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Junior Sydney Stollers temple staged a rally in solidarity with Armando Rojas and his loved ones. Rojas headed the staff of custodians at Stoller’s temple for twenty years before he was arrested eight months ago. Rojas is currently incarcerated in Albany, New York awaiting an appeal regarding his asylum status.

Torn Apart: How a Deportation Deeply Affected My Religious Community

By Sydney Stoller, Digital Managing Editor January 4, 2019

Each Monday I trudged up the steps and pressed the buzzer. It beeped, and the woman at the desk asked who I was. “Sydney Stoller, I’m here for religious school,” I responded. It beeped again, and...

The current border fence along the beach in Tijuana, Mexico ventures out into the Pacific ocean. Some portions of the wall around the beach contain murals and messages, many of which are political. The fence along the beach also tends to be a common tourist attraction for those wanting to examine the infrastructure along the United States-Mexico border.

Emmy Wenstrup spent the summer exploring the U.S. immigration system

By Emmy Wenstrup, Guest Writer December 19, 2018

This summer, I attended a 2-week program sponsored by the New York Times that focused on American immigration in California. Throughout these two weeks, 10 other high school students and I participated...

Wake Up to Politics, a comprehensive, non-partisan, political newsletter shows up in the inboxes of its 50,000+ readers every weekday morning. The newsletter is written by 16 year old Missouri junior Gabe Fleisher, a politics nut whose newsletter began 7 years ago as a daily briefing for his mother. In the years since, major news outlets including The New York Times have written about Fleisher’s accomplishments, causing the newsletter to gain significant traction.

Letter from the Politics Editor

By Max Rosenblum, Politics Editor October 17, 2018

Reasonably digesting the near-constant stream of political news and media that has enveloped our world can prove a difficult task. Wake Up to Politics, a daily political newsletter written by 16-year old...

2018-2019 freshman council officer candidate statements

September 22, 2018

Freshman hoping to represent their grade on community council crafted statements describing their qualifications. These statements also describe each student's goals for the year. Jonathan Brewster I...

Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg, above, came under fire after the data of 87 million Facebook users was breached. The scandal involved British data consulting firm Cambridge Analytica. Zuckerberg spoke before Congress about the scandal on April 10th.

Students go unfazed by Facebook scandal

By Sofia Graziano, Manager of Social Media and Reader Engagement June 5, 2018

There is a tidal wave of discontent about how social media uses our private data and Facebook, despite its size, is a risk of being washed away by it. So far these revelations seem to not  have affected...

Paul Ryan announced his decision not to run for reelection in the 2018 Midterms. Ryan currently serves as the Speaker of the House of Representatives. At least 42 other House Republicans are vacating their seats this fall.

A potential House shift is on the horizon

By Max Rosenblum, Politics Editor June 5, 2018

In the age of Trump, bipartisan backlash against the presidential administration has become routine. In the midst of this, 43 House Republicans have announced their plans to retire, resign outright, or...

President Trump ordered airstrikes over Syria this past April. Controversy surrounding this decision gained heavy media coverage after the President was accused of being unsure as to whether or not the Syrian government used chemical weapons its citizens. The use of such weapons on Syrian citizens was the supposed reason for Trumps recent airstrikes.

American airstrikes in Syria provoke international tension

By Jared Tilliss, Assistant Science and Technology Editor June 4, 2018

When U.S.-led missiles flew over the war-torn nation of Syria, those familiar with the conflict began to speculate: is this the beginning of another major US intervention? The airstrikes, coordinated...

How to stay politically active after the walkout

How to stay politically active after the walkout

By Max Rosenblum, Politics Editor May 22, 2018

In the aftermath of the National School Walkout on March 14th and the March for Our Lives on March 24th, students might find themselves short of ideas surrounding how to continue their political activism...

Community Council finds creative new ways to raise more funds

By Tyler O'brien, Staff Writer April 26, 2018

On the hilltop, Community Council is faced with the daunting task of raising their own funds. Representatives can be found throughout the hallways on any given day, selling anything from raffles tickets...

Trump’s differing responds to gun violence attacks

By Max Rosenblum, Politics Editor April 26, 2018

First Las Vegas, then New York, then Sutherland Springs. Within just the past two months, three deadly attacks have plagued different states across the nation evoking a variety of responses. In their aftermath*,...

2018-2019 Class Officer Candidate Statements

April 22, 2018

Students who seek to represent their grade on Community Council are asked to write personal statements that describe the qualifications they hold, what they have done for the Hackley community, and what...

2018 All-school Community Council candidate statements

April 9, 2018

Candidates for All School Community Council positions will deliver their speeches on April 13, 2018. Each candidate is required to craft a statement describing what qualifies them for the position they...

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