The STAR Spectator
The Student Newspaper for M.S. 407
Brooklyn, New York
Founded in 2025
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“We loved with a love that was more than love.” — Edgar Allan Poe, Annabel Lee (1849)
Winter, 2026 - Vol . 2, Issue #2
Dear M.S. 407 Community,
Welcome to the second issue of The Star Spectator for the 2025–2026 school year! We’re excited to have you reading along as we share new stories for the new year.
This issue highlights eager writers and talented artists who have recently joined our growing team. Be sure to check out our brand-new comics section, horoscope section, student polls and world section!
As the new year begins, we wish you happiness, good health, and success in all that you do. We hope you enjoy every page.
Your friends,
Ms. Ward & The Newspaper Club
i carry your heart with me
by E. E. Cummings
i carry your heart with me (i carry it in
my heart) i am never without it (anywhere
i go you go, my dear; and whatever is done
by only me is your doing, my darling)
i fear
no fate (for you are my fate,my sweet) i want
no world (for beautiful you are my world, my true)
and it’s you are whatever a moon has always meant
and whatever a sun will always sing is you
here is the deepest secret nobody knows
(here is the root of the root and the bud of the bud
and the sky of the sky of a tree called life; which grows
higher than soul can hope or mind can hide)
and this is the wonder that's keeping the stars apart
i carry your heart (i carry it in my heart)
Literary Holidays
Literary Holidays
February - Black History Month
1-8 – Children’s Authors and Illustrators Week
5 – World Read Aloud Day
7 – Send a Card to a Friend Day
9-15 – Freelance Writers Appreciation Week
14 – International Book Giving Day
14 – Library Lover’s Day
20 – Clean Out Your Bookcase Day
26 – Tell a Fairy Tale Day
Famous Black Authors
Langston Hughes
Toni Morrison
Maya Angelou
Richard Wright
Walter Dean Myers
March - Women's History Month
1-7 – National Ghostwriters Week
2 – Dr. Seuss Day
2-8 - Read an E-book Week
4 - National Grammar Day
8 - National Proofreading Day
14 - National Write Your Story Day
16-22 - Folktales and Fables Week
21- World Poetry Day
Famous Female Authors
Judy Blume
J.K. Rowling
Sandra Cisneros
Sylvia Plath
Agatha Christie
Word of the Month
Word of the Month
Cruciverbalist /kro͞osəˈvərbələst/
(n.) a person who enjoys or is skilled at solving crossword puzzles.
We would like to thank our amazing Administration for being so supportive! ❤️
We would like to thank our amazing Administration for being so supportive! ❤️
Stephen Lombardo, Principal
Christina DeClara, Assistant Principal
We would also like TO acknowledge The M.S. 407 Newspaper team for their unwavering dedication! 📝 ⏰
We would also like TO acknowledge The M.S. 407 Newspaper team for their unwavering dedication! 📝 ⏰
Ms. Jennifer Ward, Teacher Advisor, Editor-in-Chief, Web Designer
Members
Shaker Arab, Artist
Adel Aama, Artist
Ramzey Ahmad, Writer
Fernando Cordero, Writer, Artist
Lilah DeClara, Writer
Benjamin Gamberg, Writer, Artist
Zehra Guney, Writer
Jacob Hankin-McNeil, Writer
Scarlett Kang, Writer
Alban Lazri, Writer
Mason Louie, Writer
Luca Martucci, Writer
Iris Mizrahi, Writer, Artist
Lina Medani, Writer
Benjamin Morse, Writer
Claire Peterson, Writer, Artist
Ian Polak, Writer
Valentina Romeo, Writer, Artist
Jack Salerno, Writer
Harrison Scheer, Writer
Chase Sayegh, Writer, Artist
Ilan Sanchez-Mejia, Writer, Artist
Lawrence Zhu, Writer
Editing Team
Mason Louie
Iris Mizrahi
Valentina Romeo
Other Contributors
Ethan Kwan, Artist
Violet Schloss, Artist
Are you thinking about joining our friendly team of talented writers and artists? The Newspaper Club is where we take ideas and turn them into real stories and art, letting our creative side shine onto the page.
Come for the fun, stay because your friends will be excited to see what you created. 📰 ✏️ 🙂
See Ms. Ward in room 306 for a permission slip.
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