JSA CLUB CELEBRATION
Challah is a special braided bread eaten by Jewish families every Friday night and Saturday during Shabbat, the weekly day of rest. More than just food, challah is a symbol […]
Author Archives: Samir Iydroose
Cellphone Rule
This editorial is on the policy as proposed before implementation. I wholeheartedly think that there are more detriments to giving students access to personal technology during the school day than […]
Tips for Writing a Short Story and My Process for Writing One
With the deadline for the Thornton Wilder short story competition, I figured it would be a good time to write an article with some advice. I have written many short […]
A Critical Look at PBIS
Positive Behavioral Interventions and Support (PBIS) was instituted this year at HHS. It made the lofty promises of reducing chronic absenteeism and class cuts, incentivizing getting better grades, and improving […]
An Open Letter to History Educators
Preface: I was listening to an audiobook of Don’t Know Much About History by Kenneth C. Davis, which identifies things taught in US history classes that are frequently misinterpreted. It […]
The Lunar New Year at HHS, and a brief history
Last Wednesday (2/5/25), the Asian American Club hosted a Lunar Year Festival in the library. It was a wonderful environment. There was a photo booth with the option for students […]
Bhabha and Valentine’s Day
Homi K. Bhabha is a very prominent postcolonial scholar. He is most well known for his theories of The Third Space, Mimicry, and Hybridity. The Third Space is a space […]
Methods of Literary Analysis – Part III – Mrs.Gallo-Yatcko & Mr.McCarty
Mrs. Gallo-Yatcko uses Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs to analyze literature. To illustrate this, I will use examples from Brandon Sanderson’s novel Mistborn. Maslow’s hierarchy goes from base physiological needs to […]
Methods of Literary Analysis from the HHS English Department – Part II – Mr. Perotti, Ms. Alexander and Ms.Diniz
Part II Mr. Perotti likes to analyze symbolism in literature. Every object, action, or character can carry deeper meanings that go deeper than surface level. In Crime and Punishment, the […]
Methods of Literary Analysis from the HHS English Department – Part I – Mr.Capone
Preface I asked most of the English department how they analyze literature, in preparation for a project my social studies teacher wanted me to complete. Most of them gave me […]
The Dial 