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Transportation Transformations
By ETHAN BROWN The long yellow vehicle, designed to hold up to 66 students, is almost empty during its route. On school bus 35, during the coronavirus pandemic, 11 riders feels like a full bus. […]
Month: February 2021
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Student’s Stressed with Standardized Tests
By DREW HECHT Standardized testing, which is one of the most stressful and important parts of a student’s high school career, has been no exception to the chaos caused by the pandemic. Since March, when […]
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Naughton Knows Her Numbers
By REMI WEBB Ms. Naughton is a new math teacher at Jericho High School and Middle School. She joined the Jericho School District after serving as a leave replacement at Calhoun High School. She has […]
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Winter’s Wacky Holiday
By ANGELA KHURANA and GRACE ZHANG Groundhog Day is a well known tradition that is frequently forgotten. Students in elementary schools learn about Groundhog Day, yet it is almost never mentioned in high school. According […]
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Counselor and Advocate
By JESSIE LU Jericho High School guidance counselor Ms. Grebstein has been working with children since she was a young student herself, as both a camp counselor and a babysitter. These experiences are what ultimately […]
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Sforza’s Scientific Career Conversion
By MADISON GRADY Ms. Sforza is a new Jericho High School living environment and science research teacher who always advises her students to find their passion in life. She had taken on a few career […]
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From Economics to Education
By ARABELLA BALGOBIND It can be discouraging for a newly-hired teacher to meet students over a computer, but Jericho High School’s newest Spanish and Italian teacher, Ms. Varkey, is up for the challenge. Ms. Varkey […]
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College Applications in a COVID Year
By LINDSAY LANDSBERG and JENNA WISELTIER Due to the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic, the annual process by which high school seniors struggle to combine their transcript, recommendations, extracurricular activities, test scores, and essays into exceptional college […]