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Category Archives: Writing

Literature for the Modern Teen

November 18, 2025by Samir Iydroose Leave a comment

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 […]

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Arts and Entertainment, Authors, Editorials, Events, News, Opinion, School, Students, Writing

Nap Time at HHS

April 11, 2025by hhsdial 1 Comment

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 […]

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Opinion, School, Students, Writing

A Critical Look at PBIS

February 26, 2025by Samir Iydroose Leave a comment

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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Editorials, Opinion, Students, Uncategorized, Writing

16th Century Teenagers: Eleanor

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By Kenya Harris Eleanor stood at the doorstep of the merchant’s grand stone house, the weight of unfamiliar expectations settling heavily upon her. She couldn’t understand why her parents had […]

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Arts and Entertainment, Authors, Opinion, Students, Uncategorized, Writing

Picnic

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By Samir Abedin The Mainstage Ensemble’s first play of the year is coming this Friday! Opening night is this Friday (11/15), and all students can get tickets at the door […]

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Arts and Entertainment, Authors, Events, Opinion, School, Students, Writing

Connecticut Isn’t That Bad, Right?

Featuredby Lilly Fiore 1 Comment

Connecticut: the fifth state to be admitted to the United States, one of the oldest areas in the country, home to beautiful historical homes, Sikorsky, amazing pizza, lots of history […]

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Authors, Opinion, opinion, School, Students, U.S, Uncategorized, Writing

What Would Happen if… The Covid-19 Vaccine was Developed

January 5, 2021by hhsdial 1 Comment

By: Kevin Mensah Whether you are a freshman, sophomore, junior, senior, parent, or staff member, I am convinced that you have pondered about the development and distribution of the COVID-19 […]

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Writing

Pride and Penmanship

October 5, 2016by hhsdial Leave a comment

By Ela Pinar Once again I am stuck on the corner of no ingenuity and no will to write The horns of college application cars blaring, so I know I […]

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Uncategorized, Writing

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Derelict

(adj.) in a very poor condition as a result of disuse and neglect.

The cities were derelict and dying

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