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The Spiral Staircase: Our Literary Magazine’s Namesake

Going up the spiral staircase was the Shady Side Academy Middle School experience. Students from decades past have left their footprints on the staircase, each showcasing a different yet similar story; once, they were like us. Some of us moved quicker than others, some lingering on a specific step. We all moved at a different pace, stumbling backwards when hardships arose, climbing back up after our achievements and solutions. We would be able to see our friends on the spiral staircase with us, as well as strangers that we would befriend along the way. One step at a time, ascending and descending, we were improving, we were changing. Everything was changing, from expectations to relationships and friendships. Yet, all of us started from the bottom, identical yet individual strangers to this new and thrilling journey. The railings would help us along the way, our teachers, friends, and parents supporting us. Throughout our years here, we would all ascend to the pinnacle, able to reminisce about the memories and experiences. We all ascended the spiral staircase of Shady Side Academy Middle School. We all graduated from Shady Side Academy Middle School at the top of the spiral staircase. -- Audrey Jiang

The spiral staircase feels like it could be in an old house, which Shady Side once was, or a castle, like one where the royal ascend to the ball. It would most likely look good in an entrance room, with a cozy nook under it, or a sitting room right before you walk up. It feels like something you would find in an old manor, like maybe you walk up and enter a magical library. It could also be part of a magical garden, if it was made of large leaves as the stairs, and real vines and flowers as the railings and balusters.-- Chloe Will

The wood of the staircase is as rough and deep as the feelings that cascade through it every day. The intricate details represent the wealth of feelings, joys, and frustrations that have been experienced from the many years of school at Shady Side Academy. Crushes, breakups, academic triumphs and failures, drama and excitement, all happening on the old wood. All types of people, young or old, experienced or new, coming together to walk their destinies. --Suhani Sehgal