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Politics Update – Jan. 15

Politics Update – Jan. 15

January 15, 2021

Competition, pressures surrounding college detract from high school experience

Competition, pressures surrounding college detract from high school experience

January 14, 2021

Biden’s stutter carries inspiration

Biden’s stutter carries inspiration

January 12, 2021

Queen’s Ice Rink creates the quintessential winter experience

Queen’s Ice Rink creates the quintessential winter experience

December 18, 2020

Starbucks seasonal drinks review

Starbucks seasonal drinks review

December 18, 2020

Students reflect on COVID’s restriction on travel

Students reflect on COVID’s restriction on travel

December 17, 2020

‘Fame’ production process begins

‘Fame’ production process begins

December 16, 2020

SJC members meet with social studies, English departments about use of racially sensitive texts

SJC members meet with social studies, English departments about use of racially sensitive texts

December 15, 2020

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Students rehearse the song “There She Goes/Fame” for this year’s musical, “Fame.” Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the musical is taking place in a digital format. Rather than having designated performance days for the community, the musical will be pre-recorded. Most of the filming is taking place over Zoom, with certain scenes being filmed in a socially distant setting in-person. • Photos by Maddy Whitman and reporting by Eden Leavey

SJC celebrated World AIDS Day Dec. 1, which aims t

SJC celebrated World AIDS Day Dec. 1, which aims to raise awareness of the AIDS pandemic. Students and faculty were encouraged to wear red in support of the cause. As a student who participated, Cate Parkinson (’21) said that conversations surrounding the illness are extremely important and must be discussed more. “[AIDS is] just not discussed enough, especially regarding the stigma around the illness since it started in the '80s,” she said. “I think that any effort to promote education about causes like these is a positive.” • Photo and reporting by Cameron Spurr

In the final advisory before Thanksgiving break, s

In the final advisory before Thanksgiving break, students played a High School-wide game of Kahoot. Each advisory was a team and worked together to answer Thanksgiving trivia questions. Following the Kahoot, advisories wrote haikus that were scored to help determine prize winners. World Language Teacher Whitney Nuchereno’s advisory won the entire game and will get to order Deliveroo for lunch, and each of the grade level winners will get an extra off-campus lunch. To finish the advisory, students wrote messages of gratitude to other members of the ASL community. • Photos by Maarya Shafqat and Maddy Whitman

Sophia Bassi (’24) attends a session at the Nati

Sophia Bassi (’24) attends a session at the National Scholastic Press Association journalism conference taking place Nov. 19-21. In the past, the conference took place in a major U.S. city and gave students the opportunity for international travel. In 2019, students attended the conference in Washington D.C. Now adapted to a website portal, journalism students attended a combination of prerecorded and live sessions to build skills in all fields from interviewing to photography. During the allotted hour time frame of scheduled sessions, students participated in a live chat with the speaker and were able to ask questions. • Photos courtesy of Amelia Bassi and Louisa Avery

“Beast Week,” when Monday aligns with Day One

“Beast Week,” when Monday aligns with Day One on the eight-day schedule, was celebrated for the first time Nov. 16-20. Each day had a respective theme; Monday was commencement day, Tuesday was beast day, Wednesday was work Wednesday, Thursday was tasty Thursday and Friday was freedom Friday. After coming up with the idea of “Beast Week,” Rohit Venuturupalli (’21) and Ethan Otero (’21) dressed up every day and read the morning announcements. “We dedicated this week for people to be a beast, be who they are, and do what they want,” Venuturupalli said. • Photos by Lea George and reporting by Maarya Shafqat

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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

COVID-19 has caused travel restrictions, leaving many students having to quickly change vacation plans. High schoolers reflect on how the restrictions have impacted previous plans, how they will impact the future, and the effects of not being able to travel.

Students reflect on COVID’s restriction on travel

The December and February ACT tests have been cancelled as a result of COVID-19. This statement came out less than four months before the December ACT test.

ACT cancels December, February tests

Starbucks has released its new holiday drink specials. Staff Writers Sophia Bassi and Clara Martinez review the the Toffee Nut Latte, Eggnog Latte, Truffle Deluxe Hot Chocolate and Gingerbread Frappuccino.

Starbucks seasonal drinks review

Students rehearse the main number in the musical “Fame.” This was one of the few rehearsals in-person, as most took place over Zoom. The final production will be on the ASL website Dec. 18.

‘Fame’ production process begins

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