Posts Tagged ‘ september ’

“It’s very difficult for me to leave, but it can be difficult to get a sabbatical, and this is the first time I have been approved,” explained Journalism adviser Nancy Kaplan to her students as she told them about her sabbatical leave. As of January 31st, one of our schools founding teachers, Mrs. Nancy Kaplan Read More »

You may or may not have read Volume 3, Issue 4 of the Insider, but if you at least flipped the pages, chances are you noticed the headline “Let’s Talk About Sex.” We may not flinch from mentioning the unmentionables, but our school’s still short on sexual education. Twenty two US states, plus DC, mandate Read More »

Since September 23, 2009, the Philippines has been experiencing weeks of destruction from floods, landslides, storms and typhoons. “In the Philippines it’s normal to have storms and floods, but when the second flood hit, it caused a lot of damage,” said Alfredo Salmos a native of the Philippines. According to reliefweb.int tropical storm Ketsana hit Read More »

This weekend, pride parades in Hong Kong, China and Taipei, Taiwan kick off what many lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered (LGBT) Asians hope will be a new era of tolerance. Events like Taipei’s “Love Out Loud” parade October 31, the largest in Asia with a turnout last year of 18,000, are milestones in a continent Read More »

It has been 3 years since their last CD release, but in September 2009, Boys Like Girls, a Pop Punk band from Boston, Massachusetts, released their highly anticipated second album, Love Drunk. Their first album, self titled, Boys Like Girls, had wildly popular hits since 2006. Songs like “Hero Heroine” or “Thunder” have been hits Read More »

Soccer player Travis Knight fields the ball during a game. Should the Public Schools Athletic League get rid of our soccer team? Our co-ed soccer team continues to show improvement, but some of the players on the team aren’t taking PSAL games seriously. Similar to the team’s first season last year, this season the team’s Read More »

What are your goals for the school year? ‘For this year, my goal is to make the honor roll.’ Patrick Bonoan’13 ‘I hope to pass every marking period this year.’ Brandon Pincay’11 ‘This year I would like to join a new club.’ Rachel Kogan’13 ‘Getting above G’s in all of my subjects would be pretty Read More »

It’s no longer about polar bears, melting ice caps, or even global warming. Climate change is now the biggest national and global security crisis, as confirmed by the Central Intelligence Agency. Since climate change is a serious issue, the United Nations’ 192 members plan to meet in December in Copenhagen, Denmark to create another agreement Read More »

Summer has come and passed, and new faces have arrived at our school. Although it was extremely nerve racking for the class of 2010 to enter this unknown territory known as high school, it was a little easier for some of our freshmen this year, as many of them attended the Freshmen Academy, a seminar Read More »

Despite the disapproval of some Americans, on September 8th 2009, President Obama delivered an address from Wakefield High School in Arlington, Virginia to students all across America. The words ‘My education, My future’ read across banners in the background. At our school, students were divided about Obama’s speech. Some students felt Obama was inspirational and Read More »