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Vidonia Thompson gets splashed to support mental health awareness.

Ice bucket challenge makes comeback to support mental health

Daniella Padagas and Briana Colon May 11, 2025

Having been retired for almost a decade, the ice bucket challenge has risen to popularity once again as it takes the Internet by storm. Initially, the purpose of the 2014 ice bucket challenge...

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...

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...

An image of a student who couldn’t access youtube due to websites being blocked

Youtube in Schools: Helpful or Harmful?

Joanne Beckford, Academy for Young Writers October 27, 2024

Recently, schools across NYC have been more strict with apps on school owned devices. At Academy For Young Writers, Youtube has been blocked on school laptops. There have also been town hall meetings on...

Illustration by Zoe Reyes

Bullies are everywhere

Fahima Akter, Bronx River High School October 25, 2024

After immigrating to the United States from Bangladesh, my first fear was speaking English. When I started school, my fears became real: Students made fun of the way I pronounced words. I often confused...

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