All Content by Ella Stevens

Broadway may still be closed, but the Nyack High School Auditorium was open for one night only, Friday, May 21, for the opening night of Nyack Drama Club’s Urinetown the Musical! What is Urinetown, you ask? Well...

Navigating the college process was one of the most stressful experiences of my life. I felt like I never knew what I should be doing, when I should be doing it, and how I could do it best. Now, as a second-semester senior committed to her dream school, I feel like I conquered it. But I didn’t get to this place without many detours, roadblocks, and setbacks. Looking back, I wish someone would have given me a simple checklist of what and when I should be doing the big things so I didn’t have to rush or scramble to try and decode this mysterious process. That’s what I tried to put together in this article. 

November 6th, 2020 was a historic day. We will always remember where we were, what we were doing, and how we felt.

  When I heard the news, I was actually in a Zoom class. While someone was presenting, another student unmuted and told us Joe Biden had just gained enough electoral votes to be president. Everyone on the call had an emotional reaction and began celebrating, crying, and completely forgetting that we were in class. Luckily, we were recording the zoom call, so we will have our live reactions to keep forever! Some Nyack High School students shared their election day stories as well…

Swift wrote, produced, and released Folklore over the span of the first five months of quarantine. It may be a more raw and down-to-earth version of Swift, but her signature style remains: story-telling. She has always been known for creating deeply emotional, engaging storylines that captivate her listeners and bring her songs to the top of the charts, and she credits all of her success to her storytelling.

Get in touch with Ella at ella.stevens@nyackschools.org