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Senior Spotlights
Anya Hart, Managing Editor • June 13, 2024
Volunteering at HHS: Hastings K.I.D.S.
Volunteering at HHS: Hastings K.I.D.S.
Hajeong Lee, Contributing Writer • January 19, 2024
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Book Reviews: June 2024
Book Reviews: June 2024
Sage Wasserman and Ella Cajigao June 13, 2024

Hail Mary By: Andy Weir Genre: Science Fiction An astronaut wakes up stranded light years away from Earth. Alone on a ship with no memory...

Caitlin Thomas Wins Big in the Steeplechase
Caitlin Thomas Wins Big in the Steeplechase
Natalie Garson, Co-Editor-in-Chief • June 13, 2024

On March 11, 2024, Hastings High School’s Caitlin Thomas won in the 200M steeplechase event in the Glenn D. Loucks Games in White Plains. I...

Senior Game of Assassin
Senior Game of Assassin
Ben Liberman and James Doherty June 13, 2024

This spring Hastings High School has been buzzing with excitement as more than one hundred of the HHS senior class participated in the highly-anticipated...

Hastings Residents Elect New Board of Education Members
Hastings Residents Elect New Board of Education Members
Siri Rosenberg, Managing Editor • June 13, 2024

The Hastings-on-Hudson Board of Education elections took place, alongside a vote on the 2024-2025 school budget, on May 21st. Four candidates...

Climate Microgrants: The Future of Youth Environmental Efforts In Hastings
Climate Microgrants: The Future of Youth Environmental Efforts In Hastings
Hazel Kuniholm, Managing Editor • June 13, 2024

Hastings has recently been awarded a grant of $50,000 to be used for environmental projects. Mayor Nicola Armacost´s Climate Youth Council awards...

The Return of Standardized Tests: A Conversation with Ms. Shaw
The Return of Standardized Tests: A Conversation with Ms. Shaw
Sophie Halliburton, Editor-in-Chief • April 11, 2024

While the majority of colleges and universities have continued their test-optional policy for this year’s round of applicants, several schools...

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The Rubymar: A Quiet Catastrophe?
Siri Rosenberg, Managing Editor • April 11, 2024

On February 18th, 2024, the Rubymar, a British cargo ship, was sunk in the Red Sea by Houthi rebels, while carrying 21,000 pounds of fertilizer....

The Hillside Parent Gender Workshop
The Hillside Parent Gender Workshop
Hazel Kuniholm, Staff Writer • April 11, 2024

On February 7th, a parent-gender workshop took place at Hillside Elementary School with a goal of informing parents of the new gender curriculum....

Reflecting on My Experiences as the Captain of the Quiz Bowl Team
Reflecting on My Experiences as the Captain of the Quiz Bowl Team
Benny Feldman, Contributing Writer • June 13, 2024

This past Memorial Day Weekend, I sobbed on the floor of my hotel room. The quiz bowl “A Team.” consisting of myself and fellow seniors Hazel DePreist-Sullivan, Owen Linder, and Jacob Goldman-Wetzler, started its Nationals...

How AI is Changing Education
How AI is Changing Education
Salem Kinderlerer, Contributing Writer • April 11, 2024

Science fiction media often depict robots capable of doing homework, school work, and just about everything; this innovation although past seen fiction is now entering reality. Technological advancements have skyrocketed, giving...

“Memento Mori” — If you took Latin you’d know what it means
“Memento Mori” — If you took Latin you’d know what it means
Siri Rosenberg, Managing Editor • November 21, 2023

"Why are you learning a dead language?" That is a question I have heard frequently since I decided to take Latin. I have consistently backed it up with the same things but, recently, I started thinking about it more. What are...