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High school students should be allowed to go out during lunch

by Harleen Saberwal, Staff Writer November 26, 2019

We sit in classrooms all day. No sunlight, no fresh air. The captivity of grey walls and hallways constantly cramped with other people. The long winter days of staying inside the jail-like building for...

Modernizing the high school dress code

by Sarah Jennings, Staff Writer November 20, 2019

In January of 2019, female student at The Parkview Arts Science Magnet High School, Clara Mitchell, had her day interrupted when she got called to the principal's office as a result of violating the school’s...

Beijing E-Town Academy is one of many schools which Charleston and Hayward visited during their recent trip to China to examine partner schools.

Board of Education plans to initiate districtwide Chinese exchange program

by Jenny DeStefano, Isis Kirkland, and Chloe Siohan November 19, 2019

An educational exchange program with some schools in China has been launched by the Board of Education. Revisiting overseas relationships from his time as Superintendent of Pequannock School District,...

Lower the drinking age to 18

by Allison Kerper, Staff Writer November 18, 2019

At Penn State University on Oct. 19 a senior in high school died presumably due to excessive drinking. He was attending an off-campus house party allegedly occupied by Chi Phi fraternity members, which...

Bayern Munich should make Hansi Flick head coach 

by Ben Bickel, Staff Writer November 18, 2019

Following head coach Niko Kovač’s departure, German super-stars Bayern Munich named Hansi Flick, an assistant coach and former player for Bayern, to take over after Kovač’s disastrous season. Bayern...

Student athletes should be compensated

by Ryan Kelly, Staff Writer November 18, 2019

The NCAA reported more than $1 billion of revenue in 2017. Of course, none of this would be possible without the 460,000 student-athletes across America. Why shouldn’t these athletes be rewarded for...

Teachers need more education on suicide prevention

by Mikayla Kim, Staff Writer November 18, 2019

In February of 2007, Glen Rock High School senior Zachary Toskovich was found dead in the internal courtyard of Glen Rock High School. After texting and emailing his friends and family to say that he loved...

There is more to life than likes

by Charlotte Siohan, Staff Writer November 18, 2019

Instagram users are speaking out against the app’s new concept to ‘hide likes.’ But taking into account the mental health effects of social media, this is a step in the right direction. Starting...

High school athletes should be allowed to go straight to the NBA

by Jack Strawhorn, Staff Writer November 18, 2019

Following the 2005 National Basketball Association (NBA) draft the one-and-done rule was put into effect requiring all basketball players graduating from high school to play one year of college before...

Juniors Sleeping in for Option

by Lauren Patasnik, Staff Writer November 18, 2019

Glen Rock High School is one of many schools that doesn't allow juniors to sleep in during their option class. As a junior myself I find this unreasonable and feel that I should have the choice of sleeping...

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