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Following a state championship victory for the girls team last year, the Paideia soccer program trains diligently for another opportunity to compete in the state finals  this spring.
Photo by Raffaela Merino

Soccer

Avi Kakarala, Staff Writer April 24, 2025

The Paideia soccer program has high hopes for a state title this year considering their successful state tournament run in the 2024 season. With the high school soccer season coming to a close, it is safe...

Paideia Groove and Gruel Defend Legacy Against Challenging Opponents.
Photo by William Rudolph

Ultimate Frisbee

Theo Arnold, Sports Editor April 24, 2025

In the 2025 Paideia Ultimate Frisbee season, both the boys and girls teams have been carrying on Paideia’s exceptional legacy by impressing at tournaments and heading to their respective state championships....

By 2023, all statewide mask mandates had been lifted.

5 Years Later, Pandemic Impacts are Still Present

Sawyer Brown, News Editor April 22, 2025

On March 13, we reached the five year anniversary of the COVID-19 lockdown that sent the world into a state of unprecedented fear and uncertainty. While we are no longer required to wear masks and isolate...

Several ivy league institutions have reinstated standardized testing policies.
by Douglas Eric Stanley/The General Consensus

College Admissions Look Different in 2025

Sonia Alizadeh, Editor in Chief April 22, 2025

In the past two years, several aspects of the college admissions process have changed, making the 2024-2025 admissions season extremely competitive. In June of 2023, the Supreme Court overturned affirmative...

Trump gives an address in the Oval Office before the official swearing in of RFK Jr.
Photo by Francis Chung/Pool/CNP/ZUMA Press

Congress Confirms RFK Jr. Despite Controversy

Sara Segall, Staff Writer March 10, 2025

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has long been a polarizing figure: hailed as an environmental champion yet publicly criticized for spreading dangerous misinformation. On Feb. 13, he was confirmed to lead the Department...

Playa Bowls on the Beltline offers new menu items that are perfect for the season.

Spooky Delicious

Hazel Hughes and Matt Witten October 29, 2024

The season is shifting from humid and sunny to crisp and cloudy, so naturally we went on the hunt for the most exciting fall flavors, and surprisingly found them at Playa Bowls on the Beltline. Plays Bowls...

NewJeans pose for pictures at Seoul Fashion Week
Photo by Yonhap News

K-pop Group NewJeans Speaks Out Against Entertainment Company

Sophia Hou, Online Editor October 28, 2024

On Sept. 11, popular K-pop girl group NewJeans secretly went live on YouTube to address the scandal involving their entertainment company, HYBE, firing the CEO of the independent label they work under,...

A 17-year-old aspiring musician claims Sean “Diddy” Combs drugged his drink and molested him at a 2022 sex party, according to a new lawsuit. 
by Angela Weiss/AFP

What Deed Diddy Do, and Diddy Get Away With It?

Matt Witten and Jesus Resendiz October 28, 2024

The name Sean “Diddy” Combs has been in the headlines in recent weeks because of shocking allegations that have been following him for years. Combs is awaiting trial for multiple sex trafficking charges...

Protesters in Philadelphia demonstrate their disapproval of the U.S.'s support for Israel in the conflict.
by Jessica Griffin/The Philadelphia Inquirer

One Year Later: Tensions Rise in the Middle East

Avi Kakarala, Staff Writer October 28, 2024

On Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas terrorists from the Gaza Strip invaded Israel and killed over 1,200 Israelis, also taking 240 hostages. Of those 240 hostages, 134 have been freed, six were killed and 103 remain...

Childish Gambino performing during his last worldwide tour
Photo by: Kenneth K. Lam, Baltimore Sun

Donald Glover’s “Heartbeat” has Flatlined in the Music Industry

Sylvia VonSchlichten-Crook, Staff Writer September 26, 2024

Donald Glover, also known as Childish Gambino, is retiring from his long lasting music career. In recent interviews, Glover described his current standing in the music industry both  as not fulfilling,...

HarrIS or HarrISN’T? You(ths) Decide

Sawyer Brown, News Editor September 26, 2024

On July 20, President Biden stepped down from the 2024 presidential race and endorsed his vice president, Kamala Harris.  With less than four months until the election, Harris had to work quickly to...

Former President Donald Trump speaking at a Windam N.H. campaign. 
Photo by Nancy Lane and Boston Herald

Trump, The Supreme Court, and What You May Have Missed This Summer

Sara Segall, Staff Writer September 26, 2024

On July 1,  after the U. S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) heard the case of Donald Trump v. United States, they ruled that Trump had immunity for official acts when he was in office. Special counsel Jack Smith...

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