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Ezra Clingan
Examining the New Exam Schedule
Photo by MChe Lee on Unsplash It has already come to most of the student body's attention that there will be some changes to the exam...
Kennedi Parker
Not Just Writing: The Multimedia Aspect of CW
Creative writers in Ms. Rinke-Hammer’s 8th period Poetry Workshop recently experimented with the forms that their writing could take with...
Ollie Caillier
Ollie's Interviews: ASFA Welcomes New Residential Life Coordinator
Courtesy UAB Department of Sociology Shantay Williams has been hired as ASFA's new Residential Life Coordinator. Williams will take the...
Staff Report
Gasps of Delight and Spontaneous Applause: Bookmaking Short Course Ends on a High Note for Students and Faculty
The first-ever "Lunch-and-Learn" short course in bookmaking is, well, in the books. By all accounts, the students in the course learned a...
Staff Report
Breaking News: Paper Is a Technology!
And you can make it from scratch, as students and faculty are doing in CW & Media Arts instructor Mazerick Betko's "Lunch-and-Learn"...
Staff Report
The Star Man Returns! A Retrospective on the Enduring Legacy of a Mysterious ASFA Icon
Editors' Note: As part of The Star's recent re-design, we called on our designer extraordinaire, Star-staffer Ollie Caillier, to come up...
Jaid Sconiers
New Yearbook Advisor and Staff Solicit Photo Submissions and More for This Year's Yearbook
Ms. Rachel Evans, twelfth grade British Literature teacher and new head of the yearbook staff, has high hopes for the 2024-2025 yearbook....
Kennedi Parker
Yearbook Staff Dedicates 2023-24 Yearbook to Dina and Will Marble
The 2023-2024 ASFA Yearbook was distributed earlier this semester following an emotional dedication to Mr. and Mrs. Marble, introduced by...
Staff Report
Breaking News: Sometimes the Lunchtime-Trash Makes It Into the Receptacle, Sometimes It Doesn't
In school cafeterias across the nation (probably the world, but maybe not Japan ), the refrain is the same: please ( please ) remember to...
Staff Report
"The Raven's Cry": ASFA's New Avian Advice Columnist Is Open for Business
Starting in October, The Star will roll out a new advice column, "The Raven's Cry," penned by a mysterious and strangely intelligent...
Staff Report
Writing for TV/Film Class Hits the Ground Running In Fall 2024
ASFA alum returns to teach Writing for TV/Film
Courtney Book
Student council's Hollywood-themed dance tonight
Get your glitz and glamor on at tonight's ASFA student council dance. This year, the theme is Hollywood. Following the theme, students...
Violet Marty and Lael Ponder
Creative Writing reading series continues throughout spring on Thursday afternoons
During the spring semester in the Creative Writing department, students at all grade levels prepare for their readings. Whether you’re a...
Nicholas Godwin and Layna Pham
Music department makes debut in newly renovated Recital Hall
In the long awaited completion of the Recital Hall renovation project that began in summer 2023, the Music department is set to host its...
Lael Ponder
Creative Writing Senior Showcase rescheduled for midweek FOCUS performance
Rescheduled from Jan. 12 after an inclement weather cancellation, the Creative Writing department will present its Senior Showcase during...
Courtney Book
ASFA's dance department presents Fall Repertory program this weekend
The ASFA Dance department's Fall Repertory performance will be presented this weekend through Sunday in the Dorothy Jemison Day Theatre....
Layna Pham
PTSO plans masquerade dance for Friday
We are swimming in the deep end of the holiday of scares, but what's Halloween without a spooky celebration? The PTSO's ASFA Moonlight...
Cynthia Liu
ASFA hosts annual Arts Schools Network conference this week
The Arts Schools Network (ASN) is a collective group of arts education leaders from K-12 arts schools, universities, colleges, and other...
Radhika Pant and Lael Ponder
ASFA rings in spooky season with dress-up week and annual Fall Carnival
The Fall Carnival is a longtime tradition here at ASFA, featuring many inflatables, booths, and other activities scattered throughout the...
Courtney Book
PHOTOS AND VIDEO | ASFA Dance brings Walk With Amal to Birmingham
On Oct. 11, 2023, the ASFA Dance department participated in the Walk with Amal movement, which brings awareness to not only human rights,...
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