Was Spirit Week Rigged
January 16, 2020
Perhaps the most memorable ending of spirit week was lead by none other than the beloved senior class, who capped off the eventful week by walking out of the gym. Every class is remembered for something; for some, it's raising a lot of money, and for others, it's having a funny senior prank. This senio...
What kind of goals do we want? A hockey fan’s take on whether the NHL should change the size of the net
Leo Kagan, Staff Writer
January 2, 2020
Lately there’s been a push to make NHL nets bigger. With 5 on 5 scoring getting lower and lower, many fans are starting to look to the nets as a solution to this scoring drought that seems to be sweeping the league. Gone are the 70-plus goal seasons of the 1980s, and while players seem to be gettin...
Mamma Mia!: Was it worth your money, money, money?
January 2, 2020
Hamilton-Wenham does it again with an outstanding performance of this year’s high school musical, Mamma Mia! The musical, directed by Mr. and Mrs. Burnett, involved over 50 students both in front of and behind the scenes of the show. With a line which stretched from the front door of the Ferrini a...
School Shootings Change Safety Procedures, but Not Gun Laws
January 2, 2020
On November 14, a sixteen-year-old student at the Santa Clarita Highschool in Saugus, California shot five classmates, killing two, and ending with him taking his own life. The shooting happened within 16 seconds. That same day, President Donald Trump held a rally in Louisiana emphasizing the need to protect...
People over Politics and Profit: Why the EPA’s new policy on animal testing is a threat to public health
January 1, 2020
In September of 2019, the EPA began moving away from animal testing and instead started looking for other alternatives, setting an ambitious goal of eliminating animal testing by 2035. An administrator for the EPA stated, “We can protect human health and the environment by using cutting-edge, ethicall...
Religious Exemptions
Shira Zimmerman, Writer
December 5, 2019
Hamilton-Wenham Regional High School offers a number of holidays off from school. While time off is a great thing, there is a discrepancy in which religious holidays are observed. Currently, Hamilton-Wenham Regional High School is not in session on both Christmas and Good Friday; however, the school rem...
Wasting Spirit
Mark Rowe, Writer
December 4, 2019
When I walked down the hall this week, it was a mess. On Wednesday this week, students worked hard to decorate different parts of hallways to compete in Spirit Day competitions. Where some saw spirit, I saw waste. And then I thought about environmental concerns because everything is just going to get...
Letter to the Editor
Barbara Mahoney
November 1, 2019
To the Editor, Plastic cups taped to the walls, streamers draped across lockers, strings of beads dangling from the ceiling, posters emblazoned with class slogans.....the high school halls are transformed during Spirit Week. Last year, as I walked around admiring the creativ...
You can’t spell salad without S-A-D
Erica Luo, Staff Writer
February 15, 2019
Imagine this: You walk into a restaurant after a long day, ready to treat yourself with a delicious but healthy meal. A salad seems like the perfect option. At only 180 calories, the seasonal greens salad stands out to you with its “vine-ripened tomatoes” nestled carefully within fresh lettuce (Panera.co...
40,000 deaths, but nothing has changed
January 18, 2019
Imagine you’re at school, sitting in class when all of a sudden a gunshot echoes down the hall. The calm classroom begins to panic. Screams fill the hall as you and the rest of your classmate sprint through to safety. Every day, Americans live in constant fear of where the next shooting will be, and ...
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