Happy May, Spartans! As we head into AP season and the height of spring sports, I hope you all get time to enjoy the sunny weather in between study sessions. Take this chance to make the most of the last full month of the school year, especially if it’s your last here at VPM.

We have a boatload of new movies and music to share our thoughts on, and our Arts & Entertainment writers do not disappoint. You can read stories ranging from the returns of Olivia Rodrigo and Anne Hathaway to local productions at the Overture and Edgewood High School. Whatever you enjoy, there’s plenty of things to keep you busy.

Student Life covers the latest happenings in VPM performances, including both spring drama productions and a recap of our forensics team’s success this past season! Of course, there’s academic news as well, with advice from one of our senior editors as we close out the year.

Our news writers give you the highlights of global relations and political tension. You can read about the latest powerful No Kings protests, and the long-awaited shutdown of Sora AI.

In sports, we have an exciting recap of the NFL draft from our very own sports editor.

Finally, Opinions brings us the newspaper team’s most heated thoughts as always. Do you think Love Island AI fruit is an abomination? Do you think Stanley Tucci is unappreciated? Well, our writers do. Make sure to check out their latest writings if you’re interested.

As always, if you’re interested in writing something for our June issue, make sure to join us in rm. 1716 on Thursdays for our weekly meetings! You can get great inspiration from our editors and your peers about what to write for our last issue of the year. Thanks for reading, Spartans!