By Lucia Vanderhorst – 11th Grade Music in 2025 feels like one big mash-up of vibes, emotions, and internet culture. The songs that people are talking about right now aren’t just background noise, they’re basically cultural check-ins. If you don’t know them, you might feel out of the loop when people start referencing lyrics on TikTok or when a chorus comes on at a party … Continue reading Eight Songs You Can’t Miss in 2025
Over the past year, the word brainrot has blown up all over social media and become one of the most well-known slang terms among Gen Z and Gen Alpha. It started out as a casual internet phrase, but now it’s basically a whole way for young people to talk about how connected they are to the internet, entertainment, and each other. The rise of brainrot … Continue reading Brainrot: The New Generation’s Language
Nicole Mancebo, 10th grade On January 20, 2025, China executed Fan Weiqiu, a 62-year-old man who caused a terrible car rampage that killed 35 people and injured 43 others. This tragic event took place on November 11, 2024, outside a sports complex in Zhuhai, Guangdong province. It is known as the deadliest attack in China in over ten years. The fan has been sentenced to … Continue reading China Executes Man for Car Rampage That Killed 35 in Deadliest Attack of the Decade
By Nicole Mancebo, 10th grade On February 26, 2025, Aida Nicole Reyes Gómez found herself in a tragic accident that shook the lives of many in the Dominican Republic. A bright and promising 21-year-old student lost her life in a devastating car crash on Avenida Winston Churchill. The incident was caused by a drunk driver, Raquel Guzmán Torres, who was operating a jeep that collided … Continue reading The Tragic Death of Aida Nicole Reyes Gómez
By Nicole Mancebo, 10th grade. Zoe Saldaña, an American-Dominican, made history at the 97th Academy Award, winning the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her portrayal of Mexican lawyer Rita Castro in the French musical “Emilia Pérez.” In her acceptance speech, she declared this by saying, “I am the first American of Dominican origin to accept an Academy Award. And I know I will not be … Continue reading Zoe Saldaña makes history, becoming the 1st Dominican to win an Oscar
By Rene Chang, 10th grade. Taiwan, officially the Republic of China, is a country in East Asia. The main island of Taiwan, also known as Formosa, lies between the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. Since the 1950s, Taiwan and China have been conflicted about whether Taiwan is a separate country from China. This controversy is also known all over the … Continue reading Taiwan in the 21st century, explained
Nicole Mancebo, 10th Grade On February 28, 2025, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited the White House for a highly anticipated meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump. The encounter, which took place in the Oval Office, was expected to be a significant moment in U.S.-Ukraine relations, particularly regarding a potential agreement on rare-earth minerals. However, the meeting ended in a dramatic and public confrontation, highlighting deep … Continue reading Zelenskyy’s Visit to the White House
Oliver Mendez, 9th Grade One of the most popular games of all time and *the* best-selling game of all, it is classified as a cultural phenomenon and has stood the test of time. Minecraft is still there, being popular in the 2012 London Olympics, the second Trump presidency, and will now receive a big-budget Hollywood film. It was originally created by Markus Persson, popularly referred … Continue reading How Minecraft Stood the Test of Time
Sein Lee, 10th Grade Following the re-election of former US President Donald Trump, the US Congress landscape is also changing in favor of cryptocurrencies, and the industry is increasingly expecting a ‘cryptocurrency renaissance’ and a ‘cryptocurrency golden age,’ as the price of ‘leading stock’ Bitcoin has surpassed $80,000 for the first time ever. According to the Financial Times (FT) and the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) … Continue reading Is Virtual Currency Making a Comeback? Trump Effect Gives It Wings
Rene Chang, 10th Grade The use of publicity of sex offenders in the United States is intended to help spread awareness to others of the possible dangers of sexual assault or other cases in nearby districts, generally to help public safety. A sex offender is a person who has committed a sex crime. The majority of convicted sex offenders have convictions for crimes of a … Continue reading Ethics Around the Publicity of the Sex Offender Registry
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