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With COVID-19 preventing students from stepping foot onto college campuses,  they must now look to virtual options.

College Touring Goes Virtual

Adam Katcher January 26, 2021

COVID-19. Just about everyone is sick of hearing that term. “New Normal” is no longer a phrase used, as the new norm is no longer so new. But, even when the world appears as it has come to a standstill,...

This year, the administration reimagined the annual tradition of January A-School internships to make sure that everyone was staying safe and following protocol. Some students, such as Gabriella Arovas ’23, participated in passion projects for cooking and baking.

A-School Opts for a Non-Traditional Internship Experience

Flora Zik January 26, 2021

January A-school internships are a tradition that draws many people into the program. The opportunity gives students a chance to spend a month gaining experience working in the real world instead of going...

Carine Thompson, an avid traveler, has enjoyed her first few months at SHS in spite of the abnormal circumstances.

Carine Thompson: A Pandemic Introduction to SHS

Daniel Rublin January 25, 2021

During the atypical beginning of the 2020 school year, many Scarsdale High School students and staff have found themselves relying on their community for support. Students’ friends and teachers have...

A Model of Gal Gadot as she reprises her role as the title character in Wonder Woman 1984.

Wonder Woman 1984: A Lump of Coal for the New Year

Audrey Schonfeld January 23, 2021

The first Wonder Woman movie was met with rave reviews and sold-out theaters when it was released in 2017. People felt drawn to Gal Gadot’s depiction of Wonder Woman, who left her Amazonian island to...

The importance of using personal protective equipment remains crucial with updated SHS quarantine guidelines.

Exposed to COVID at School? You May Not Need to Quarantine.

Sydney Milller January 23, 2021

Students and teachers exposed to COVID-19 received news when health officials announced shorter quarantines. New rules governing the length of quarantine for individuals have been implemented in the Scarsdale...

President Trump made history when he became the first United States president to be impeached twice for encouraging a violent revolt against the United States Government.

Donald Trump Impeached Again for Encouraging Rioters

Amelia Liu and Katherine Shi January 22, 2021

On Wednesday, January 13, 2021, President Trump made history when he became the first United States president to be impeached twice. “I felt like [the impeachment] was...expected after the Capitol riots...but...

Bronx River Books in the Scarsdale Village is now offering signed copies of The Resisters!

Scarsdale Alumna Gish Jen’s New Novel Warns Against Data Collecting

Alicia Xin January 22, 2021

On January 14, the Scarsdale Library hosted a virtual book talk by renowned novelist and Scarsdale alumna Gish Jen with Scarsdale High School’s English teacher, Jennifer Rosenzweig, to guide the conversation....

There are several reasons for Republican Senators to step up and impeach Trump.

Opinion: Trump must be Impeached

Daniel Rublin January 20, 2021

During my English and World History classes on the day after the Capitol was attacked, my teachers altered their curriculum and spent the entire period helping the class reflect on the events of the previous...

Dustin Higgs was executed today, January 16th, by lethal injection.

Dustin Higgs and the Future of the Death Penalty in the U.S.

Mason Lau January 17, 2021

On the morning of January 27, 1996, Willis Haynes shot and killed three women in Laurel, Maryland with the help of Dustin Higgs. Haynes was later sentenced to life in prison, yet Higgs received a sentence...

The results of the Georgia runoff election leave many Scarsdale High School students wondering the subsequent implications.

Georgia Runoff Election Recap

Harrison Lambert and Drew Bender January 13, 2021

The Georgia runoff election recently occurred on Tuesday, Jan. 5. In this special election, incumbent Republican Senator David Perdue ran for re-election against Democratic candidate Jon Ossoff. In the...

Model UN club members were able to work around the obstacles and hold a conference on the American Revolution.

MUN Holds Makeshift Conference

Ben Spitalny January 7, 2021

With the pandemic forcing the usual conferences in Philadelphia and at Princeton to be canceled, the high school’s Model United Nations club had to get creative and improvise a fun event for their members.  They...

During the afternoon of January 6, a pro-Trump protest became violent as demonstrators toppled barricades, broke into the Capitol building, and attacked law enforcement and media.

Discord in DC: Trump Supporters Storm the US Capitol

Hyunjin Lee, Amelia Liu, and Daniel Rublin January 6, 2021

As per standard procedure, Congress met earlier today to certify the electoral count and confirm Joe Biden’s Electoral College win. Under normal circumstances, the proceeding is a formality, but objections...

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