...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 by Miya 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, 2026
Artwork by Ruby Hellier
Art Director, 2026
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
Deputy Editor Amelie Taylor Jones, LVI, uncovers the legacy of the Duchess of Sutherland.
Amelie Taylor-Jones
Deputy Editor, 2026
Victoria Leiman, S9, examines how reputation functions as an invisible social currency in the digital age.
Victoria Leiman
Senior 9
Artwork by Naomi Annetts
Art Editor, 2026
Alessia Fantuzzi, S8, explores what purpose means and how personal goals and social expectations shape who we become.
Alessia Fantuzzi
Senior 8
Artwork by Naomi Annetts
Art Editor, 2026
Science & Technology Editor Anastazja Duda, LVI, explores the rise of robot nurses and therapists.
Anastazja Duda
Science & Technology Editor, 2026
Artwork by William 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, 2026
Photography by Ruby Hellier
Art Director, 2026
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 by Beatrice Jovele
Sustainability Editor, 2026
The Medic Society studies the risky rise of trendy treatments such as Accutane, Ozempic and vitamin Drips.
The Medic Society
LVI
Artwork by Ele Del Zompo
Art Editor, 2026
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 by Marianne 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, 2026
Artwork by Holly 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 by Ruby Hellier
Art Director, 2026
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, 2025
Artwork by Kitty 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 by Cassia Piehl
Senior 9
Megan Murphy, S11, tunes into the transformational power of music.
Megan Murphy
Senior 11
Artwork by Miya Hunt
LVI
Leela Zebian, LVI, emphasises the importance of jurisprudence in ensuring the law itself does not silence us.
Leela Zebian
LVI
Artwork by Mariella Burns
Art Editor, 2025
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, 2025
Artwork by Naomi 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 by Pearl 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, 2025
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, 2025
Artwork by Ruby 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 by Lily Rinaldi
Senior 11
Isabella Harrison, S10, uncovers the realities of life as a teenage athlete.
Isabella Harrison
Senior 10
Photography by Isabella 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, 2025
Photography by Chloe 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 by Chloe Dent
Senior 9
Sports Editor Camille Marinof, LVI, unpacks how sport can be an escape from poverty.
Camille Marinof
Sports Editor, 2025
Photography by Adelaide Derome
Sports Editor, 2025
Editor-in-Chief Tallulah Friedlander, LVI, looks at how Mortlake’s history reveals an unlikely story of global freedom.
Tallulah Friedlander
Editor in Chief, 2025
Society Editor Poppy Rendell, LVI, debates the idea of creating an international database of DNA.
Poppy Rendell
Society Editor, 2025
Artwork by William Rayman
Senior 7
Maria Aloy, S10, analyses the delicate balance between ethical medical practices and saving lives.
Maria Aloy
Senior 10
Artwork by Sophie Sermon
Senior 10
Fiction Editor Evie Buckley, LVI, paints a vivid image capturing the freedom experienced when immersed in nature.
Evie Buckley
Fiction Editor, 2025
Photography by Jasmine Dent
Art Co-Director, 2025
Albert Griffiths, LVI, tackles the increasing risks of our reliance on America for arms, and why it affects us.
Albert Griffiths
LVI
Artwork by Lorenza Rees
Deputy & History Editor, 2025
Gabriel Amaral, S11, uncovers the origins of the award-winning film “I’m Still Here”.
Gabriel Amaral
Senior 11
Artwork by Lavinia Salon
Art Director, 2025
Health & Wellbeing Editor Ella Lewis, LVI, on how organ donation is not a case of cut and shut.
Ella Lewis
Health & Wellbeing Editor, 2025
Artwork by Lorenza Rees
Deputy & History Editor, 2025
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 by Lavinia Salon
Art Director, 2025
Beatrice Gates, LVI, investigates the detrimental impacts of social media in perpetuating misogyny.
Beatrice Gates
LVI
Photography by Mariella Burns
Art Editor, 2025
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 by Jasmine Dent
Art Co-Director, 2025
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, 2025
Joshua Clements, LVI, asks if we control computers or if they control us?
Josh Clements
Technical Lead, 2025
Artwork by Evangeline 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 by Lily Downes
Senior 7
Juliet Francis, S7 celebrates freedom as the spirit of choice and self-expression in this poem.
Juliet Francis
Senior 7
Photography by Chloe Dent
Senior 9
Roscoe Jenkin, S10, asks if private landlords are helping or hindering society.
Roscoe Jenkin
Senior 10
Artwork by Jasper 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, 2025
Science & Technology Editor David Wiley, LVI, asks if the world needs restrictions on Artificial Intelligence.
David Wiley
Science & Technology Editor, 2025
Artwork by Leo Hellier
Senior 9
