The SPECTRUM

Volume 31

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OPINION

Hungry Hungry Students: How Assigned Lunch Periods Still Need Improvement

Juliet Suess | October 31, 2017

By Sophia Musante '22 Student hunger has been an issue in the school community for years. The Administration has made several changes over the years to address this problem, the most recent being assigning...

First Impressions: A New Student’s Perspective

Juliet Suess | October 31, 2017

By Mohona Ganguly '21 First Impressions As a new Ninth Grader, I want to share my experiences. This issue, I am describing a few of my first impressions and some things that stood out to me during my...

Staff Editorial

Juliet Suess | October 31, 2017

The Middle School can live up to its reputation as a stressful environment, but a lot of that is due to students not taking advantage of breaks from academics during the school year.  The beginning of...

Am I a feminist?: The movement should not have a bad rep

‘Am I a feminist?’: The movement should not have a bad rep

Juliet Suess | March 15, 2017

By Valerie Velazquez '20 At least 470,000 people assembled less than 24 hours after President Donald Trump’s inauguration to protest numerous issues concerning women’s rights in light of his problematic...

Gor-Such a Bad Choice: Analyzing Trumps pick for justice

Gor-Such a Bad Choice: Analyzing Trump’s pick for justice

Juliet Suess | March 15, 2017

By Luke Scheider '20 After Justice Antonin Scalia’s death, President Barack Obama pushed for Merrick Garland, a qualified appellate judge, to take his Supreme Court seat. However, the majority Republican...

Protests are Best: Protesting is effective in the long run

Protests are Best: Protesting is effective in the long run

Juliet Suess | March 15, 2017

By Rachel Brown '20 and Emma Shapiro '20 Although the Women’s March was roughly a month ago, we continue to view it as a successful way we fought back and resisted. Protests seem to be everywhere we...

Thoughts from a Journalist: The importance of news

Thoughts from a Journalist: The importance of news

Juliet Suess | March 15, 2017

By Jessa Glassman '20 In an era where the media is tightening its grip on every consumer, journalism often gets jumbled up in its power, causing it to enter murky waters. The evolution of news is tremendous,...

School should not be a Marketplace

School should not be a Marketplace

Juliet Suess | March 15, 2017

By Caitlin Chung '20 and Anusha Mathur '20 Buy for five dollars, sell for ten. At first, it seems like a smart idea. It seems like an easy way to make money and give someone something they want. As Girl...

POLITICS Left/Right/Center: Reflecting on Executive Orders

POLITICS Left/Right/Center: Reflecting on Executive Orders

Juliet Suess | March 11, 2017

By Amelie Zilber '20, David Arkow '20, and Jessa Glassman '20 Left By Amelie Zilber '20 Armies of resistance are massed in the streets, representing a motif of opportunity for passionate Democrats optimistic...

Point Counterpoint: Is Stress Good for Students?

Juliet Suess | March 11, 2017

POINT: Casey Kim '20 HONORS CLASSES Point: Students who take challenging classes were allowed to do so because teachers believed they were capable of handling the tasks. It is given that Honors courses...

Community Service: It’s more than just a requirement

Juliet Suess | February 22, 2017

By Jessa Glassman '20 and Jordan Murray '20 The definition of community service is “voluntary work intended to help people in a particular area.” Over time, this definition has become less and less...

Put the price in sight: Do students know what they pay for lunch?

Juliet Suess | February 22, 2017

By David Arkow '20 Most people at movie theaters complain about how expensive the food is, but I never thought that would apply to a school cafeteria. Standing in the lunch area, I heard a student complaining...

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