken

From Brushstrokes to Business

Madeline Fong, Staff May 21, 2025

From flowers to leopard print, Hannah Hiken (12) has seen and painted a variety of nail art. Driven by a passion for painting, Hiken has transformed her talent for intricate nail designs into a thriving...

Duckham spends large amounts of her free time reading. Dealing with fewer classes this year, Duckham’s bookshelf at home has seen more use. “I call every book my favorite, but not truly every book [is]. I wrote my dissertation on Herman Melville, so I guess I'd have to say Moby Dick, is definitely one of my all time favorites,” Duckham said. “I really do love both British and American novelists of the 19th century. I tend to prefer nonfiction over fiction. For some reason, I think there's so many great non fiction writers, and I love the whole idea of something being true.
(Photo Courtesy of Janet Duckham)

One More Time

Nathan King, Staff May 21, 2025

Since 1994, five different presidents have served their terms. Since 1994, the first smartphone has turned into a device with the power to incapacitate a generation. Since 1994, the facilities at Ladue...

English teacher Jon Frank  takes a seat on the porch steps of his house in Skinker DeBaliviere. He moved to this house nearly a decade ago. “I love that it’s a quiet, residential neighborhood without a lot of commercial properties in it,” Frank said. (Photo by Lilly Jacks)

Nowhere Like Here

Kaichen Chou, Staff April 25, 2025

Out five minutes in one direction, the air carries a distinct medley of Thai and Mexican cuisine — compliments of Fork & Stix and Amigo Sole — two restaurants located in the buzzing Delmar Loop....

Social studies teacher
Conner Katsev stands
in the entrance of
the Missouri History
Museum April 5. He has
been training on how
to lead his own tours
through St. Louis.
“If the tour group is
really excited about one
topic, give them a couple
extra things about that,”
Katsev said. “If the group
doesn’t really care what
you’re putting down on
that topic, pivot.” (Photo
by Vincent Hsiao)

St. Louis on Tour

Grace Huewe, Features Editor April 25, 2025

The Arch, the Zoo and For- est Park — places that nearly every St. Louis res- ident knows and has experienced. When asked to describe the city, it’s almost a given that one of these well-known...

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