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Addressing the dress code
Winter isn’t the only thing getting shorter. “I just want to make sure that we maintain some kind of norm that’s acceptable,” explains Principal Rob Durecka on the recent enforcement of the dress code which according to the Code of Conduct includes no tank tops for boys and girls, no spaghetti straps, and shorts [...]
Class takes trip to Canada
Out ofBloomfieldand into the wild. “You get out of the bubble,” says Man in Nature Teacher Michael Barry. “You have to get out of your comfort zone and when you do you can really learn a lot about yourself and a lot of growth can come from it.” During the week of April [...]
Diverging Viewpoints
For his first time at the polls, he’s voting yes. “This time the school board, and especially the superintendent, spent months and months talking to people seeing what the issues were with the previous plan, and they developed a very thorough blueprint for what our schools are going to look like,” says Andover [...]
Remembering the Holocaust
One week to remember six million lives. “People don’t say anything. They don’t do anything,” says Junior Hannah Klayman, in regards to the first Holocaust Remembrance Week atAndover. “If people don’t say anything or they don’t do anything, then it will be forgotten. That’s what the whole week is about.” Klayman, along [...]
Winning youth arts
In two days, she pulled off two victories. “I had thought about how it would play out if I won Traub and when [Superintendent Glass] started mentioning things about Octet and Jills it was unbelievable,” tells Senior Music Traub Winner Alyssa Giannetti. “I couldn’t have been more excited.” On April 16, Giannetti [...]
Pontiac lays off teachers
InPontiac, years of financial problems are costing the district more than interest. “With the number of teachers being laid off and only 45 days left in the school year, this is absolutely devastating to the community, to the students, to the parents,” says Pontiac Education Association President Aimee McKeever. “They haven’t given us [...]
Racing to club day
The first relay for clubs has begun. “Club Day is going to be a walk-a-thon for any club that wants to participate, where we will raise funds for all of our causes,” explains Sophomore Ibrahim Ijaz, Co-President of Club CURE(Caring, Understanding, Reacting and Educating for Cancer). “Each participating club will have a tent with [...]
Students spend Spring Break in China
12 students. 6 Knights, 6 Barons. 6,637 miles away. “It was definitely an experience I will remember for my whole life,” recalls Senior Matthew Rein, who traveled toChinaover Spring Break with his classmates.“I think I was skeptical at first about staying with [a Chinese family], but I’m glad I did it and I [...]
Club prints for success
The Medical Careers Club and the Forensics Science Class are taking a fingerprints-on approach to learning. “[We’re trying] to connect the students with the real world [by having] professionals come in and talk about their career life and what they actually do in the work place,” says Club Advisor Daniel Mathena. On Monday, [...]
Cancer drive underway
The battle against cancer is underway. “I want to help make a difference in the fight against cancer,” says Student Leadership class Representative, Sophomore Allie Silberman. “The American Cancer Society is such a good cause, and I want to do my part in helping it.” Silberman decided that for her student leadership project, [...]
