October 20, 2025 By Beatriz
Beatriz Lindemann ’25 • October 15, 2025 The first thing I did after finishing my Advanced Placement U.S. Government and Politics exam my junior year of high school was drive to my local art museum with my best friend. After a tumultuous three-hour ordeal, we needed to look at some art. We wandered through the wings, talking […]
February 28, 2024 By Beatriz
Beatriz Lindemann ’25 and Antonia Pinnar ’25 • February 26, 2024 For many years, the ultimate goal of many hard working and competitive high school students was to attend a top 20 university. However, since the October 7th attacks on Israel, many Jewish students no longer feel safe or welcome attending these prestigious institutions. Amidst student complaints about escalating […]
August 9, 2023 By Beatriz
When I first heard the shrieks, I was in line to buy a set of pajamas at Victoria’s Secret with my nanny and godmother, Lizette. Then, suddenly, a stampede of people ran through the store. “Get down!” someone screamed. “We heard gunshots!” a woman yelled. I dropped to the floor and grabbed Lizette’s hand. “¿Qué […]
June 4, 2023 By Beatriz
On Thursday, March 9, 2023, The Pérez Art Museum opened its newest exhibit, “Love is Calling” by artist Yayoi Kusama. Kusama, known globally as an icon of contemporary art, works with various media such as sculpture, painting, performance, electronic art, and poetry. Kusama is most known for her signature use of polka dots. She believes polka […]
July 19, 2022 By Beatriz
On July 24, 2022, the Supreme Court of the United States of America overturned Roe v. Wade, a 1973 case that declared the constitutional right to an abortion within an American’s right to privacy under the Fourteenth Amendment. President Trump’s decision to appoint three Supreme Court justices, all of whom were raised Catholic, undeniably played a […]
July 25, 2021 By Beatriz
What is staying alive?To have the perfect balance of comfort and fear.What is it to know?To know the secrets have been hidden no longer.To know, they are all inside of you now.You are capable of letting whatever you know slip out.Though once you know, you know.What is it to believe?To believe is to know in […]
March 4, 2021 By Beatriz
I am always proud when Beatriz’ stories get published. I don’t remember reading this one before she submitted it, but it is particularly poignant in today’s lockdown world. Check out the story at Skippingstones.org. https://www.skippingstones.org/wp/2021/02/22/why-i-need-my-cell-phone/
October 18, 2020 By Beatriz
“Which one’s your actual dad?” I get asked that a lot. They are both my actual dads. They both raise me and love me. They both always care for me, are always there for me, and always push me to be the best person I can be. They have both been my actual dads ever […]
September 16, 2019 By Beatriz
By Beatriz Lindemann On a hot, sunny afternoon in June, I went into the forest of my family farm onTennessee’s Cumberland Plateau. It was very buggy and humid. There, I foundsomething beautiful. I would never have thought that there would be orchids in thmountains of Tennessee, but there are. In fact, there are about 600 […]