OPINION: The Problem With Columbus Day
For most HHS students, this upcoming Columbus Day is just another day off; it’s a nice 4 day weekend when you can relax and catch up on old work. While almost no one will...
Category: Editorials
Leading By Example Rather Than By Mandate
It was almost as if Providence had me watch John Carpenter’s They Live (my modified poster to the left) right before these posters (right image) were put up on the bridge in the Atrium. Usually I never...
Assassin Gets All Wet
Ahh, Spring is finally here. The birds are singing, the flowers are sprouting, and Seniors are getting shot on their way to the Co-Op. Yes, Spring has arrived, and so has Assassin, oops, I...
Custodians are people too! Or has Council lost touch with reality?
Custodians are people too! They clean up our messes, constantly have to deal with teenagers and their shenanigans. They work late, sometimes all night, to keep the school looking pristine, as it always does....
Life, liberty — and Condoms?
Don’t you just hate it when you’re at the age where you’re mature enough to have sex but still not mature enough to buy your own condoms? That sounds a little pathetic, doesn’t it?...
Ford’s Rant #5: WHAT- No Opinions
WHAT – NO OPINIONS ?? The Nick Beard Opinion Board has been empty all year – and I just found out it was empty most of last year too. What’s up with that? I...
Changes to the SAT for Spring 2016
The College Board—the company that creates and administers the SAT—has finally realized that the SAT can’t keep pace with the ACT. The SAT has lost its position as the number one standardized test in...
Fords Rant: A PAEAN
Yes, a paean. What is a paean? According to my old friend, Noah Webster (the inventor of the dictionary (1828) and a close friend of my father’s it is: “a joyous song or hymn...
Ford’s Rant: There Will Be No Jobs
I know it is aggravating to have to respond all the time to adults’ questions about what college you are going to, but you try to be polite and appear concerned about making the...
The Great View Rollerskating Rink
The Great View rollerskating rink in Enfield, NH is a safe and fun place for all. It is a second home for many Upper Valley teens and a great place to be accepted for...