“Dress-Coded”: Debate over dress code policies persists
September 17, 2017
Every start to a new school year brings forth renewed questioning and differing opinions regarding the school dress code. Is the code sexist? Or does it simply strive to maintain a comfortable academic environment? Opinion Editor Anna Silver and Assistant Opinion Editor Katrina Liu take opposing sides...
EDITORIAL: Be skeptical of rumors, thoroughly check facts
June 28, 2017
Filed under Opinion
We made a mistake because we listened to rumors instead of skeptically stopping and checking the facts. It was brought to our attention that our Issue Six editorial, “Pity the penguins: end of year festivities should not harm,” included statements that were not factual, but were instead rumors per...
SUIT UP: guys share their perspective of prom
June 21, 2017
Filed under Opinion, Uncategorized
Often, we don't see the male perspectives regarding prom, a famous and anticipated event in our culture. Here are their thoughts.
Look for unexpected adventure close to home
Katrina Liu, Assistant Opinion Editor
June 16, 2017
Filed under Opinion
Days are getting warmer and the urge to get out of school is growing. Excitement is stirring up, as people discuss what the summer entails. Aside from working, hanging out with friends, and sleeping in, there is another topic that is always mentioned: traveling. If you are the one involved in the...
Capturing conservative concepts with libertarian Walker Haskins
Walker Haskins, Contributing Writer
June 13, 2017
Filed under Opinion
Massachusetts Conservative is an oxymoron. Massachusetts Libertarian is slightly better. Our little commonwealth is no forum of diverse political thought- famously, we are the most liberal state in the nation. Yet what, if any, are the effects of this homogeneity? My personal politics aside (Full disc...
Senior Reflection: Leaving high school just when you find your place
Tess Herdman, Opinion Editor
June 7, 2017
Filed under Senior Issue
My freshman year self did not expect that I would be sad to leave high school. After my first day at ARHS, I came home and cried. The school was too big. There were too many people I didn’t know. I got lost and couldn’t figure out how to get to the buses, how to pay for my lunch, or how to get...
10 Things I Learned Running Senior Soak (“Senior Assassin”)
Ruth Ricciuti, Staff Writer
June 7, 2017
Filed under Senior Issue
This year I was the main coordinator for Senior Assassin, a game involving seniors getting “targets” they shoot with a water gun. It was a lot of work, but pretty rewarding. Here are 10 interesting things I’ve learned from the experience: When you acquire power, you acquire “friends”....
Senior Reflection: How to complete high school despite your constant impending mental breakdowns
Hannah Grinblatas, Staff Writer
June 6, 2017
Filed under Senior Issue
Looking back at my younger self, I can definitely see that I was one of those freshmen: innocent and carefree. The world was just simply a place where I would play soccer, run track, or hang out with friends and study. Over the course of four years, a lot of aspects of life can change drastically....
Senior Reflection: An Open Letter To Mom And Dad
Madison Scott, Staff Writer
June 6, 2017
Filed under Senior Issue
Dear Mom and Dad, The time has come. I am graduating high school and starting a new chapter of my life. I am moving on to make new strides into adulthood, leaving behind the precious times of childhood. But before I go off, I would like to thank you. Thank you for raising me into the young woman...
Senior Reflection: How do you measure high school?
Carey Davis, Online Editor
June 5, 2017
Filed under Senior Issue
15,552,000 seconds. 28 class periods. 180 days. A myriad of papers, literally. Dozens of textbooks. Miles ran. Meters swum. Saturday mornings sacrificed for standardized testing. Essays upon essays drafted and revised. You can measure the past four years by countless units. By coffee cups, by the...
Senior Reflection: Homage to our future failures
Katelyn Li, Staff Writer
June 5, 2017
Filed under Senior Issue
It’s impossible to pinpoint my exact feelings about finishing high school. Some days, I’m overtaken by bouts of nostalgia- for the small town nestled in suburbia that I will always call home, for the starry nights spent engrossed in deep conversation with friends, for all the people I’ve met and...
Senior Reflection: A little inspiration while you wait
Jen Fox, Editor-in-Chief
June 4, 2017
Filed under Senior Issue
Graduation day has finally arrived, and just in time- I’ve officially checked out of high school. All I can think about is enjoying one last amazing, carefree summer with my best friends before we all head off to different places around the world. There’s also something else at the back of my...
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