Editorial

Stock photo of three girls holding books walking down a school hallway and engaging in friendly conversation

High school can be a pretty difficult time for some kids, especially the antisocial kids who don't really fit into a clique or have lots of friends to help them get through the mounds of stress... more

It has already been established long ago that those who are too scared to exit their comfort zone may not find what they might need to be happy in life. more

We’ve all waited for that one movie to come out and in the end, it’s a total let down. Every film tells a different story, but some are better than others. more

Nelson Mandela, 2009

One of my favorite conspiracy theories is the Mandela Effect, which I believe might be the first one I ever heard. more

Cover of Fall Out Boy's 2018 album MANIA

The band is going on tour with Green Day and Weezer... more

Cover of Fall Out Boy's 2013 album Save Rock And Roll

With this album’s seventh anniversary coming up, I decided it is only fair to do an in depth review of it. more

Whipped coffee drink

Quarantine has given me more time to try new things and among those things was switching up how I make my coffee in the morning. more

Frontal shot of Spaulding High School

I am going to delve into the different things that could be considered good about our school. These examples include... more

There are many basic ways to get fired from a job, but why not make it fun? If you despise your place of employment and it makes life miserable, you should never go out the easy way. more

Calvin Cambridge from the movie Like Mike

With the recent pause in the sports world, we have been left socially distancing at home watching some of our favorite sports movies. more

Movie poster for The Blair Witch Project that is designed to look like a missing poster

The Blair Witch Project is a mystery/horror movie that came out in 1999. more

Someone bundled in blankets on a couch

If you were like me, you were pushing for the end of school and the beginning of quarant-ation (quarantine vaca). But honestly... more

Cover of "The Hate U Give", a book by Angie Thomas

The Hate U Give follows a teenage girl named Starr as she tries to cope with seeing the death of her friend Khalil, gang violence, and police brutality. more

Young kid playing video games

Video games, no matter the genre, have become quite popular with the kids and teens of our society. more

A survey was conducted on Mrs. Daly’s D Block, and Ms. Andrews’s D Block on January 30, 2020 on whether or not the classes that Spaulding High School deems necessary are actually needed. more

Frontal view of Spaulding High School

Three students from a previous interview on whether or not Spaulding High School students should have more say in their curriculum participated in a follow up interview that was more in depth and detailed. more

Aerial shot of Spaulding High School

Students, parents, and even teachers always stress that schools need to prepare their kids for life after high school, so they can be successful in the real world and truly have a passion and the skills to succeed. But is the administration of these schools giving the kids education the right way and making each class a useful tool? more

There are many ways people can get on your nerves, but some things just make me so infuriated. more

It is a hard topic, but every teenager deals with it: depression and mental health. Teens go through a lot at their age. more

Student asleep with head on desk

Does your sleep schedule satisfy the amount of hours an average teenager is supposed to get? A lot of teens are well known for going to bed late, sleeping past alarms, and even sleeping in school. Do you know why? more

What really made summer back in 2016 so full of bliss for some people like this Instagram user, and myself? more

In Mr. Moses’ D-Block, a survey about how homeroom time could be better spent was given to a small number of students. The survey questioned whether or not homeroom should be teaching students about basic things they will need to know when they enter the adult world. more

The majority of students surveyed believed that community service should be required to graduate. Many of those who said that it should be required to graduate said they thought it was a good way to get a taste for the real world, along with a good way to help behavioral issues. more

An iphone being used by someone wearing a blue shirt

According to data, most teachers do not think the cell phone policy has shown any improvement in student’s grades in Spaulding’s 19-20 school year. more

This school year was unlike any other we have seen in previous years. The coronavirus brought the second half of the school year into a frenzy. more

Split image depicting the Nike and Adidas logos

I was curious to find out Spaulding students’ view on these rivalries, and find out which is the most popular in our area. more

Blizzard Bags are snow days in which students work from home. They were recently implemented so that snow days would be kept to a minimum, which meant fewer days students would have to attend school during the summer. more

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady

Tom Brady’s whole career has taken pay cut after pay cut after pay cut so he would have winning teams. more

There were a lot of things about remote learning that both students and teachers found difficult at first... more

Drawing of a cellular phone

Are you addicted to your cell phone? more

Joe from Netflix series Tiger King

A show called Tiger King has recently appeared on Netflix. It has taken over the internet and the world. more

NBA logo

It is a shame that this article has to be written at all, nevermind at the beginning of the Spring season. Alas, this sad “what if” may end up being reality at some point. more

Side by side comparison of original design versus final design of Sonic The Hedgehog from the 2020 film

A little over a month ago, Paramount had finally released the Sonic the Hedgehog movie out into theaters, and many Sega fans... more

Those who were already in a state of loneliness have to go even deeper into it because of social distancing. more

Black box with white text reading "Taken For Granted"

Right now we realize more than ever how many little things we have taken for granted. more

This question right here is the infamous debate that every dancer has with usually EVERYONE around them. more

Black and white image of Ellie and Joel from The Last Of Us

The Last of Us was released in 2013 to great success, but when will we get to see the next installment in the franchise? more

At times it may seem like being cooped up inside for long periods of time is complete torture for some... more

Silhouette of a cowboy riding a horse

Set in 1911, the first Red Dead game follows a cowboy and former outlaw named John Marston. more

Advertisement for Valve's Orange Box game package

My love for Valve games stems from purchasing The Orange Box years ago. more

Walmart employee smiling at a customer

When working at a store like Walmart or Market Basket, you tend to see things that customers do where workers can’t help but get frustrated. more

Hulu original series Solar Opposites

A few days ago, I began watching a new Hulu original called Solar Opposites. more

Cover of Wilder Girls by Rory Power

Wilder Girls is a young adult (YA) somewhat dystopian debut novel by Rory Power. more