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...
HHS Broadside
The Inherent Whiteness of Skiing
When I was three, my parents took me skiing for the first time. I wasn’t too enthusiastic about the sport initially, but as time went on every day among the trees and my friends...
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,...
HHS Winter Sports Update
With new COVID requirements and constantly updating regulations, almost everything is up in the air and can change multiple times within a single week. The HHS athletic department has been working especially hard during...
Advisory Pilot Program
A lot changed for Hanover students in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, but aside from constant sanitizing, distancing, and wearing a mask, one of the biggest alterations to our school is the almost entirely...
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...
2020 Soccer Playoffs
The boys and girls varsity teams both had playoff matches with Windham back to back Wednesday and Thursday night. The Windham boys had just come off a big win against the heavily...