Sophia Stern, Business Manager, Social Media Editor
• May 17, 2019
Dear Senior me,
So far, freshman year has been a rollercoaster. Over the course of two semesters you have lost friends, gained some new ones, and reconnected with others. I’m sure that the next three years will be filled with just as much drama, excitement, sadness and times where you laughed so...
The Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania was the target of a mass shooting on the morning of Saturday, Oct. 27 during their shabbat service. The shooter screamed “All Jews must die,” as he attacked the community in prayer. Eleven were killed, and six were wounded. The Jewish residents...
The words “introvert” and “extrovert” bring up a variety of ingrained, mental images: the introvert, sitting alone surrounded by a pile of books, hiding away from the world, and the extrovert, out partying on a Friday night. In reality, however, introversion and extroversion are simply two temperament...
When I got my first physical education (P.E.) prep during first semester freshman year, I thought I would use it responsibly. Every E period for half a semester I would walk straight from my previous class to the library, plop down a textbook and do math “funsheets" or work on a biology lab...
On April 11, 2018, educator and filmmaker Dr. Jackson Katz spoke during an assembly on how gender roles impact sexual harassment. In the first of his two sessions, he also showed the trailers for the movies “Miss Representation” and “The Mask You Live in,” which address the harmful stereotypes...
Written by Collin Jaeger
A frustrating predicament for many this past winter break: the final grades for first semester were hidden throughout the two weeks off from school and came back into display on Jan. 12, the first Friday of second semester. Principal Kathleen Laurence left a short message on...
By: Andrew Zhao
An avid reader of fantasy and science fiction, freshman Keshav Dhir manages Scribere, a free on- line literary journal. Every three months, the site publishes fiction, non fiction and poetry. Scribere has four issues; the most recent one was published a month ago and includes...
Written by Katie Russell
Quotes from Kareem Fawal (alum)
“I first realized that [a video I posted to Vine] was getting a lot of attention after about 20 to 30 minutes. I sent it to about 3 or 4 Twitter accounts that had 20k - 70k followers. After they posted it on their wall, it started to boom...
