Long-term substitutes take on challenging but essential roles

Anoushka Mallik, Staff Writer

January 7, 2019

Filed under News

Having a substitute teacher for one day can be tough, but imagine having one for a semester or longer. There are certain life experiences that require teachers to need long-term substitutes, but it can take a toll on teachers and their students. Math teacher Marika Alibhai had two substitutes while she was ou...

Teachers incorporate art into class curriculum

Jade Kwitkiwski, Staff Writer

March 14, 2018

Filed under Arts

The arts come alive with the flick of a brush, molding of clay or shading of a pencil. And for many students in a traditional classroom environment, that art thrives through the form of lectures, projects and word of mouth. Some teachers have found that by merging more imaginative and visionary eleme...

Performing arts teachers’ previous careers inspire their curriculums

Muriel Statman, Staff Writer

March 10, 2018

Filed under Uncategorized

“It’s something that I have always loved and been passionate about. Performing, but also the magic of it,” Drama teacher Summer Williams said. “My grandmother will tell you that it is because she took me to see a play when I was three at an apple farm. I have no idea if it’s true. The ‘see...

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...

Quiz: How well do you know your teachers?

Susanna Kemp, Breaking News Writing Editor

January 14, 2017

Filed under News, Quizzes, Showcase

Required duties help build a strong school community

Sascha Wolf-Sorokin, Features News Writing Editor

October 19, 2016

Filed under News, Showcase

It’s the end of lunch in the cafeteria and you see your teacher pushing around a trash bin and wonder... is this by choice, are they lending a helpful hand or is there a system in place that gives them this duty?

School faculty and Brookline residents urge school committee to expedite contract talks

Leon Yang, Chris Bell, and Paul Miller-Schmidt

February 6, 2016

Filed under Hard News, In-Depth, News, Showcase

On Thursday, Feb. 4, Brookline school faculty and residents were given the opportunity during a public comment segment at the School Committee’s meeting at Town Hall to express their views around contract negotiations between the School Committee and the Brookline Educators Union (BEU). Before Publ...