Absence of parking spaces around the high school creates issues for students
Maisie Kramer, Staff Writer
March 8, 2017
Filed under News
Imagine you just had an extremely stressful day at school. Your English teacher assigned a five-page essay and you failed a huge math test. All you want to do is go home and relax, but when you get in your car, you see a slip of paper with the word TICKET written in big red letters. The lack of leg...
Administration neglects authority of Legislature
Jordan Watts, Staff Writer
March 8, 2017
Filed under News
Legislature provides an outlet for student and teacher voices to effect policy changes changes. It consists of 34 students, teachers and members of the Administrative Council who together are given jurisdiction over all policy decisions at the high school. Legislature plays an important role in the h...
Population increase demands new renovation plans
Conor Ross, Staff Writer
January 29, 2017
Filed under Hard News, In-Depth, News, Showcase, Uncategorized
What do we know about the overcrowding problem? Enrollment in Brookline schools is increasing at a fast rate. According to 2016 enrollment projections, the high school has about 2,000 students, but in five years this will increase to almost 2,400. The rapid surge in enrollment creates issued r...
Mouse control policies raise ethical questions
Rachel Vin, Staff Writer
December 21, 2016
Filed under News
A mouse “glue trap” is a flat, adhesive board that immobilizes mice on the sticky surface. Once caught on the board, assuming that the mouse doesn’t collapse into the glue and suffocate, the mouse will die over several days of starvation and dehydration. These traps are largely viewed as inhumane, ...
Mouse trap usage at the high school deemed inhumane
Rachel Vin, Staff Writer
December 6, 2016
Filed under News, Showcase
A mouse “glue trap” is a flat, adhesive board that immobilizes mice on the sticky surface. Once caught on the board, assuming that the mouse doesn’t collapse into the glue and suffocate, the mouse will die over several days of starvation and dehydration. These traps are largely viewed as inhumane, ...
Food Justice Club plans mural to encourage food donations
Lauren Mahoney, Staff Writer
January 31, 2016
Filed under Arts
Passengers rarely notice the back wall of the Tappan Gym as the green line hurries past the high school. However, the Food Justice Club has approval for a mural to adorn the blank wall. Seniors Caroline Cutlip and Emma Kelley, members of the Food Justice Club, are leading the design process for a...
Review: An Evening with Nik Walker
The excited chatter of Hamilton fans could be heard throughout the auditorium. People of all ages, both families and individual students, anxiously waited for the anticipated alum...
June 13, 2017
Baking with Susanna: trail mix cookies
June 10, 2017
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The Headlines of the Kennedy Years
Leon Yang, Co-Editor-in-Chief
We went to the archives to find headlines from old issues of our newspaper to see what stories were written during John F. Kennedy’s presidency. A few notable st...
June 15, 2017
Remembering Kennedy: Residents’ Stories
June 15, 2017
Kennedy advocated for the appreciation of art
June 14, 2017
JFK Presidential Library preserves legacy
June 14, 2017
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