"School shootings continue to be a PAttern in america, what's it like to walk school hallways knowing how likely it is you could be the next victim?" -- Lola Christ, 9th Grade
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"As Stranger Things 4 has reached global fame, so have its actors, including 80’s and 90’s phenomenon Winona Ryder. " -- Alex Stullman, 7th Grade "Did you know that all of Harry Potter’s spells are in Latin? Or that the sea in House on the Cerulean Sea is a real place? Did you know that the book Howl's Moving Castle came out in 1986, but the movie came out in 2005?" -- Hayley schoeneman and Maia Cavagnolo “OSA and its leadership team have recently made the decision to move the gender neutral bathroom off of the third floor and onto the second. Despite the admin’s reasoning for doing so, students still have many strong feelings towards the matter.” -- Star Schainker “A social media thread has reignited the dialogue about straight women in queer venues, and who really belongs in designated LGBTQ spaces.”--Vivien Mansbach, 9th Grade "Chess is arguably the most complex and skillful game ever to be played. It’s been around for a millennium, played by people all over the world of all backgrounds. It’s been played by rulers, by kings and queens, by multitudes of famous people from all over the world of all time periods (such as Napoleon, Albert Einstein, and Benjamin Franklin, among others), and finally, the average person. It’s currently as popular as ever, with chess professionals playing in tournaments with large prize funds organized by organizations dedicated solely to doing just this, not to mention a more recent controversy between Hans Niemen and Magnus Carlsen making headlines. This article goes through all the moves of possibly the most famous chess game of all time, the Immortal Game, and explains them in a way that is hopefully understandable even to someone who doesn’t play chess." -- Isaiah Kahn, 7th grade "Today, fanfiction is a staple of fandom. Despite, or perhaps because of this, it remains a topic of scrutiny by the public and by many authors." — Zoe Jung, 10th Grade Stand-up comedy has always been shocking and offensive. The taboo of jokes you wouldn’t be allowed to make is half the fun, and of course, this is fine. [...] Some comedians do take it too far, though, digging in their heels deeper and deeper, becoming more and more offensive for recognition and shock-laughs. -- Declan McMahon, 9th grade "Queer subtext as a supplement for real representation hides the validity, complexity, and beauty of LGBTQ+ stories. It implies that our stories aren’t as important or worthwhile to tell as those of heterosexual people, and that queer characters can’t be good role models for young children." --Gemma Jackson, Grade 9"I like reading, and I read a whole lot. If I had to guess, I think I must have read at least 100 books over the course of 2021. And I still managed to greatly enjoy them, even if I finished most of them within a week."--Isaiah Kahn, 6th grade |