Written By: Shirley Guzman As the winter season comes to a close, Port Chester High School’s Winter Guard team is celebrating another successful season hosted by the Connecticut Musical Arts Conference. The talented group of performers, led by their dedicated coaches, wowed audiences with their captivating routines. They concluded the […]
45th President Charged with Multiple Felonies
Written By: Thomas d’Esperies Former U.S. President Donald Trump was charged with 34 felony counts for his alleged role in paying hush money to adult film star Stormy Daniels. A Manhattan Grand Jury voted to indict former U.S. President Donald J. Trump with 34 felony counts for alleged hush money […]
International Support for Women’s Rights Protests in Iran Met with Violence: Iranian Government Installs Cameras to Track Down Hijab-Free Women and Girls
Written By: Yana Patel All around the globe in places like the United States and Europe, women and men have come together to help fight for women’s rights in Iran. Despite the international support for the protests, the Iranian government has yet to budge and make any cultural or policy […]
Social Media App ‘TikTok’ Threatened By Federal Ban
Written By: Katherine Balbin TikTok is the most downloaded app in the US by far, having over 100 million American users and 1.53 billion users worldwide. The social media app consists of 15-second to 3-minute videos, which discuss a variety of topics, including comedy, relatable skits, music, dancing, and even […]
Closing the Chapter: Reflecting on the End of High School for the Class of 2023 at Port Chester High School
Written By: Elton Huayre As the fourth marking period rolls around, many are reminded that the end of the school year is near. For some, this is a wake up call to do better in their studies. For the class of 2023, it is a wake up call that the […]
Port Chester High School’s Evening of Indoor Pageantry Celebrates Winter Band Programs
Written By: Brian Alvarado With Port Chester High School’s winter band programs coming to an end, the Evening of Indoor Pageantry ceremony was held at the Port Chester Middle School on April 19th. The event is traditionally held after all of PCHS’ winter band programs finish their season. It serves […]
The Politics of Relationships: Navigating Polarization at the Dinner Table and Beyond
Written By: Ava Osorio The age-old advice is to never talk about politics at dinner, yet his belief has gone by the wayside in recent years. In this day and age when politics has become so polarized, there is an even larger divide in our relationships, be it with friends, […]
‘Ramily’ Reality: PCHS Student Body and Faculty Transform Into Rams
Written By: Sophia Ortiz-Heaney Port Chester High School students and faculty turned into rams this Friday as an extension of spirit week. After years of the faculty pushing for greater school-spirit among students, students finally took initiative to announce their ram-spirit to the world. On the last day of Spirit […]
Asian Culture Club Holds Movie Night In Recognition of Holi
Written By: Amy Zheng In celebration of Holi on March 8th, a Hindu tradition celebrating the significance of good conquering over evil, the PCHS Asian Culture Club held a movie night showing Chennai Express, an Indian film. Room 229 at Port Chester High School was decorated with Holi decorations. There […]
Local Port Chester Boutique Donates Five Free Prom Dresses For Students
Written By: Shirley Guzman With spring right around the corner, high school seniors are starting to prepare for what will be one of the most memorable nights of their high school career: prom. Local boutique shop, La Madam Mystic Gift Shop is going above and beyond to make sure all […]
The War in Ukraine: One Year later
Written By: Thomas d’Esperies One year after Vladimir Putin’s “Special Military Operation” in Ukraine meant to protect the ‘eight year oppressed Russian-speakers in the Donbas region,’ and the only people being oppressed are Russians speaking out against the War. On February 24, 2022, Russian troops, who had been amassing on […]
Biden Passes The Willow Project: An Environmental Threat
Written By: Katherine Balbin The Willow Project was approved by the Biden Administration on March 13, 2023. The extensive oil drilling in Alaska’s National Petroleum Reserve, a costly 8 billion dollar project, will extract millions of barrels of oil from Alaska. The project was originally proposed by ConocoPhillips, a petroleum […]
The Secret Behind Soccer’s Success
Written By: Elton Huayre Soccer is one of, if not the most viewed sports on the planet. It can be said to date back to Ancient China over 2,000 years ago, in which they used animal skin for the outside and stuffed it with hair or feathers. Although boxing and […]
How Is St. Patrick’s Day Celebrated In Ireland vs The U.S.?
Written By: Sophia Ortiz-Heaney March is known in the U.S. for two things: terrible weather and the day everyone suddenly wears green: Saint Patrick’s Day. St. Patrick’s Day happens on March 17th of every year. The day is supposed to honor the Irish Saint Patrick. St. Patrick is known for […]
The Environmental Club’s Carbon-Neutral Project
Written By: Amy Zheng We often hear that switching our energy source from a non-renewable one (e.g. fossil fuels) to a renewable one is a great step in being more environmentally-friendly. But another possible solution is buying carbon stocks from other regions of the world. School buildings may not be […]