...or, is it ok to go with the flow? Chloe Dent, S10, contemplates whether the pursuit of purpose truly leads to happiness, or whether the pressure to define meaning in life too early can become a source of stress rather than fulfilment.
Chloe Dent
Senior 10
Artwork byMiya Hunt
UVI
History & Politics Editor Jack Smith, LVI, explores the complex relationship between Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X with their different visions of equality and justice.
Jack Smith
History & Politics Editor
Artwork byRuby Hellier
Art Director
Deputy Editor Amelie Taylor Jones, LVI, uncovers the legacy of the Duchess of Sutherland.
Amelie Taylor-Jones
Deputy Editor (Archives)
Hardy Samuels, LVI, reflects on Ibstock Place School’s wartime evacuation, exploring how pupils and staff adapted to life away from London during the Second World War.
Hardy Samuels
LVI
Alessia Fantuzzi, S8, explores what purpose means and how personal goals and social expectations shape who we become.
Alessia Fantuzzi
Senior 8
Artwork byNaomi Annetts
Art Editor
Victoria Leiman, S9, examines how reputation functions as an invisible social currency in the digital age.
Victoria Leiman
Senior 9
Artwork byNaomi Annetts
Art Editor
Science & Technology Editor Anastazja Duda, LVI, explores the rise of robot nurses and therapists.
Anastazja Duda
Science & Technology Editor
Artwork byWilliam Croft
Senior 9
Sustainability Editor Bea Jovele, LVI, examines how sustainable construction methods could help reduce environmental damage and reshape the future of the built environment.
Beatrice Jovele
Sustainability Editor
Photography byRuby Hellier
Art Director
Ana Valgañon-Archanco, S10, explores how genres such as reggae, folk, blues, Latin, and country music have shaped cultural identity, community, and emotional expression across the world.
Ana Valgañon-Archanco
Senior 10
Artwork byBeatrice Jovele
Sustainability Editor
The Medic Society studies the risky rise of trendy treatments such as Accutane, Ozempic and vitamin drips.
The Medic Society
LVI
Artwork byEle Del Zompo
Art Editor
Marianne Pagano, S10, explores a solitary man’s coastal ritual, where a daily swim with a crocodile toy becomes a quiet act of escape and reflection.
Marianne Pagano
Senior 10
Photography byMarianne Pagano
Senior 10
Daniel Combi, LVI, looks at the effects of taxation on private education and wonders - has the VAT implementation done more harm than good?
Daniel Combi
Digital Editor
Artwork byHolly Lambert
Senior 8
Olga Kostiuk, S10, takes a look at the environmental impact of artificial intelligence to ask "is it worth it?"
Olga Kostiuk
Senior 10
Photography byRuby Hellier
Art Director
Health & Wellbeing Editor Ella Lewis, LVI, on how organ donation is not a case of cut and shut.
Ella Lewis
Health & Wellbeing Editor
Artwork byLorenza Rees
Deputy & History Editor
History Editor Lorenza Rees, LVI, uncovers the foundations of our school and discovers that progress, and all its learnings, is part of the journey to perfection.
Lorenza Rees
Deputy & History Editor
Artwork byKitty Colvin
Senior 7
Lachy Oliver, UVI, investigates darts’ culture of tradition, humour, and community. From lively chants to fancy dress, and iconic walk-ons, it’s a sport full of passion and entertainment.
Lachy Oliver
UVI
Artwork byCassia Piehl
Senior 9
Megan Murphy, S11, tunes into the transformational power of music.
Megan Murphy
Senior 11
Artwork byMiya Hunt
LVI
Leela Zebian, LVI, emphasises the importance of jurisprudence in ensuring the law itself does not silence us.
Leela Zebian
LVI
Artwork byMariella Burns
Art Editor
Culture & Heritage Editor Armen Kebabdjian, LVI, warns of the devastating impact of war on the survival of a people’s culture.
Armen Kebabdjian
Culture & Heritage Editor
Artwork byNaomi Annetts
Senior 11
“Music is more than just a sound”. Leo Arya, LVI, uncovers the origins of Blues music and its place in modern cultures.
Leo Arya
LVI
Artwork byPearl Hamilton
Senior 9
Ema Velasco, UVI, unravels the history, and future, of the arts being used as tools of resistance.
Ema Velasco
UVI
Science & Technology Editor Matthew Thorburn, LVI, challenges the facade of free will and reveals who, or rather what, is really controlling us.
Matthew Thorburn
Science & Technology Editor
Sustainability Editor Maryam Mustafayeva, LVI, analyses the impact of using ChatGPT to finish your homework and how tech innovations must not come at the expense of Mother Earth.
Maryam Mustafayeva
Sustainability Editor
Artwork byRuby Hellier
Senior 11
Nina Ribeaux, S10, tells us how important it is that we embrace the passing of time in our quest to unlock freedom.
Nina Ribeaux
Senior 10
Artwork byLily Rinaldi
Senior 11
Isabella Harrison, S10, uncovers the realities of life as a teenage athlete.
Isabella Harrison
Senior 10
Photography byIsabella Harrison
Senior 10
In this reflective poem by Fiction Editor Allegra Hinton, LVI, contrasts hopeful promises with the harsh realities of pain and sorrow.
Allegra Hinton
Fiction Editor
Photography byChloe Dent
Senior 9
Food is an integral part of every culture. Leela Zebian, LVI, talks us through the importance of cuisine in her own life.
Leela Zebian
LVI
Greta Romano, LVI, lets us in on the meanings of the top ten most popular appearances in our dreams
Greta Romano
LVI
Artwork byChloe Dent
Senior 9
Sports Editor Camille Marinof, LVI, unpacks how sport can be an escape from poverty.
Camille Marinof
Sports Editor
Photography byAdelaide Derome
Sports Editor
Editor-in-Chief Tallulah Friedlander, LVI, looks at how Mortlake’s history reveals an unlikely story of global freedom.
Tallulah Friedlander
Editor in Chief
Society Editor Poppy Rendell, LVI, debates the idea of creating an international database of DNA.
Poppy Rendell
Society Editor
Artwork byWilliam Rayman
Senior 7
Maria Aloy, S10, analyses the delicate balance between ethical medical practices and saving lives.
Maria Aloy
Senior 10
Artwork bySophie Sermon
Senior 10
Fiction Editor Evie Buckley, LVI, paints a vivid image capturing the freedom experienced when immersed in nature.
Evie Buckley
Fiction Editor
Photography byJasmine Dent
Art Co-Director
Albert Griffiths, LVI, tackles the increasing risks of our reliance on America for arms, and why it affects us.
Albert Griffiths
LVI
Artwork byLorenza Rees
Deputy & History Editor
Gabriel Amaral, S11, uncovers the origins of the award-winning film “I’m Still Here”.
Gabriel Amaral
Senior 11
Artwork byLavinia Salon
Art Director
Olena Arotsker, S10, shares her powerful story and experience of the humanity we all possess, even in times of conflict.
Olena Arotsker
Senior 10
Nicolas Kartozia, S10, exposes the true impacts of multi-club ownership in football.
Nicolas Kartozia
Senior 10
Artwork byLavinia Salon
Art Director
Beatrice Gates, LVI, investigates the detrimental impacts of social media in perpetuating misogyny.
Beatrice Gates
LVI
Photography byMariella Burns
Art Editor
In this poem Chloe Dent, S9 freedom unfolds through the journey of a young tree, highlighting the fragile balance between nature and humanity.
Chloe Dent
Senior 9
Photography byJasmine Dent
Art Co-Director
Camille Marinof, LVI, weighs up the pros and cons of visionary nuclear technology, which could transform energy generation as we know it.
Camille Marinof
Sports Editor
Joshua Clements, LVI, asks if we control computers or if they control us?
Joshua Clements
Technical Lead
Artwork byEvangeline Bietrix
Senior 9
Daniel Combi, S11, highlights Kamala Harris’ election challenges and explains how America has ended up where it is today.
Daniel Combi
Senior 11
Artwork byLily Downes
Senior 7
Juliet Francis, S7 celebrates freedom as the spirit of choice and self-expression in this poem.
Juliet Francis
Senior 7
Photography byChloe Dent
Senior 9
Roscoe Jenkin, S10, asks if private landlords are helping or hindering society.
Roscoe Jenkin
Senior 10
Artwork byJasper Gillons
Senior 7
Sustainability Editor Maryam Mustafayeva, LVI, reflects on Blue Origin’s celebrity spaceflight as a symbol of inequality and environmental indifference.
Maryam Mustafayeva
Sustainability Editor
Science & Technology Editor David Wiley, LVI, asks if the world needs restrictions on Artificial Intelligence.
David Wiley
Science & Technology Editor
Artwork byLeo Hellier
Senior 9
