Clarke Central High School junior Sekou Sesay talks about what being an artist means to him and why he’s not yet an artist.

Above: iliad Outreach Director Salai Diekumpuna and senior and ODYSSEY Media Group sports staffer Michael Campbell, senior have a conversation about their experiences in advanced and AP classes as Black students where the population of students of color in advanced or AP classes is low.

Operatic soprano and Morning Brown, Inc. founder Angela Brown will visit CCHS during her visit to Athens as the 2023 Delta Visiting Chair for the Willson Center.

In January students of the ODYSSEY Media Group participated in the annual Creative Writing Project (CWP), an opportunity for reflection and experience in creative writing.

Clarke Central High School senior Nikolas Sweet’s love for music is magic and it’s how he sees the world.

The iliad Literary-Art Magazine celebrated their award-winning 2022 publication “Astraeus” by holding a fundraiser at Hendershot’s that featured poetry and live music from CCHS students on Dec. 13.

Clarke Central High School’s Contemporary Literature and Composition class, created and taught by English department teacher Grace Crumpton was launched this semester and culminated in a Modern Poetry Showcase at Nuçi's Space, on Dec. 8 from 6 to 8 p.m.

On Dec. 13, the iliad Literary-Art Magazine will be hosting the first iliad Student Showcase at Hendershot’s on Tuesday, December 13 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

On November 3, graphic designer, photographer and Clarke Central High School and ODYSSEY Class of 2009 alumna Jessie Frary visited the iliad/ODYSSEY production class to teach editors about design. iliad Editor-In-Chief Kaija Gilbertson Hall spoke to her about her experience with photography and design.

We have compiled a time capsule gallery of scenes from CCHS in 2022, which we hope will entertain CCHS alums by giving them a current look into their former school and enlighten future students about Clarke Central’s past.

iliad Co-Editor-in-Chief Luna Reichert, a senior, spoke to Instagram content creator Hannah Stark about her book review Instagram account.

Award-winning poet Natasha Trethewey will visit CCHS to speak with students on April 21.

The National Scholastic Press Association announced the winners for its highest honor, the Pacemaker award. Clarke Central High School’s student literary-art magazine was named a winner.

iliad Co-Editor-in-Chief Luna Reichert spoke to playwright and graduate student Daniel Glenn about his background and personal experience in creative writing.

Clarke Central High School sophomore James Mack has rediscovered the passion for creativity he lost during virtual learning due to COVID-19 through the iliad literary-art magazine club.