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Academic Field Day: Yay or Nay?
Academic Field Day: Yay or Nay?
Paige Donahue, Staff Writer • April 17, 2026
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HHS Students Gear Up for The Governor’s Ball 2026
Liya Fried, News Section Editor • February 13, 2026

On June 5th 2026, Flushing Meadows in New York City will be transformed into a huge music festival. For Hastings High School students, many are...

From Small-Town Standout to Super Bowl Champion: Ali Marpet’s Journey
From Small-Town Standout to Super Bowl Champion: Ali Marpet’s Journey
Jonah Solomon, Sports Editor • April 17, 2026

Super Bowl champion Ali Marpet ‘11 is widely regarded as one of the most accomplished athletes to emerge from Hastings High School. During...

Wrestling Team Restorative Practices Spark Debate
Wrestling Team Restorative Practices Spark Debate
Orly Fishman, Co-Editor-in-Chief • April 17, 2026

In late December, a significant behavioral incident involving members of the Hastings Varsity Wrestling team resulted in the team’s season...

Source: BBC
Economic Ripples: Local Impacts of the Strait of Hormuz’s Partial Closure
Siri Rosenberg, News Editor • April 17, 2026

Thousands of miles from Hastings-on-Hudson, lies a narrow waterway in the Middle East that could soon have a direct impact on everyday life in...

Source: Wikipedia
The Quiet Impact of Federal Education Policy: Stability, Uncertainty, and Unequal Effects
Francesca DiMartino-Blanco, Arts and Entertainment Editor • April 17, 2026

Federal policy decisions rarely stay confined to Washington D.C.; they ripple outward, producing effects seen at state and regional levels. These...

The Nationwide Teacher Shortage
The Nationwide Teacher Shortage
Olivia Huang, Staff Writer • April 17, 2026

In recent history, there has been a critical teacher shortage that has been affecting schools all around the country. Specifically, federal data...

Affinity Club Drives Creation of New Eastern Perspectives Honors Course
Eden Goldman-Wetzler, Co-Editor-in-Chief • February 13, 2026

After nearly two years of advocacy, petitions, and board meetings, a new course — Eastern Perspectives on Global Events Through Literature...

The Tightening of Hastings High School’s “Open Curriculum”: The New Course Selection Policy
Orly Fishman, Co-Editor-in-Chief • February 13, 2026

This school year, when students meet with their guidance counselors to select their courses for next year, if they are not recommended for an...

Source: Rolling Stone
Op-ED: Why didn’t HHS students have an ICE walkout?
Liya Fried, News Editor • April 17, 2026

On November 10th, 2024, following the election of Donald Trump, I saw the wall in Arizona that stretches approximately 1,954 miles across the United States and borders Mexico. I learned about the U.S immigration system from border...

Why You Should Study Abroad
Olivia Leon, Contributing Writer • December 23, 2025

Do you ever wish you could travel the world but think you’re too young? I used to think that too, yet here I am, traveling across Europe at just fifteen. Since starting my study abroad in France, I’ve learned so much about...

Can you Star in the Play and on the Field at the Same Time?
Paige Donahue, Contributing Writer • December 23, 2025

For many, high school is the time to take risks - trying out for varsity, running for class president, or starting the composting club. High school, we’re told, is the time to experiment, to discover the different paths that...

Source: IBM.com
Artificial Intelligence: The Consequence of our Dependence
Paige Donahue, Contributing Writer • November 5, 2025

Although artificial intelligence has the potential to be beneficial, when placed in the hands of stressed, overstimulated teenagers trying to meet a deadline, the line between assistance and dependence is blurred. The perspective...