One of Mt. Juliet High School’s very own seniors, Shashank Lahoti ('26), was named a National Merit Semifinalist. About 1.5 million students take the PSAT/NMSQT, but only about 16,000 students are semifinalists. Despite the large amount of test-takers, being named a semifinalist is still such a high honor. “[I] was pretty surprised because I thought my score wasn't high enough to qualify. That specific time I was feeling a mix of excitement and surprise because I knew what be

When it comes to working on a staff, particularly the Golden Leaf Yearbook, the quiet ones sometimes go unnoticed. She's the one who no one, other than the people in the classroom, knows she’s there. She's the one who does things without being asked. She's the girl who surprises everyone as soon as she gets comfortable.  Meet Annette Romero (‘26).  She is a senior on the yearbook staff and has taken her first year by storm. Romero is 17 with three siblings: twin brothers, who

Anyone who has been on any social media lately has probably heard someone yelling “6-7!” or “41!” for absolutely no reason. At first, it sounds like nonsense, and honestly, that's the whole point of it. These random number memes have entirely taken over Generation Alpha and teen internet culture. Both memes are pretty much just people shouting numbers that don’t have any real meaning. They originated from parts of popular rap songs, which people now use as inside jokes or ref

Katy Perry sits atop a flying butterfly, and fans look in awe. Photography by Mikayla Montsion. Katy Perry’s Lifetime Tour remains a...