On Track to Success: What To Know
During the week of Mar. 23, the administration plastered posters across the school telling students to attend class and earn grades above a B. The posters are part of a […]
Tag Archives: Writing
From Chapstick to Track Meets: What Love Looks Like at Hamden High
Preface: This is meant to be a companion to another feature. This one is about what advice, perspectives, and habits couples have on love and Valentine’s Day, and the other […]
Trader Joe’s Opens in Hamden
Trader Joe’s, a novelty grocery store, opened at 46 Skiff Street on Feb. 5. The store is the fifth grocery store in that area, and is located in the former […]
The Return of the Plastic Bags
Students at Hamden High School will now need to put all metal items into a bag or bin and walk through the metal detectors with their bags when they arrive […]
The Unseen Mask by Samir Iydroose
The Thornton Wilder Writing Competition is an annual event hosted by the Friends of Hamden Library, celebrating the literary legacy of Pulitzer Prize-winning author and playwright Thornton Wilder. Open to […]
Somber Prologue by Sean Figueroa
The Thornton Wilder Writing Competition is an annual event hosted by the Friends of Hamden Library, celebrating the literary legacy of Pulitzer Prize-winning author and playwright Thornton Wilder. Open to […]
HHS Volleyball Season in Review
The Hamden High varsity and junior varsity teams have had a very successful season. They lost only 5 out of 19 games this season, with their first winning record since […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Dial 