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Quarantine Reflection

Lindsey Catlett, Staff Writer • April 11, 2021

It has been a year since March 2020. March 2020 is widely known as the month where the United States went into lockdown as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. I remember the day when the announcement...

What it’s Really like to be a Colored British Royal

Averie Wu, Assistant Editor • April 11, 2021

At the beginning of 2020, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle announced they would be stepping back from their positions as senior royals, surprising not just England, but the world. About a year later, the...

Gender Pay Gap: Why Does it Still Exist?

Averie Wu, Assistant Editor • March 21, 2021

To celebrate the inauguration of Vice President Kamala Harris, I wrote an article about some of the United States’ most memorable women’s rights moments. While doing the research for the article, I...

The Falcon and The Winter Soldier: Episode 1 Recap

Bella Cao, Assistant Editor • March 19, 2021

SPOILER ALERT ****SPOILERS AHEAD FOR THE FIRST EPISODE OF THE FALCON AND THE WINTER SOLDIER**** Disney Plus has released yet another show that is a continuation of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and...

Shattering the Glass Ceiling: Historical Women’s Rights Moments

Averie Wu, Assistant Editor • January 31, 2021

On January 20, 2021, Kamala Harris was inducted as the Vice President of the United States. Vice President Harris is the first woman, as well as the first person of Jamaican, African, and South Asian ancestry,...

Joe’s Peking Duck House

Kaitlyn Lee, Staff Writer • January 25, 2021

This pandemic has brought a lot of hardship to small businesses and the economy. Family-owned restaurants, such as Joe’s Peking Duck House, is an example. This Chinese restaurant is located in Marlton,...

‘Tis the Season for Hot Chocolates and Books

Averie Wu, Assistant Editor • December 21, 2020

The Media Center is hosting a reading competition, Escape to the World of Reading. The theme is Harry Potter. Students and staff members may select a Harry Potter house and join using this link. This competition...

Hybrid vs. Remote Learning

Bella Cao, Assistant Editor • November 23, 2020

Ever since the COVID-19 pandemic spread through the United States, the way that we went about our day-to-day activities took a dramatic change, and with change comes adjustment. Since March, we've mastered...

The Addams Family 2019 Movie Review

Thomas Angelucci, Staff Writer • November 29, 2019

The Addams Family cartoon remake has come out, and although all of the characters have remained the same, as in previous releases of the Addams Family, from what I can tell it is completely different....

Vaping Assembly Leads to Student Disrespect

November 23, 2019

When I heard that we were going to lose lunchtime to sit through an assembly about vaping, I was frustrated. I shared the same feelings that some of my peers had: “I know vaping is bad”; “I don’t...

Mental Health Services in Schools: A Silent Epidemic

Claire Zhang, Staff Writer • November 10, 2019

Maintaining one’s mental health is just as important as one’s physical health, and this is especially true for students. In an environment made up of due dates and grades, students are...

Managing Stress When Applying to College

Dipabali Jana, Chief Editor • November 10, 2019

As November 1 comes around the corner, the seniors begin to panic. Sending in all of the transcripts, self reports, essays, supplementals, applications, test scores, etc. is a lot to handle, and students...