Literature for the Modern Teen
Recently, my mom and I have noticed that young people aren’t reading as much. One could blame a variety of causes, such as social media shortening young people’s attention spans […]
Category Archives: Opinion
Duonychus: The Bizarre Two Clawed Therizinosaur
By Harry Benson Recently, in the Gobi Desert in Mongolia, paleontologists have found a new species of dinosaur, which they named Duonychus Tsogtbaartari, meaning simply two claws. The name Duonychus […]
Seasonal Allergy Survival Guide
As global temperatures climb and atmospheric carbon dioxide levels rise, many allergenic plants are breaking dormancy weeks earlier than they did just a few decades ago. Trees, like oak and […]
Nap Time at HHS
Neptune Cicero New studies have come out from Yale University saying that teenagers should be having an hour-long nap in between each class because it allows the brain time to […]
Advisory
This week, after much brooding on the part of the administration, they decided that the student body was not empathetic and self-actualized enough. In a shocking survey, 53% of students […]
Incredi-bell News
By Special to The DialIt’s official. The results of the student survey at Hamden HighSchool revealed that students do not approve of the return of theringing of bells throughout the […]
For Whom The Bell Tolls
After four and a half long months, the bells at Hamden High have started ringing again (I guess they’ll have to revoke our no bell prize). I, for one, am […]
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 […]
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