Posts Tagged ‘ water ’

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 »

Sitting in a classroom always gets boring sooner or later. For two weeks, we had the chance to switch our typical classmates for penguins, seals, ice, and more penguins as we made our way to Antarctica, which is called the “Greatest classroom on Earth.” Students on Ice (SOI), which has given Antarctica this title, is Read More »

Are you wondering what to do for your loved one on Valentine’s Day? Boys, do you buy your girlfriend flowers, chocolate, and a teddy bear? Girls do you buy your boyfriend candies, cologne, and some heart boxers like every other year? Well this year, make your Valentine’s Day special and take your partner to that Read More »

FOR: Henna Tariq ‘11- Many debates have been made about this subject—about whether or not it is wise to enforce the use of school uniforms. Students and some schools believe that school uniforms are a way of limiting one’s creativity. Creativity in fashion can easily be expressed during the remaining 16 hours of the day. Read More »

Kim Hernandez | Participants run into the frigid water. It’s winter. It’s December. So who would jump into freezing cold water? It was a Saturday morning, foggy and gray, but that didn’t stop some brave souls of Staten Island from plunging into the ice-cold water at Great Kills Beach. The Polar Plunge is one Read More »

Adam Levine | NHS students discussing their eco-friendly projects. Did you know that one gallon of motor oil can contaminate one million gallons of water? How about the fact that each person in the United States uses 3.8 tons of coal each year? Everyday, without even realizing it, people do something that damages Read More »

Students eating in the lunchroom. It was 12:25 p.m. on a rainy Wednesday, when a huge swarm of students filled the lunchroom cafeteria. One by one they received their lunch and sat at a table with their closest friends, freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and seniors. Most students were obnoxiously loud, while others sat alone staring off Read More »

Walking into the supermarket, smelling sushi, seeing pastries, and aisles upon aisles filled with food, candy and other Asian delicacies was mouth-watering, and trying to practice what they learned in class students tried to read the labels written in Nihongo which was an adventure on its own. Along with Japanese teacher Mrs. Natalia Higashide, seventy-seven Read More »

Staff experience the history and contributions of Journalism at the Newseum, meeting the renown Bob Woodward, George Will and George Stephanopoulos while in Washington D.C. Regarding what may be the Watergate of our time – and how to scoop it – Stephanopoulos challenged student reporters to “Follow the money. Find out what happened to all Read More »

How can we help change the world? Communications and External Relations Manager, Mr. Kevin Cassidy recently spoke at our school about ways that we can change the world. Part of the United Nations, The International Labor Organization (ILO), deals with all labor conditions from unsafe working conditions, unfair work, child labor, slave labor and more. Read More »