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Students choose their top four traits during a STEAM orientation session in the library in March.

Bronx STEAM Center to open, offering career pathways for students

MD Ferdous and Mitila Purba March 25, 2025

In just a few months, the Bronx STEAM Center will officially open its doors, marking a major milestone for students at BRHS and other partner schools. Set to launch in September, the program will provide...

Bin Hu, a chronic shopper comparing the prices before and after tariffs at a supermarket near John Dewey.

Taxes and Tariffs: The Trade War Between America and Everyone Else

Bin Hu and Annie He March 25, 2025

Economically speaking, the United States of America and its citizens are in a precarious situation. It is well known that we are in multiple crises all at once, and the state of our economy is not...

Baruchians outside of the UN Headquarters.

From Venice to New York, Baruch Goes Global in Model UN

Nashita Moula, Baruch College Campus High School March 18, 2025

Every year, world leaders gather at the heart of New York City—Midtown Manhattan. They discuss the world’s most pressing issues such as climate change, housing, human rights and keeping international...

Souls of victims.

Students reflect on honor killings after New York teen murdered

Laiba Azhar, Queens School of Inquiry March 17, 2025

On Jan 27, a 14-year-old girl named Hira, who was born and raised in New York, was reportedly shot dead by her uncle in an “honor killing,” during what she had been led to believe was a family vacation...

Linguistic Diversity at QPA

Linguistic Diversity at QPA

Nameera Touseef and Injila Moin March 9, 2025

New York City, known as the cultural capital of the world, is home to incredible linguistic diversity. Queens Preparatory Academy celebrates this richness by honoring students’ mother languages and...

Portrait of Levona Davis, subject of the profile.

High School and Hair: The Journey of One Young Entrepreneur’s Hair Business

Ryan Xiao, Baruch College Campus High School February 28, 2025

Levona Davis, a 16-year-old entrepreneur wanting to share her joy of doing hair with others–and a junior here at Baruch College Campus High School–said owning a hair business is one of her passions,...

Gabriel Gallardo will continue to show up to school regardless of remote opportunities.

BRHS launches Remote Fridays to mixed reviews

Briana Colon, Bronx River High School February 13, 2025

Bronx River’s “Remote Fridays” system has been put into full effect. Students who opted-in for remote learning attended classes via Zoom, while the in-person students showed up at school with a revised...

A college lecture hall.

How does the seating of your classroom determine your learning ability?

Susmita Paul, Baruch College Campus High School February 5, 2025

To all seniors in Baruch and current juniors, consider preparing for one aspect of the college experience: the classrooms. These foreign lecture halls may look drastically different or close to home...

A Step Into Imagination: Harvey

A Step Into Imagination: Harvey

Lauren Wong, Brooklyn Technical High School February 3, 2025

On December 4th, Brooklyn Tech’s Visual & Performing Arts Department opened the curtain on this year’s school play, Harvey — a comedic smash. Harvey takes place in the Dowd Mansion, where...

The future of the Federal Department of Education may not be guaranteed.

How Could Edison Be Impacted by Trump’s Plan to Eliminate the Federal DOE?

Maisha Rupanti, Miles Vender-Wilson, and Fawaz Zaban January 23, 2025

Included in the incoming president Donald Trump’s official policy agenda, dubbed Agenda 47, Mr. Trump pledges to eliminate the federal Department of Education (DOE). The federal DOE distributes funding...

Edison student distraught as the wifi is down again.

The Unreliability of the School’s Wi-Fi Explained

Ethan Narine and Jaden Puttiram January 23, 2025

In today’s society, wireless fidelity, better known as Wi-Fi, is used daily, even in the school environment. Schools across New York City have distributed devices to students in the classroom and at...

A majority of Pace students use the B/D Grand Street subway station to get to and from school.

More Cops, More Concerns: Students on Subway Policing

Andre Albert and Joshua Lewis January 20, 2025

Earlier this month, Mayor Eric Adams announced that crime in train stations went down 3% last year, but he wants to add 200 more police throughout the system. “ Watching that cop walk through...

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