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Happy Valentine's Day and (more importantly) happy February break, Rockets! No matter what your plans are for the most needed week off of the school year, we hope you get to rest, relax, and, of course, read about climate change, banned books, and SNL. What could be a better way to spend your February break? No matter what you're doing, however, stay warm. It's cold out there, but spring will be on it's way before we know it.
Lots of love,
Your favorite Valentines (ELA)
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February 6th, 2025: Besides being our awesome editor Amelie Zosa’s birthday, February 6th was also a day of disappointment for many young Needhamites. Why? Unlike almost every surrounding town, Needham Public Schools did not have a snow day.
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Over the past few weeks, much of Southern California has been ravaged by wildfires raging around Los Angeles and other southern areas in the state. We watch as videos explode online of the Hollywood sign burning or celebrities posting about their destroyed homes. But wasn’t California experiencing a period of heavy rainfall over the past year? How did these fires seem to erupt out of nowhere?
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Significant changes are affecting the future of American education and intellectual freedom following the inauguration of President Donald Trump on January 20, 2025. The source of the reason for these developments is Project 2025, a plan that focuses on reshaping education. This initiative has sparked widespread debate, particularly concerning its implications for book banning and censorship in schools and libraries.
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NBC’s award-winning sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live is well into its 50th season, and it seems the show has truly rediscovered its place in pop culture and late-night television.
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On January 18th, at around 10:30 pm, 170 million active TikTok users across the U.S. picked up their phones to see a gray error message flashing across their screens: “A law banning TikTok has been enacted in the U.S. Unfortunately, that means you can't use TikTok for now.” A mere 16 hours later, however, the app was back up and running for American viewers. How did this sudden ban come to be, and why was it so short-lived?
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For many, especially those who experience an overwhelming feeling of loneliness around the second week of February, Valentine's Day simply serves as a “Hallmark holiday,” an excuse to wear an excessive amount of pink and red and curl up on the couch to watch How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days for the seven(teen)th time. But from the ages of 6-11, the “Day of Love” held a slightly different meaning.
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Graffiti at NHS: A photo journal
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Why did a simple zoning change split a community right down the middle? And what does this NO mean for Needham? Is it really a win for this town in the long term?
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This winter’s Fashionista of the Month is another senior spotlight, this time on the incredible Rina Fisch!
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