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Huck Finn sparks N-word discussion

Huck Finn sparks N-word discussion

November 1, 2016

Students in American Literature are studying The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain, which features the “n-word” 219 times. Aware of the controversy behind the word and the complex history...

He, She, Me

June 8, 2016

Definition of Gender Dysphoria: gender dysphoria |???nd?r d?s?f?ri?| noun Medicine the condition of feeling one’s emotional and psychological identity as male or female to be opposite to one’s...

Lunch With The Standard: Mariko Mori

June 8, 2016

I felt distinctly out of place walking into Mariko Mori’s all-white studio office wearing my black coat. Even Mori’s outfit was all-white, save for the two unmissable black buns sitting atop her head....

The working mother

June 8, 2016

At 4:45 p.m. on a Tuesday, K1 Teacher Jackie Hewett prepares to leave school. She could keep working, but she leaves with her sons Ben (’17) and Joe (’22) to travel home. “I could stay until quite...

Bob Crawford: The first ASL student

June 6, 2016

When Bob Crawford (’58) applied to ASL, he did not need to complete an application. Instead, Crawford’s parents simply signed his name on a list, officially enrolling him as the first student at ASL....

Sugar

February 9, 2016

Nutritionist expert and holistic lifestyle coach Benjamin Cooper claims sugars have been a staple of  the human diet for centuries. “Sugars are the quickest form of energy, so even when we were in the...

ASL’s 21,000 sheets of paper a day

February 9, 2016

Five palettes of paper per month, 50 boxes per pallet, five reams per box, 500 pieces of paper per ream. That makes 625,000 pieces of paper that are delivered to the school every month. And that’s just...

EAL: Support for multilingual students

February 9, 2016

The English as an Additional Language (EAL) Program currently enrolls 58 students throughout the school, and has existed at ASL for more than 50 years. There are 48 languages spoken throughout ASL, and...

Meet Alissa Mears: The world traveller

February 9, 2016

English Teacher Alissa Mears has been all around the world, from backpacking across Australia and New Zealand to living in the USSR. This year is Mears’ first in London, marking yet another destination...

Cancellation of Taliban Day

January 14, 2016

For the past five years, students enrolled in Middle Eastern, Afghani & Pakistani Literature (known as “Middle Eastern Lit”) have participated in Taliban Day where they attempt to recreate the...

Winners and losers of 2015

January 12, 2016

2015 brought the world conflicts, resolutions, scandals and inventions. With 2015 complete and the inaugural days of 2016 ticking by, Deputy Editors-in-Chief Zack Longboy and Tyler Skow select some notable...

Twins: Separated or Not?

January 11, 2016

The number of twins and triplets worldwide has increased due to advancements in fertility treatments and to women having children at an older age. With the increase, school placement for these children...

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