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Issue 2 – December 2021

St Johns Wood United Synagogue is located right next to the school on Grove End Road. Four people were held hostage by Malik Faisal Akram in a Texas synagogue Jan. 15, serving as a reminder for the continued prevalence of antisemitism.

Jewish community members express concern for ongoing antisemitism after terrorist incident at Texas synagogue

January 24, 2022

Travis Scott performs at the Openair Frauenfeld festival in Switzerland in 2019. Scott’s Astroworld Festival, held from Nov. 5-7, 2021, resulted in mortalities and injuries, emphasizing the inadequacy of current concert safety measures.

Astroworld Festival tragedy exhibits lack of concert security

January 21, 2022

Pink masked soldiers assemble in rows in preparation for one of the many dangerous trials in the Netflix show “Squid Game,” released Sept. 17. The masked soldiers have become a symbol of the acclaimed program on social media platforms following its rapid rise to popularity.

Netflix series ‘Squid Game’ highlights socioeconomic inequality

January 21, 2022

Girls varsity basketball team loses against Copleston

Girls varsity basketball team loses against Copleston

January 20, 2022

Sophie Galuga (’23) prepares a coffee order at Laurents on St John’s Wood High Street. She has worked part-time as a barista and sales assistant at the deli since Aug. 12.

Sophie Galuga gains insight into British culture, financial responsibility working part-time as barista

January 19, 2022

Through an increased homework load and more challenging classes, students are not being adequately prepared for high school. This has a number of detrimental effects that must be addressed.

Lack of preparation for students hinders High School experience

January 18, 2022

Bassel Ojjeh (’24), Clay Olson (’24), Christopher Lhuilier (’24) and Magnus Carlson (’24) construct a buoyant object out of foam, tape, metal and glue. Students enrolled in the “Sailing the Solent” Alternatives trip spent time in the Make, Innovate, Learn Lab Jan. 14 to learn about floating devices.

Students engage in Alternatives trip activities

January 17, 2022

Former Head of School Coreen Hester poses for a photo in the Head of School’s office in 2017. She will take the role of interim Head of School from March 2022 through the 2022-23 school year.

Sacha McVean, Coreen Hester to fill interim Head of School position

December 17, 2021

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With 1.9 billion views under its TikTok hashtag, “A Court of Thorns and Roses” by Sarah J. Maas is one of the most popular books circulating the For You page. The first novel of a five book series, “A Court of Thorns and Roses” narrates the story of 19-year-old Feyre when she is kidnapped and taken to the faerie realm Prythian.

#BookTok Review: The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

For many people, having their name mispronounced can be damaging to their identity and wellbeing. Mispronouncing someone’s name, or assigning an unwanted nickname are considered by some to be name-based microaggressions.

Name mispronunciations leave lasting impact on individuals

The Northwest Evaluation Association (NWEA) hosts the testing browser for the Measure of Academic Progress (MAP) taken by Grade 9 and 10 students halfway through the school year. However, the MAP tests do not demonstrate the actual intellectual capabilities of students, and therefore, should no longer continue.

MAP testing does not reflect student potential

The establishment of unrealistic societal expectations among teenagers can cause them to constantly pick out imperfections and feel insecure about their appearance.

Unrealistic body standards create toxic environment

Through an increased homework load and more challenging classes, students are not being adequately prepared for high school. This has a number of detrimental effects that must be addressed.

Lack of preparation for students hinders High School experience

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