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The Bullet Spangled Banner: The American Song Rings Out With Gun Shots | By Isabel Shultz, Gemma Pianesi, and Byron Libresco
The Bullet Spangled Banner: The American Song Rings Out With Gun Shots
When their phones light up with vague emails alerting them of “secure the building” or “evacuation” statuses due to fights and credible threats every month, students celebrate the interruption...
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December 12, 2025 at 7:22 PM
The Bullet Spangled Banner: The American Song Rings Out With Gun Shots | By Isabel Shultz, Gemma Pianesi, and Byron Libresco
New Henna Club Embraces Cultural Traditions | By Morgan Siegel, Cole Auiler, and Avery Pitt
New Henna Club Embraces Cultural Traditions
Watching her older cousins henna their hands during religious holidays like Ramadan, 8-year-old Myra Deen, sophomore, asked for a cone so she could participate too. “I just fell in love with it,”...
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December 12, 2025 at 6:08 PM
New Henna Club Embraces Cultural Traditions | By Morgan Siegel, Cole Auiler, and Avery Pitt
Designing dreams: El Camino alum becomes toy maker for Barbie, Hello Kitty and Friends | By Nikki Yunker, El Camino College
Designing dreams: El Camino alum becomes toy maker for Barbie, Hello Kitty and Friends
For Elena Velasquez, work is play. A giant Hello Kitty plushie sits in her Culver City office and watches as she writes emails, reviews designs and meets with designers from a laptop clad in kawaii stickers....
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December 12, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Designing dreams: El Camino alum becomes toy maker for Barbie, Hello Kitty and Friends | By Nikki Yunker, El Camino College
Millennium Management displaces Hamline students | By Aiden Lewald, Anabel Bradley, and Matias Vega bestofsno.com/83440/colleg...
Millennium Management displaces Hamline students
Throughout last summer, four roommates were settling into their new home — cooking meals, hanging pictures and hosting parties. At the peak of midterms and in the midst of activities, band practices...
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December 12, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Millennium Management displaces Hamline students | By Aiden Lewald, Anabel Bradley, and Matias Vega bestofsno.com/83440/colleg...
Transfer students: A key NKU strategy to offset the impending enrollment cliff | By Rebecca Taylor, Northern Kentucky University
Transfer students: A key NKU strategy to offset the impending enrollment cliff
A long-dreaded enrollment cliff is finally in view for U.S. universities, and Northern Kentucky University (NKU) is preparing to mitigate the potential damage. This steep drop-off, also known as the demographic...
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December 12, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Transfer students: A key NKU strategy to offset the impending enrollment cliff | By Rebecca Taylor, Northern Kentucky University
‘The immune system is constantly fighting’: Doctor, community members discuss COVID-19 today | By Phoebe Measer, Archer School for Girls
‘The immune system is constantly fighting’: Doctor, community members discuss COVID-19 today
In March 2020, the World Health Organization officially declared the COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic. Individuals around the globe were instructed to isolate themselves from others, stay inside and wear...
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December 12, 2025 at 3:05 PM
‘The immune system is constantly fighting’: Doctor, community members discuss COVID-19 today | By Phoebe Measer, Archer School for Girls
Finding confidence on the mat and purpose beyond it | By Raima Awan, Coppell High School bestofsno.com/83448/sports...
Finding confidence on the mat and purpose beyond it
Arguments never end well. But one can change someone’s life. For Coppell senior and internationally acclaimed jiu-jitsu athlete Xandor Estes, everything started the day he got his head slammed into...
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December 12, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Finding confidence on the mat and purpose beyond it | By Raima Awan, Coppell High School bestofsno.com/83448/sports...
Behind the Beakers with Latin’s Labigail | By Vivian Lee-Yee, Latin School of Chicago
Behind the Beakers with Latin’s Labigail
Whether it’s for your AP Chemistry’s 8 a.m. lab or your biology class’s pGLO lab, Upper School science lab manager Abigail Petrotta devotes her hours behind the scenes preparing chemicals, instructions,...
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December 12, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Behind the Beakers with Latin’s Labigail | By Vivian Lee-Yee, Latin School of Chicago
New metal detectors introduced to strengthen safety protocols | By Cece Gibson, Altoona Area High School bestofsno.com/83446/news/n...
New metal detectors introduced to strengthen safety protocols
This school year, new metal detectors have been installed at the entrances of each building as part of an updated security policy. The devices are designed to screen students and visitors as they enter...
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December 12, 2025 at 1:21 PM
New metal detectors introduced to strengthen safety protocols | By Cece Gibson, Altoona Area High School bestofsno.com/83446/news/n...
Fulton Creek bulletin board prompts feedback about AI integration | By Lilly Ethridge, Rutherford B. Hayes High School
Fulton Creek bulletin board prompts feedback about AI integration
Recently, the Fulton Creek Falcons bulletin board was reworked and decorated with images of the House’s students and faculty taken during several competitions that have happened so far this year. Prior...
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December 12, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Fulton Creek bulletin board prompts feedback about AI integration | By Lilly Ethridge, Rutherford B. Hayes High School
Circadian research points to healthier solution to daylight saving debate | By Kathryn Winters, Carlmont High School
Circadian research points to healthier solution to daylight saving debate
“Spring forward in the spring, fall back in the fall.” Almost everyone has heard this mnemonic device before, a reminder to change their clocks twice a year — once on the second Sunday in March...
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December 12, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Circadian research points to healthier solution to daylight saving debate | By Kathryn Winters, Carlmont High School
Unwanted art | By Audrey Thomas, Lafayette High School
Unwanted art
Insults. Gossip. Obscenities. These messages are rampant among Lafayette’s bathroom stalls.Story continues below advertisement “Latrinalia,” the vandalism of bathroom walls, is not a new concept....
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December 12, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Unwanted art | By Audrey Thomas, Lafayette High School
The Silent Seasonal Slump | By Charlotte English, Logansport High School
The Silent Seasonal Slump
As the days get shorter and winter starts creeping in, some students start to notice changes they can’t quite explain, such as feeling more tired, losing motivation or just feeling down for no obvious...
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December 11, 2025 at 11:14 PM
The Silent Seasonal Slump | By Charlotte English, Logansport High School
“I want to work in sports”: Billy Hogan follows passion, journey to Liverpool CEO | By Laila Taraporevala, The American School in London
“I want to work in sports”: Billy Hogan follows passion, journey to Liverpool CEO
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December 11, 2025 at 10:20 PM
“I want to work in sports”: Billy Hogan follows passion, journey to Liverpool CEO | By Laila Taraporevala, The American School in London
When ‘hey beautiful’ gets ugly | By Sophia Sorena, Bellaire High School
When ‘hey beautiful’ gets ugly
I’m standing in my driveway after taking a walk, a headphone in one of my ears as a black car pulls up beside me. The mid-20s to early-30s year old driver rolls down their window and I can make out...
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December 11, 2025 at 10:03 PM
When ‘hey beautiful’ gets ugly | By Sophia Sorena, Bellaire High School
Isabel Hosein overcomes hardships by ‘loving a little harder’ | By Samanvi Bandugula, Lynbrook High School - CA
Isabel Hosein overcomes hardships by ‘loving a little harder’
A young girl belts out “When I Was Your Man” by Bruno Mars while her brother plays the piano. Ten years later, that girl released her debut song “love a little harder.” When senior Isabel Hosein’s...
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December 11, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Isabel Hosein overcomes hardships by ‘loving a little harder’ | By Samanvi Bandugula, Lynbrook High School - CA
President Trump’s scrutiny worries the Somali community | By Maya Bell and Jingyuan Liu
President Trump’s scrutiny worries the Somali community
The federal government is increasing its scrutiny of Somali immigrants by removing temporary protected statuses and deploying more federal agents, leaving the Minnesota Somali community worried for the...
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December 11, 2025 at 8:21 PM
President Trump’s scrutiny worries the Somali community | By Maya Bell and Jingyuan Liu
Time for Change | By Alicia Bennett, FULLERTON UNION HIGH SCHOOL
Time for Change
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December 11, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Time for Change | By Alicia Bennett, FULLERTON UNION HIGH SCHOOL
I’m not ‘just’ a girl | By Ishani Kaushik, Bellaire High School
I’m not ‘just’ a girl
“I’m just a girl.” This line from No Doubt’s “Just a Girl” took the internet by storm in 2024. One woman got into a car accident and used the trend to share that women shouldn’t be expected...
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December 11, 2025 at 4:10 PM
I’m not ‘just’ a girl | By Ishani Kaushik, Bellaire High School
Comparing the rich agriculture in Marin County to the food desert crisis | By Asha Andrews and Noa Michel
Comparing the rich agriculture in Marin County to the food desert crisis
About 4.1 million Californians live in food deserts, including an estimated 900 neighborhoods in the Bay Area. Food deserts are areas where access to affordable, nutritious food is scarce due to a lack...
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December 11, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Comparing the rich agriculture in Marin County to the food desert crisis | By Asha Andrews and Noa Michel
‘I’m an example for them’: Grace Witcher overcomes mental battles and inspires JUCO athletes | By Gibran Beydoun, San Francisco State University
‘I’m an example for them’: Grace Witcher overcomes mental battles and inspires JUCO athletes
Grace Witcher was the leading scorer for her team in the first tournament match against the hosts, the California State University, Stanislaus Warriors, in which the Gators won the match in five sets....
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December 11, 2025 at 3:05 PM
‘I’m an example for them’: Grace Witcher overcomes mental battles and inspires JUCO athletes | By Gibran Beydoun, San Francisco State University
The Eyes Behind The Lens | By Julia Gwin, Alexandria City High School
The Eyes Behind The Lens
Alexandria City High School senior Kayden Molina is taking a mere three classes this year, and he insists the extra sleep from his lighter schedule “keeps him going.” But Kayden isn’t just your...
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December 11, 2025 at 2:25 PM
The Eyes Behind The Lens | By Julia Gwin, Alexandria City High School
Pocket Architects Building a Following | By Charles Otto, Gretna High School
Pocket Architects Building a Following
When the Pocket Architects step on stage, the room starts to shift. As the groove settles in and the music takes hold, the audience leans in, captivated and somewhat surprised. Built on chemistry and...
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December 11, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Pocket Architects Building a Following | By Charles Otto, Gretna High School
Math Club reflects on going viral | By Madeline Fong, Ladue Horton Watkins High School
Math Club reflects on going viral
The Ladue Math Club goes viral with one Instagram reel reaching 3.5 million views, 133,000 likes and over 100,000 shares. The club meets weekly on Fridays, presenting slideshows on different math concepts,...
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December 11, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Math Club reflects on going viral | By Madeline Fong, Ladue Horton Watkins High School
Paralyzing authority | By Gracie Liu and Kaleshna Udas
Paralyzing authority
Sept. 30 marked the end of the 2025 fiscal year — a deadline that, in most years, would have brought about a bipartisan agreement on congressional funding for the U.S. federal government. Instead, the...
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December 11, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Paralyzing authority | By Gracie Liu and Kaleshna Udas