“Sweeney Todd” to be last musical before director retires
Madison Sklaver, Longform Editor
January 17, 2019
Before each musical, Christian Polos jumps on stage to introduce the show and the cast. He talks about all the hard work the cast has done, the subject of the musical, and immediately jokes around with the audience. Even from just his short introduction to the musical, his personality shines through....
Student political activists stand up to make a difference
Madison Sklaver, Longform Editor
January 8, 2019
“Students doing what they can to get involved in politics and general issues that are being faced by the country and the world at large.” That is how junior Simon Grossman defines student political activism. There are many student political activists who are willing to speak up and make a difference at the hig...
Hispanic Heritage Month: Sonia Sotomayor
Madison Sklaver, Longform Writing Editor
September 26, 2018
Filed under Hispanic Heritage Month, Showcase
May 8 budget override vote: a guide to its potential effects
Madison Sklaver, Staff Writer
May 3, 2018
Students and residents have been hearing for years that enrollment is increasing and schools are overcrowding, and now Brookline voters will have the opportunity to vote on a potential budget override. On May 8, Brookline voters will vote on two questions: if property taxes should be raised permane...
Students develop lifelong art skills through high school classes
Madison Sklaver, Staff Writer
April 2, 2018
Filed under Arts
Dancing across the stage, playing interactive games in drama classes or singing in a concert; many students participate in art classes at the high school. For many, skills learned or added to at the high school are ones that could be made into a career. A wide range of artistic students have learn...
Day of Silence gallery: Why did you choose to be silent?
Madison Sklaver, Renata Shen, and Sidonie Brown
March 20, 2018
Day of Silence is an annual day during which students show support for the LGBTQ+ community by choosing not to speak for a whole day or to be a vocal ally. Students can pick up "silent supporter" or "vocal ally" stickers in the Atrium at the beginning of the day. The silence is meant to...
Review: “Fighting Words”
Madison Sklaver, Staff Writer
March 12, 2018
Filed under Arts, Performance Reviews, Showcase
“You’ll never know how it feels until it happens to you.” Light illuminates the ten actors standing at the back of the stage. Their expressions show their frustration as they step up one by one to share what words mean to them. The introduction to the characters’ opinions kick off th...
Poetry Out Loud 2018
Madison Sklaver, Staff Writer
February 3, 2018
Filed under Arts, Performance Reviews, Showcase
As the judges huddle in the corner, conferring, contestants wait. Some look relieved, but most are anxious. Some chat with one another, others stare off into space and bounce their legs up and down, patiently waiting to find out who won. On Feb. 1, 17 students of all grades performed and competed at t...
Certain students elect to not participate in social media
Madison Sklaver, Staff Writer
January 27, 2018
Scrolling through your Instagram feed, your thumb repeats the same action over and over again; you go from picture to picture, stopping every once in a while to double tap. Does this sound familiar? Most high school students go through these motions continually, thumbs scrolling while walking down th...
Speakers inspire students at the World Health Summit in Berlin
Madison Sklaver, Staff Writer
January 12, 2018
Filed under News
All teenagers know the anxiety that can come with sitting down next to strangers at lunch. But that feeling of anxiety becomes a lot worse when you are in a foreign country trying to put your plate down next to a full-fledged medical professional. For 17 students, this was a reality for a week in October. Being...
Megan Brady
Madison Sklaver, Staff Writer
November 7, 2017
Filed under Uncategorized
Megan Brady is a paraprofessional who started teaching this year. In addition to teaching, she enjoys running and teaching yoga and swimming. She ran the Boston Marathon and wants to continue to run more marathons and a half ironman in her future. She has been doing yoga since college and just started...
