October 2021 | Volume 27 Issue 1
This year has brought a time of rewriting our past. With a new name comes new football jerseys, signs, and something that we have never seen before: a new mascot. We welcome our brand new mascot, Hook, into Nyack High School! Hook will show up for the school's football games, and we can’t wait to see what this year brings for the RedHawk family of Nyack. Now, let's get to know the people under the suits.
The renovation of the library and creation of the new Global Learning Commons required step by step planning. It is clearly a space trying very hard to meet the needs of 21st-century schooling.
By Keara Dorvil
But there is still a question that needs to be answered: How does the school provide education for those that can not come to school due to quarantine because of a COVID exposure?
Across the country, more students are driving or walking to school than ever before as a result of a nationwide bus driver shortage.
TikTok has yet again created another disastrous trend. The devious/diabolical lick challenge has spread among middle schools and high schools throughout the country. But what are devious licks?
By Zoe Ryder
Even though it’s been almost a year since Nyack has changed the school mascot, there’s still much pushback on the new name or, in some cases, simple disregard of it.
By Allie Leen
Experts anticipate that these children will be eligible to receive their shots by early November to mid December, 2021.
By Ava Eliasson
As promising news of a COVID-19 vaccine for five to eleven year old children is announced to the public, what will all of its anticipation boil down to? New data proposes that increased safety and effectiveness is vital.
Welcome back, Nyack! The start of the new school year has brought us a lot to adjust to: crowded hallways, congested parking lots and, for some of us, learning in a classroom for the first time in over a year. It can be difficult to navigate the changes that accompany a fresh school year, especially after our learning experience was so radically disrupted last year. Even still, this autumn holds promise.
The Spectrum Staff
Staff Advisors.....Robin Maslanek & Adele Metrakos
Editor-in-Chief.........................................Talia Reiss
Editor-in-Chief.....................................Rachel Asoda
Copy Editor.....................................Alyssa Lundberg
Layout........Rachel Asoda, Matti Petricone, Talia Reiss
Creative Director.................................Matti Petricone
Photographer.......................................Makayla Dorvil
Staff: Ava Eliasson, Allie Leen, Madison Milla, Tayler Anderson, Zoe Ryder, Karlie Shatoff, Keara Dorvil