“When I first started teaching more than 20 years ago, I went into the world of education with a mission. It was two-fold: first of all, to become a world famous history teacher, and secondly, to end racism. If the first of those two things is true, there is aContinue Reading
Having a Persian family taught me Farsi, growing up in Germany taught me German, moving to the U.S. further advanced my English skills that I obtained in my previous schooling, and the obligatory tertiary language requirement in my previous school got me into Latin. My case is applicable to manyContinue Reading
Junior and German exchange student Fabian Tuscher came to America this year to improve his English skills and get insight into a new social and academic culture. “You can not experience [the American life] on a vacation here,” Tuscher said. Tuscher said he can feel the differences in the schoolContinue Reading
Attendees gathered in C113 during Learn to attend Model United Nation’s interest meeting on Sep. 19. Members of the club’s steering committee explained all the details of the club through a powerpoint presentation and concluded with a Q & A session. “I expected a big turnout and I was not disappointed,“Continue Reading
The speech and debate club met with club sponsor and history teacher Richard Resig on Sep. 17. The meeting started off with an introduction to the club and followed with a debate in which two groups of attendees competed against each other to showcase the procedure and strategies of debate. “I thinkContinue Reading
The Young Republican club was reestablished as the year drew to an end, with Social Studies teacher Kevin Curtin as its sponsor. “We had 33 people show up the very first meeting which I thought was astounding. We thought maybe at most 15,” said sophomore Noah Adler, who reinstated theContinue Reading
In 2008, senior Menghorn Seng moved to the United States from Cambodia with his parents and younger brother. Seng is in many ways a typical teenager, but his life varies from that of the typical high school experience. Seng is a student in the English for Speakers of Other LanguagesContinue Reading
After four years of waiting for construction, the tennis team finally has new courts. The team can now practice at home, making for easier logistics. English teacher and boys tennis team coach James MacIndoe says he is “excited to have courts in our backyard. It now feels like an actualContinue Reading