Principal Todd Alessandro

We often look at the scattered pieces: the unfinished sketch, the quiet thought, the digital fragment, and see incompletion. But this is the architecture of wonder. It doesn't demand perfection; it demands the courage to honor the margins, to shift our perspective, and to recognize the vision that emerges when the pieces finally leave us in awe.

Creativity is how we explore meaning. Connection is how we prove that meaning matters.

This work, OUR work, exists at the intersection of both; it is where the solitary spark meets the collective flame.

Mosaic

Welcome. We believe that visions of greatness begin in the nuance. There is no singular path to recovery, to what is next, or to what is determined. We are our own designers; we lead this life. We are Art.

Mosaic is the next evolution: a tribute to our history and a wide-open horizon for our future.

Our community,

When you pick up a pen or a brush, you aren't just doing an assignment; you are stepping into a lineage of limitless thinkers. You join the ranks of Plato, who taught us that ideas are the blueprints of reality; Keith Haring, who turned the world's walls into a vibrant cry for visibility and life; Gloria Steinem, who redefined the boundaries of what a voice can achieve; and Marsha P. Johnson, who fought with radical joy so that every person could be seen and safe as their true selves.

You are part of a thundering, unbroken line of disruptors that stretches from the grit of Abraham Lincoln and the soaring hope of JFK, through the revolutionary harmonies of The Beatles and the poetic resilience of Maya Angelou, reaching all the way to the relentless storytelling of Taylor Swift and the bold defiance of Lil Nas X.

You stand with Yayoi Kusama, who weaves infinite patterns to heal the soul and turn isolation into a universe of dots; Kurt Cobain, who transformed the weight of being misunderstood into a sound that shook the world; Lady Gaga, who turned her own "monsters" into a global movement of bravery; and Billie Eilish, who proved that you can build an entire universe from your bedroom, turning the whispers of the mind into a light for an entire generation.

These are minds that don't wait for permission. They create because the silence is too loud.

This space is built on an over twenty-year heartbeat. When we launched HIT Magazine, it was a zine created for the Home Instruction Teens. But creativity is a living thing; it refused to be contained. It outgrew its labels, broke through its boundaries, and evolved into a home for every student, every age, and every story.

To our students: This is your canvas for the infinite. Within these pages, your reflections are the blueprints for greatness. Maybe this is where you start, continue, or sprinkle your experiments. Do what you wish!

To our families: This is a window into the nucleus of our homes: the place where the imagination and growth of your children grows.

To our teachers: You are the beams of this inspiration. You don't just deliver a curriculum; you build the spirit and ignite the belief that makes this work possible. This is the visible proof of your belief.

As we move into this new space together, we do so anchored by our Foundation: to connect, care, adapt, support, and restore each other. Mosaic connects us, turning lonely sparks into a massive, shared bonfire.

  • It cares for our passing thoughts by turning them into something that lasts forever.
  • It adapts what we learn in class into a real piece of history we made ourselves.
  • It supports us when we're brave enough to step out and be seen for who we really are.
  • It restores our magic, reminding us that our imagination is the one thing that never runs out.

Piece by piece. Voice by voice. Person by person.

Welcome to the first issue.

Welcome to a space created to be seen, shared, and celebrated.

Welcome your "creative"... home.