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With the US presidential election just around the corner, Culture Editor: Online Grace Hamilton shares her top 5 podcasts that discuss, analyze and predict the election.

Top 5 election podcasts

Grace Hamilton, Culture Editor: Online October 29, 2020

Hillary Clinton Says It’s Different This Time  This episode from the New York Times opinions podcast “Sway” sheds light on the various differences between the 2016 presidential election and the...

Though London is taking more extensive precautions for COVID-19, there are still ways to enjoy Europes most acclaimed museums. Institutions such as the British Museum and the Natural History Museum have created virtual platforms to showcase exhibits.

Top 5 virtual museums

Grace Hamilton, Culture Editor: Online October 23, 2020

Natural History Museum  In light of the recent tightening of COVID-19 restrictions, the Natural History Museum in London is currently offering free online exhibitions on their website. There are numerous...

There are 64 different countries represented by the school and 52 languages spoken in the community. Members of the High School share their relationship with language.

High School community showcases language diversity

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Anna Kim’s (’21) app instructs users on how to perform CPR in real-time. Kim released her app to the Apple App Store Oct. 4.

Student designs app to support CPR process

Emily Forgash, Editor-in-Chief October 9, 2020

Anna Kim (’21) released “CPR Live” – an app that she worked on over the past six months that dictates the process of CPR – on the Apple App Store Oct. 4. “‘CPR Live’ is an app that aids...

Auditions for this year’s High School play, Little Shop of Horrors have commenced amid COVID-19. The Performing Arts Department took social distancing regulations into account as they planned for this year’s production.

‘Little Shop of Horrors’ production process begins amid pandemic

Grace Hamilton, Culture Editor: Online September 17, 2020

Despite COVID-19 regulations and limitations surrounding the performing arts, the Performing Arts Department has found a way to make this year’s High School production of “Little Shop of Horrors”...

Culture Editor: Online Grace Hamilton shares a number of different suggestions for how to spend the summer in London while in lockdown.

Top 5 summer activities to do in London

Grace Hamilton, Culture Editor: Online June 12, 2020

Picnic in the park  Looking for a relaxing and easy way to enjoy the outdoors? Spend an afternoon or evening having a picnic at one of London’s best parks. Packing up a picnic is the perfect way...

The Lit and Art English classes created a series of podcasts, in which they answered the question: Why do we need art now? These podcasts included students speaking about personal narratives and doing research.

Lit and Art classes make podcasts about meaning of art

Helen Roth and Grace Hamilton June 11, 2020

For their final project, the Literature and Art English classes put together a series of podcasts, in which they were tasked with answering the question: Why do we need art now? English Teacher Mark...

Photo of Canary Wharf tube station taken by AJ Laurienti (21).

NAHS transfers art to digital platform

Cameron Spurr, Lead News Editor June 10, 2020

As the campus closure prevented the in-person celebration of student artwork, the National Art Honor Society attempted to replicate the celebration with a 3D virtual experience to enable members of the...

With many music artists releasing songs with explicit and inappropriate content, younger generations must become informed on the true meaning of these lyrics and unrealistic expectations they set.

Song lyrics set inappropriate standards for society

Tatum Holderied, Guest Writer June 3, 2020

What is something we experience every day?  It is there every time we walk into a store, at every event we attend, in our homes and at school. We are regularly exposed to and undeniably impacted by...

Culture Editor: Online Grace Hamilton shares a number of different suggestions for how to spend the summer in London while in lockdown.

What to do during isolation

Grace Hamilton, Culture Editor: Online May 29, 2020

Must-watch Netflix shows Criminal Minds Criminal Minds is a true-crime mystery series that follows a group of FBI agents from the Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU) in Quantico, Virginia as they work...

Due to the closure of campus, the play You Cant Take it With You will be taking place in the form of a radio comedy.

Advanced Acting students perform ‘You Can’t Take it With You’ as radio comedy

Cameron Spurr, Lead News Editor May 29, 2020

Just as many other events have been halted due to the closure of campus, so has the annual spring play presented by the advanced acting class.  This year, the play “You Can’t Take it With You”,...

Though the world is in the midst of a global lockdown, social media enables people to unify and support each other in a time of uncertainty.

Social media unites community under lockdown

Grace Hamilton, Culture Editor: Online May 27, 2020

Before the COVID-19 lockdown, social media platforms enabled people to maintain connections with those that they did not see every day by sharing experiences and easily communicating with others. As countries...

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