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Why Cancel Culture Is So Dangerous

Corinne Maiorano May 29, 2019

The internet has aided celebrities in many ways. It has provided them with a platform to share their work and give their fans frequent updates about where they are and what they are doing. Through social...

Fasting While in School: Ramadan 2019

Fasting While in School: Ramadan 2019

Dareen Abukwaik May 29, 2019

Ramadan, the Holy month when Muslims all around the world fast from sunrise to sunset. Ramadan is very meaningful to me as a young Muslim: it’s the ninth month in the Islamic calendar, it’s a Holy...

The Outrageous Cost of Attending College

The Outrageous Cost of Attending College

Jessica Rizzo May 2, 2019

As a high school senior, a majority of my time from September to February was spent working on college applications and countless college essays. With the SAT and most of my college visits behind me,...

Reflecting on the Burning of Notre Dame

Reflecting on the Burning of Notre Dame

Emmanuelle Feria May 2, 2019

  On April 15, 2019, the beloved cathedral of Notre Dame suddenly burst into flames. The fire continued until April 16, blazing through the night. Parisians were taken aback and could not believe their...

Where’s Our Representation?: An Arab Perspective

Dareen Abukwaik April 3, 2019

I had arrived in the testing room to take the PSAT in my sophomore year, and began to fill out the portion with all my personal information; my name, age, gender, etc. Suddenly, I was faced with the...

What is Really Happening to Our World?

Kate Porcello April 3, 2019

We constantly see posts on Instagram about climate change, but what is really happening to our world? A recent study that was completed by NASA stated, “The planet's average surface temperature has...

Why I’m Learning Sign Language

Why I’m Learning Sign Language

Jessica Rizzo March 6, 2019

After taking nearly four years of Latin, you would think I would be interested in expanding my lingual horizons to encompass something more verbal. While Latin may be considered a “dying” language,...

Commemorating the 19th Amendment

Commemorating the 19th Amendment

Julia Tuck March 6, 2019

It has been almost 100 years since the 19th Amendment, the right for women’s suffrage, has been passed and ratified. There have been such great strides by women in the recent decades that I am proud...

The Pros and Cons of Block Scheduling

Matt Savloff February 5, 2019

Block scheduling is undoubtedly the biggest change our school has endured since I have been here. Although we have not seen block scheduling yet, we have been provided with a detailed outline of how...

A Rebuttal the Opinion Article: “It’s Time to Say Goodbye to the Pledge of Allegiance”

A Rebuttal the Opinion Article: “It’s Time to Say Goodbye to the Pledge of Allegiance”

Matt Savloff January 28, 2019

An article was recently published in the school newspaper, calling for a universal ban on the Pledge of Allegiance. Although I firmly believe that everyone is entitled to their opinion, I also believe...

Its Time to Say Goodbye to the Pledge of Allegiance

It’s Time to Say Goodbye to the Pledge of Allegiance

December 22, 2018

By: Tasha LaChac Ah, the Pledge of Allegiance. It’s something so common practice in America, most students have been reciting it since they were in kindergarten. The Pledge goes like this: students...

Why Beto O’Rourke Should Run for President

Julia Tuck December 22, 2018

The U.S. presidential election season is one categorized by excitement and hope when it rolls around in November every four years. The election for president in 2020 will be one just as nail biting as...

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