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Despite the trials and tribulations of 2020, the year has finally come to a close. Upon reflection, each month has been attributed a song fitting to the events that occurred. Make sure to scan the codes with your Spotify app to listen along!

A year-in-review: Spotify 2020 Wrapped

Despite the trials and tribulations of 2020, the year has finally come to a close. Upon reflection, each month has been attributed a song fitting to the events that occurred. Make sure to scan the codes...

Cancer Together is a youth-led organization founded by Tanvi Rao (‘22) and Priya Shah (‘22) over summer 2020 with a mission to build a community for youth to discuss and learn about the impacts of cancer. Rao and Shah have amassed a global team of students and over 1,100 followers on Instagram.

Students raise cancer awareness

Amber de Saint-Exupéry, Media Team February 1, 2021

As a COVID-19 stricken summer left many students with more relaxed schedules, some used the extra time to raise awareness on issues of importance to them. In just three months, Tanvi Rao (’22) and...

 “Reflective” is the fourth goal on the Approaches to Learning list, in which students strive to value mistakes as learning opportunities, reflect on their own learning and set and pursue goals for improvement. Now, students and faculty evaluate the self-reflection work within the High School to see the impact it has on student learning.

Reflecting on reflecting on reflecting: a productive cycle?

Eden Leavey, Staff Writer February 1, 2021

The start of a new year is often considered a time for self-reflection, full of resolutions and new beginnings. Students and faculty consider the self-reflection work taking place within the High School,...

The ASL Investment Club will host a talk with Head of Markets at Citibank Dr. Andrew Morton after school Feb. 1. Morton will be discussing his career and Citibank’s investment outlook before the group moves into a Q&A session.

Investment club to host Dr. Andrew Morton

Amber de Saint-Exupéry, Media Team February 1, 2021

The ASL Investment Club, led by Chairman Jeh Vandrevala (’21), will host a Zoom discussion 4 p.m.  Feb. 1 with Head of Markets at Citibank, the consumer division of Citigroup, Dr. Andrew Morton. Prior...

The WorkX summer speaker series, which began last year, is planned to take place again this summer. Due to the pandemic, many events last year, including the summer internships, were either cancelled or moved online.

WorkX Summer Speaker Series plans to continue amid uncertainty

Sophia Bassi, Staff Writer January 28, 2021

WorkX, the High School’s work experience program, plans to run a weekly summer speaker series this year. This event was created as a result of the pandemic last summer.  In a typical school year,...

A member of the Student Faculty Disciplinary Board (SFDB) gives the administration their decided punishment for a severe infraction. The SFDB was created to host hearings for students found guilty of violating the ASL Code of Conduct and recommend their idea of an appropriate punishment to the administration.

SFDB should be dissolved

Polina Dashevsky, Opinions Editor: Print January 28, 2021

If the acronym SFDB (Student Faculty Disciplinary Board) was to pop up in a conversation among a group of high school students, there would likely be a broad range of reactions.  Some students might...

Grade 9 students receive new textbooks that contribute to their high school workload. Many of these textbooks, which were scarcely used in middle school, are new additions for Grade 9 students.

Grade 9 students reflect on high school workload

Vittoria Di Meo, Staff Writer January 25, 2021

As a result of the pandemic, the transition to Grade 9 for some students was challenging in comparison to previous years. While some observe that Grade 9 presents more freedoms, such as having off campus...

Members of the public queue outside the Abbey Community Centre in Kilburn to receive the COVID-19 vaccine Jan. 21. The first phase of the vaccine rollout, taking place now, is composed of nine priority groups which include all of those over 50 years old, those with pre-existing conditions and frontline health and social care workers.

Vaccine rollout indicates pandemic end may be in sight

Cameron Spurr, Lead News Editor January 21, 2021

In March 2020, when campus closed and COVID-19 made its first direct impact on the community, Maddie Wilkin (’22) said the future looked bleak, filled with Zooms, masks and other lockdown normalities. Coping...

Opinions Editor: Print Daniel de Beer and Lead Opinions Editor Mia George break down the most important political stories of the past week.

Politics Update – Jan. 15

Sal Cerrell and Cameron Spurr January 15, 2021

Capitol calamity yields Trump’s second impeachment Insurrection, impeachment and inauguration. In U.S. history, these three events are seldom found in the same year, nevermind the same month. Yet,...

College has become the principal focus of students in the High School, to the extent that the school environment has become one of immense competition and pressure. While it is important to prepare for the years ahead, students should pursue classes and extracurriculars that they are passionate about in order to truly enjoy the high school experience.

Competition, pressures surrounding college detract from high school experience

Grace Hamilton, Culture Editor: Online January 14, 2021

College. That one word seems to seep into all facets of life, whether it be at school, with family or even in conversations with friends. From the time that we step through the doors of Waverley Place...

Joe Biden speaks in front of an audience at his presidential campaign office in Des Moines, Iowa Jan. 13, 2020. Biden has struggled with a speech disorder since a young age and it has persisted in his political career.

Biden’s stutter carries inspiration

Polina Dashevsky, Opinions Editor: Print January 12, 2021

Throughout my life, I have been predisposed to the notion that individuals with critical communication, intellectual or otherwise disabilities are inherently unable to pursue certain professions, including...

Queen’s House opens its seasonal ice rink despite necessary COVID adaptations. Staff Writer Anna Reznick reviews her experience at the rink.

Queen’s Ice Rink creates the quintessential winter experience

Anna Reznick, Staff Writer December 18, 2020

In a city that never snows, getting into the winter spirit can sometimes be difficult. Yet, when surrounded by the sound of skates on ice and seasonal songs, it was impossible not to feel the joy of winter...

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