Do you ever get the feeling of a daily mini- withdrawal from the internet and our beloved social networking sites during those seven hours at school? I’m sure many have typed facebook.com into the address bar unintentionally at least once. Or they’ve attempted to find a good game to occupy some free time. Yet, the Read More »
TORONTO, CANADA- Traveling to the Antarctic with Students on Ice taught me things that I may never have learned without this unique experience. Of course, we all gained significant knowledge about the South Pole – facts and figures and such. However, it is what I learned through the experience of being surrounded by such extraordinary Read More »
TEL AVIV, ISRAEL- Though cuddly and wobbly and down-right adorable, penguins aren’t the only birds that Antarctica has to offer. Birds are one of the more common types of animals that inhabit our world. Just like anywhere else in the world, Antarctica has several species of birds. Accompanied by the expedition ornithologist (bird expert) Santiago Read More »
With Regents, new schedules, transcript grades, and Valentine’s Day around the corner, which high school student has really been paying attention to what President Obama has been doing these past several weeks? Well, these weeks are also when Obama has been making some very crucial decisions in education reform, particularly concerning former President Bush’s controversial Read More »
Who needs student led conferences? Are we still eight-year-olds who need our parents to tell us when to do our homework and prepare for a test? What’s wrong with just having simple parent-teacher conferences? We could tell our parents everything about school at home, so why should we drag ourselves and them to school after Read More »
By now, college is expected. No one asks whether or not we’re going to college; instead, we’re asked what college we want to attend. Does the higher percentage of students going to college signify better standards in the American school system, or has college become the scam of the century? Let’s admit it, high school Read More »
This June our school will have finally completed a four-year long saga of education. A saga that included not only an education, but laughter, tears, stress, good times and bad, memories, and all the other adjectives that typically go along with graduation. But enough about the seniors. How will our school be affected after they Read More »
Sophomore Nicole Margolies won third place in the Academic Olympics for her achievement in English.
L-R, Mrs. Tami Biancoviso, Mrs. Kimberly Lombardi, Ms. Heather Prevosti, and Ms. Karolynn Mangiero before the High Rock Challenge race.
Merry Christmas! Happy Hanukkah! Or maybe just Happy Holidays? However you say it, or celebrate it, season’s greetings. Every year around the world, people of different cultures and religions settle down with their friends and families to start off their holiday celebrations. But it’s a commonly known fact that not everybody celebrates the Read More »
