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Complete Homework In Half The Time With 30/30
By Elana Amir As you walk quickly down the hallway, maneuvering yourself through the crowd of people waiting at the bottom of the stairwell, you hear snippets of many different conversations. Some students talk about the newest episode of Grey’s Anatomy, many discuss how difficult lacrosse tryouts were yesterday, and others compare answers on the[…]
The Stresses of Streaks Making Students Snap
By Annie Zhang Some people are afraid of heights. Others are anxious around spiders. However, for many teenagers nowadays, a greater fear is losing a streak on Snapchat–an ephemeral photo sharing app. Many people, upon seeing the hourglass emoji next to their two hundred day streak, have a minor panic attack. Their hearts start beating[…]
Leveling The Playing Field: Committing to Clubs
By Elina Malamed Staredown. The room fills with tension as the competition intensifies. There can only be one king of this court. With two shifts forward and one jump ahead, player one achieves the title of chess “grand master. ” Player two appears calm despite intentions of stepping up his game. Refusing to retreat, each[…]
Freshman Shares Stories And Emotion Through Musical Composition
By Noah Sheidlower Sitting at his piano, freshman Benjamin Rossen plays a series of notes, records them on a sheet of composition paper, and transfers his ideas to a music notation software on his computer. With a piano melody already written for his new piece, Rossen adds a part for violin, viola, flute, and oboe,[…]
Not A Doughnut But A Foughnut!
Foughtnut worry, be happy—Foughnuts are equally if not more delicious than regular doughtnuts. Photo by Rachel Schneider Foughnuts? What is a foughnut? These are just two of the many questions that ran through everyone’s mind upon hearing about the new dessert spot that was opening in Great Neck. A foughnut is a dessert that most[…]
A Tribute to Ms.Elliott: South’s Head Rebel
By Casey Sanders As students leave through the main doors at the end of each day, they have become accustomed to Ms. Elliott smiling and waving as she sends them off. But students must soon get used to a new face waving them goodbye at the beginning of the 2017-2018 school year, as Ms. Elliott[…]
Reflection before Retirement: Marge Hackett Says Goodbye after Three Decades
By Elana Amir Ms. Margaret Hackett, referred to as Marge by most of the students, is retiring after 30 years of working at Great Neck South High School. Although she has enjoyed working at South, Ms. Hackett wants to spend more time with her family and find something to dedicate the next chapter in her[…]
Royal Tea House Steams with Popularity
Jenny Ye In the mood for some hot tea and tasty desserts on a brisk winter day, I headed straight for Cafe Bene in Great Neck Plaza. However, I stopped in my tracks when I saw the covered windows and the closing sign. With a sinking heart, I surveyed my surroundings to find somewhere else[…]
Delighted by Diane’s Bakery
Moeh Hayakawa Sure, you can walk over to your neighborhood bakery and order the same generic sweets. The staple danish dessert made by some nameless, nondescript bakery in Manhattan, shipped to your neighborhood to be frozen for weeks. The usual five-layer cake soaked from the defrosted condensation that’s made the cake into a tasteless, insipid[…]
Dress for Success: Why We Do Better When We’re Looking Our Best
By Celine Macura You wake up at 7:05; fifteen minutes to go until you have to be waiting outside for the morning bus. You throw on a pair of sweatpants and a t-shirt, whip your hair into a messy bun, grab a pair of shoes, and run down stairs to see if you can squeeze[…]