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Are SCH middle-schoolers ready for upper school?

Sofia Lima, Staff Writer March 18, 2024

Next year— in the 2024-25 school year— the current eighth-graders will join us in the upper school as freshmen. Middle school students have ranging opinions on some newly added rules in the middle...

Necessity is not a luxury

Courtney Williams '24, Guest Opinion Writer March 17, 2024

If you are a woman or someone with a uterus you know the ins and outs of menstruation. For those who may not, every 20-28 days (about 4 weeks) for a substantial portion of someone's life who menstruates,...

Let’s end period poverty

Ameara Smith '24, Guest Opinion Writer March 17, 2024

Four hundred and fifty-one. On average, that is the number of periods a woman will have in her lifetime (Chavez-MacGregor et al.). Periods are not just a bodily function but bring with them pain, changes...

AR is not the future

Cameron Lyon '24, Guest Opinion Writer March 17, 2024

“Embracing spatial computing will be the future,” declared Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO, as he drew parallels between the revolutionary impact of the Mac on personal computing and the iPhone on mobile computing,...

A rainbow of Skittles pours out of a Skittles bag

Students debate Skittle color and flavor

Anya Rosenbloom '24 February 9, 2024

On Sunday, January 21st, a seemingly inconsequential bag of Skittles purchased at a Players' vocal rehearsal led to a debate that is consuming the SCH Community. Skittles candy, a division of Mars...

Supreme Court ethics called into question

Cameron Harrop '24 February 9, 2024

After a long history of unethical practices within the judicial system, the Senate Judiciary Committee took the first steps to ensure a more impartial judiciary by subpoenaing Harlan Crow and Leonard Leo. The...

The current, complete SCH Academy Upper School dress code.

The dress code mess: outdated and expensive

Damian Melzer-Surkan '26, Staff Writer December 12, 2023

To start, it is very important to understand that the dress code conversation is not a binary issue. There are many different opinions ranging from having no dress code of any kind to having a strict school...

Teaching AI increases students’ creativity

Michael Lee, Staff Writer December 12, 2023

Many people think of AI as a tool to cheat on work effortlessly. However, in this day and age it is imperative that AI be actively taught as an accelerator of creativity and ideas. AI’s endless versatility...

The best cheesesteak in Roxborough...

The best cheesesteak in Roxborough…

Bobby Filler '24, Staff Writer, Business Manager December 12, 2023

Barry’s Steaks is an underrated option as the best cheesesteak in Roxborough. Barry’s Steaks has been in business for over thirty years and has been awarded many food review rewards, such as being...

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