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The curtain opens up to reveal a cast of pirates: 11 sisters, 13 cops and a general, dressed in handmade costumes, smiling proudly before taking their final bow. The audience laughs and applauds as opening night of Pirates of Penzance comes to a close. Pirates of Penzance is a musical about a man named…
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We have all had those days where we are running just a little bit late and want to avoid getting marked tardy at our first class. We make a conscious decision to sprint across the middle of Reino, jump over the little Newbury Park river in the ditch, then book it across campus to…
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Jennifer Lockwood, Science teacher, vs Sarah Babij, Senior Name the largest freshwater lake in the world. Lockwood: Lake Michigan Babij: Lake Superior Lake Superior Looks like Lockwood needs to freshen up on her freshwater lake history. 0-1 What is the diameter of Earth? Lockwood: Huge Babij: I have no idea. 8,000 miles Well, Lockwood…
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Five things about Alana Bond, English teacher She was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York but she has little to no New York accent. While she was in high school, Bond was featured in two episodes of a television game show called “City Smarts” where she answered trivia about the geography and culture…
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The house lights dim and a blue light shines on a couple standing in the middle of the gym. Music pumps through the speakers as the couple sashay across the dance floor, twirling the entire way down. The couple finish their dance with a final leap before posing in front of the judges, and…
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High school is hard. College is harder. How do I know this? I am doing both at the same time. Once junior year started, I began to look at colleges and what they wanted from applicants. I found that I was in the middle range for everything: grades, SAT score and extracurriculars. I knew…
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This week, a shooter released round after round of bullets into a crowd of people at the Route 91 Harvest Festival in Las Vegas, turning a peaceful music festival into the scene of a massacre. In the world we live in, disasters are everywhere, from shooters at concerts and schools, to earthquakes shaking Mexico,…
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Bump, set, kill! The crowd goes wild: the teammates rush together, jumping and yelling, the parents start screaming, the coaches give each other hugs and pat each other on the back before running out to congratulate the girls. With their new coaches, the team has a new approach to games and can use a…
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Two strangers take a walk across the street to Trader Joe’s. They joke around and laugh while buying food and then walk back to school where they sit down– phones off –and talk. They talk about school, friends, family and life. A wrap from Trader Joe’s unfolds into a meaningful conversation. Could this be…