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A senior looks back

Lucy Brisman, Managing Editor/Opinion Editor May 31, 2024

13 years ago, County Road Elementary School gave me an ID that defined me for my entire academic career. The first four numbers were 2024. That year felt unfathomable, I would be all grown up, in a...

Teachers shouldn’t give homework on religious holidays

Teachers shouldn’t give homework on religious holidays

Valentina Penagos, Staff Writer May 31, 2024

In the past few days, teachers have been giving homework to students while holidays have been happening. Most of these holidays have been Jewish holidays and people are not happy with the school not respecting...

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Women’s collegiate basketball players are “breaking the backboard” of the sports industry

Mia Harrison, Managing Editor/Sports Editor May 31, 2024

The 2024 NCAA Women's Basketball Final Championship went down on April 7th as a moment in women's sports history to be remembered. Throughout the season, players like Caitlin Clark of Iowa gained recognition...

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Pre-teen wannabes take over Sephora

Sophia Lee, News Editor May 23, 2024

Over the past two years, the beauty retailer Sephora has experienced an increasing number of preteen customers. This raises concerns for both employees and their respective parents. Known as “Sephora...

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Get to work NVD!

Lola Brown, Features Editor April 26, 2024

Being a student is hard. There are lots of things we are responsible for. Students are involved in sports, extracurricular activities, and rigorous courses that take up lots of time in their day. One thing...

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NYC needs to retract their weed policy

Sophia Lee, Staff Writer April 10, 2024

What comes to mind with the name “Manhattan?” Do visions of towering skyscrapers, trendy restaurants, and bougie stores come to mind? What about the stench of weed? Ever since New York has legalized...

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Opinion: Should high schools require a financial literacy class?

Michelle Yu, News/Photo/Design Co-Editor April 10, 2024

In today’s complex and fast-paced world, I believe that high school students entering adulthood are faced with even greater challenges, one of the most significant being financial literacy.  I think...

Fun or Academics?

Fun or Academics?

Lucy Brisman, Managing Editor/ Opinion April 10, 2024

The college process is a pivotal moment in many young people's lives. During this time you meet friends and pick a major that will hopefully lead to a career. For some, they plant down roots where they...

Opinion: TV show quality has gone down since streaming took over

Opinion: TV show quality has gone down since streaming took over

Lucy Brisman, Managing Editor/ Opinion March 4, 2024

When you scroll through Netflix or Hulu you see a multitude of mini series that are incomplete, nine episode stories, most of the time with actors who have never acted before. Think back to a simple...

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Do modern Disney movies suck?

Sophia Lee, Staff Writer February 16, 2024

Over the span of several generations, the Disney corporation has provided us with a plethora of memorable and quality entertainment, with many able to recall a certain Disney movie somewhere in their childhood....

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Jo Koy: Sexist or Just Not Funny?

Dylan Steiner, PR manager January 31, 2024

“Oppenheimer" is based on a 721-page Pulitzer Prize-winning book about the Manhattan Project. And "Barbie" is on a plastic doll with big boobies,” said comedian Jo Koy.  This is not a quote from...

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To All Of the Boys Taylor’s Loved Before

Maya Gueguen, Arts Editor October 30, 2023

Taylor Swift, the most famous singer in the music industry, has had an incredible career. Many of her songs are written about love and boyfriends and some people will say that’s all she writes about...

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