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Do We Ban the Cellphone Ban?

Do We Ban the Cellphone Ban?

Serafina Kubersky '26, John McCracken '25, and Lauren Washington '26 September 26, 2024

The start of the 2024-25 school year saw many changes, a notable one being the phone hotels that hang on each classroom door, which get populated with the phones of students as they enter the class. This...

Lucky Cricket: (Almost) No Line Goes Unnecessary

Liam Hilliard '26, Assistant Features Editor June 15, 2024

  What do you get when you fuse the simple, acoustic instrumentation of folk music with the in-your-face and aggressive lyricism of punk rock? You get folk punk (otherwise known as rogue folk),...

Conflict is Not the Enemy of Peace

Conflict is Not the Enemy of Peace

Orla Maxcy '25 and Miranda Shandell '25 May 30, 2024

As the world continues to wrestle with conflict, citizens and student activists on college campuses across the country continue to voice their concerns in the form of peaceful protests, utilizing their...

Tourette Awareness Month

Isabel Grey '26 May 29, 2024

Tourette Syndrome is a neurological condition that causes involuntary movements known as tics. There are many types of tics and no two people with Tourette’s will have all the same tics. Anyone can have...

They See More Than You Know

They See More Than You Know

Rowan Mannon ‘25 May 6, 2024

In recent years, the college admissions landscape has begun to adopt a new facet to their applicants' profile, an aspect that goes largely unknown by high school students and their families.   Some...

The Importance of Teaching Financial Literacy

The Importance of Teaching Financial Literacy

Catalina Lesher ‘25 May 6, 2024

How much of the material you’re learning during your high school experience are you certain you can apply to your everyday life? Sure, the fundamentals of our curriculum work to build upon scholarly...

Let’s Talk About Intimacy

Let’s Talk About Intimacy

Ava Cole '25, Founder of Marketing Team May 5, 2024

Breaking news: Abington Friends Upper School Theatre has an intimacy director. That’s right, it’s not just for Bridgerton. Carly Bodnar served as the intimacy director for this year’s Upper School...

There is No “I” in Team

There is No “I” in Team

Angela Stevens '25 May 5, 2024

  Caitlin Clark, Face of Women’s NCAA College Basketball. Caitlin Clark, Role Model for young girls playing basketball. Caitlin Clark, Arguably the G.O.A.T of college women’s basketball. These...

Trust Me, it’s Good For You

Trust Me, it’s Good For You

Jada Melville '25, Assistant Opinion Editor May 5, 2024

This past break, I’ve found myself experiencing something I hadn’t had much connection to during the school year: joy. This joy came about when I decided to begin a season of Survivor (season 6 if...

How Standardized Testing is Letting Down our Students

How Standardized Testing is Letting Down our Students

Nelson Cordón '25 May 5, 2024

Standardized testing has long been the benchmark for college readiness and student excellence. The test was considered a way for lower-income students to be able to showcase their own talents without the...

Why Summer Reading is Beneficial

Why Summer Reading is Beneficial

Dahlia Abboushi '25, Opinion Editor May 5, 2024

How often do you find yourself enjoying a book? Summer break is theoretically a time for freedom from academics. Yet the summer reading program, despite being academic, bolsters that sense of freedom and...

Cosplay Personalities

Cosplay Personalities

Nevaeh Brown '25 April 30, 2024

 During my sophomore year of high school, I overheard a student say “I wish I came from trenches so I would have something to motivate me.”  It wasn’t the overt stupidity and ignorance of that...

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