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Looking back and stepping forward

Looking back and stepping forward

Jacqui Haining, Staff Columnist March 2, 2022

I have come to believe I am of an entirely different generation from the three grades below me. As though COVID-19 caused a ripple in time itself, I find myself reflecting on the self-awareness and social...

My year’s queue in review

My year’s queue in review

Carson Eckert, Staff Columnist March 2, 2022

Nearly a year has passed since I began writing this column, and what a year it has been! I’ve had the opportunity to explore dozens of new and exciting albums and discovered some all-time favorites....

Kate McKinnon is seen at the Los Angeles Premiere of Columbia Pictures Ghostbusters at TCL Chinese Theatre on Saturday, July 9, 2016, in Los Angeles. (Blair Raughley via AP)

Kate McKinnon, you’ve gotta be kidding!

Dunia Sarkis, Staff Columnist March 2, 2022

The day has come: my final column. I’m disheartened this is the end (I have so many more shows to recommend), but I have a very special topic for you all, one I’ve been waiting to share since a year...

Season Recap: Fencing

Season Recap: Fencing

Mika Higgins, Contributing Writer March 2, 2022

This fall, Fencing Co- Captains Helen Cobert, Elaine Mo, Daniel Wang, and Naomi Wang (all ’22) shared memories of past seasons and hopes for the upcoming season each time they passed one another in the...

Season Recap: Wrestling

Season Recap: Wrestling

Mika Higgins, Contributing Writer March 2, 2022

Varsity Wrestling had nowhere to go but up after last season’s practices of tackling human-sized dummies in tennis courts, Co- Captain Angus Crafter ’22 said. Varsity Wrestling closed its season with...

‘Euphoria’ offers unflinching teenage experience

‘Euphoria’ offers unflinching teenage experience

Marielle Randall, Contributing Writer March 2, 2022

The popularity of the TV show “Euphoria” is undeniable. Every demographic imaginable seems to either know about, talk about, or watch the show. When season one came out in 2019, “Euphoria”-related...

Technology leaps into future with xenobots

Technology leaps into future with xenobots

Brendyn Burkitt, Staff Columnist March 2, 2022

What’s your first thought when you hear the word robots? Maybe drones, terminators, or Boston Dynamics. I guarantee you don’t think of African clawed frogs (Xenopus laevis). It’s not my first thought...

School considers maskless learning

School considers maskless learning

David Min, Projects Editor March 2, 2022

As Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker announced the lifting of the statewide mask mandate across public school districts in early February, Head of School Jen Price reported the school hopes to pursue...

Baker repeals school mask mandate for better learning

Baker repeals school mask mandate for better learning

David Min, Projects Editor March 2, 2022

Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker and State Education Commissioner Jeffrey Riley lifted the mask mandate in Massachusetts public schools on February 28. Additionally, the Department of Early Education...

Knights in Conversation: Foreign Language Teachers

Knights in Conversation: Foreign Language Teachers

Danielle Brennan, Arts Editor March 2, 2022

Upper School (US) French Teacher and World Languages Department Head James Sennette, US Russian Teacher Joshua Walker, and US Latin Teacher Walter Young are known for their vivacious conversation and tight-knit...

SSP committee preps proposals for spring

SSP committee preps proposals for spring

Darius Sinha, Staff Writer March 2, 2022

Since 1965, Senior Spring Project (SSP) has offered the graduating classes “a wonderful chance to explore what they want to do,” SSP Project Coordinator Amani Abu Shakra said. To guide the seniors...

Here I am scoopin’ up the best cuts of baked ziti for my best friends.

Order up! Rahdin gets in the zone with ziti

Rahdin Salehian, Features Editor March 2, 2022

“What are you doing working here?” On February 10, I heard this question over and over from peers, faculty, and staff as I worked with Deborah Laing, Alex Medina, Manuel Villar, Keith Jones, Jose...

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