Education, Compassion, and Ignorance
Sitting in the library as I write this essay, I see dozens of students taking their education for granted, walking to and from our cafeteria and wandering around the hallways to avoid returning...
Category: Special Features
1Q84 Book Review
[Editor’s note: Trigger warning for sexual assault, suicide] 1Q84 follows two main characters, Tengo and Aomame. Tengo is an aspiring writer who gets brought on to a somewhat illegal scheme. His editor, Komatsu, has...
What does HHS think of the Electoral College?
The Electoral College, established as a compromise between an indirect and direct system of electing the president, has been a hotly contested matter ever since it was first implemented. In recent years, however, with...
A Brief History of the Electoral College
After earning independence from Britain, the fledgling thirteen colonies knew that they needed a functional constitution, and the Articles of Confederation—which had resulted in years of civil unrest and economic issues—would no longer cut...
Adolescent Mental Health in a Pandemic
In November, End the Silence—Hanover High’s suicide awareness committee—sent out a school-wide questionnaire in order to survey students about their mental health. Considering that we are in the midst of an era of political...
Pandemic Takes Toll on Upper Valley Businesses
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected many small businesses within the Upper Valley. Even though the lockdown that began last spring has been lifted and people have been able to eat at restaurants, go shopping,...
Record-Setting Voting and Polarized Voters
The 2020 Presidential election was monumental and enlightening in many ways. For one, the US saw an incredible increase in voter participation and citizen engagement: Biden’s 79 million votes and Trump’s 73 million votes...
Vermont Gubernatorial: Zuckerman Takes on Incumbent Scott
With only one day left until the 2020 Vermont gubernatorial election, candidates Phil Scott and David Zuckerman are nearing the end of a long and surprising race. Seeing as there is no term limit...
Precedent for Mascot Change Involves… Sloths?
In a Council meeting in May of 1986, a motion was brought to change the Hanover High mascot from the Marauders to the Three-Toed Sloths. Although this motion passed, no historical record of the...
Voting by Mail Likely to Result in an Unprecedented Election Cycle
It has often been said this year that we are living in unprecedented times, and this election will almost assuredly be a testament to that. While every election has its challenges, this year they...