Karah Provenzano, Junior Editor ● December 12, 2023
Another week is over for Port Chester’s winter athletes.
Winter sports are: Boys & Girls Basketball, Bowling, Wrestling, and Boys Swimming.
Author: pchsrams
Local Man Found Dead in Byram River
Manolo Rabanales, Journalist ● December 5, 2023
On November 23rd, following a night at McShane’s Bar, Jan Carlos Yepes-Perafan would stop contacting his family, and would be declared missing. After a three day long search, Mr. Yepes’s body was found in the Byram river on the 25th. No signs of foul play were found but the investigation is ongoing. A vigil was held on the 26th and a GoFundMe has been established to help pay for the costs…
Kathryn Zappone | Professora En Destaque
Yesli Posadas, Spanish Writer ● December 5, 2023
La escuela secundaria de Port Chester cuenta con programas bilingües para estudiantes recién ingresados al país de diferentes nacionalidades y que desean asistir al establecimiento para recibir una educación. Una maestra carismática, expresiva, talentosa, humilde, son algunas de las tantas palabras que utilizan algunos estudiantes al describir a la maestra del departamento de Inglés, Kathryn Zappone, quien inició su labor hace 15 años como maestra de Inglés y se ha ganado el respeto de la mayoría de los estudiantes…
Teacher Spotlight | Mr. Guido
Brian Alvarado, News Editor ● December 5, 2023
Maxwell Guido is a teacher at Port Chester High School who deserves great recognition for his work in the school’s science department. Having graduated from SUNY Binghamton University with a Bachelor’s in Biochemistry, Mr. Guido would then go on to receive his Masters in Science Education at SUNY Stony Brook University, which would then lead to him becoming a teacher at Port Chester High School.
Non-binary Politician Found Dead
Ava Osorio, Managing Editor ● December 5, 2023
On October 1st, 2022 Jesús Ociel Baena Saucedo became Mexico’s first openly non-binary (did not identify as a woman or a male) magistrate. Baena marked a turning point for LGBTQ+ rights…
Nicaragua Wins Miss Universe 2023
Angela Olivera, Journalist ● December 5, 2023
Miss Universe, the infamous beauty competition was held this year on November 18, 2023. -According to ABOUT, Miss Universe is an inclusive and global beauty pageant organization which celebrates cultures, backgrounds and religions…
PCHS Graduates in College
Katherine Callaway, Journalist ● December 5, 2023
As the first semester of college is coming to an end, Port Chester High School wanted to check up on our former students. While this is a completely new chapter of their life, there are several changes that our alumni are currently facing. These changes are both academically and socially…
George Santos Expelled from Congress
Thomas d’Esperies, Editor-in-Chief ● December 5, 2023
Ex-congressman George Santos (R-NY03) has become just the sixth representative to be expelled from the U.S. House of Representatives in a historic vote on December first, 2023. Santos’ run in the house has been plagued in controversy after being caught in a web of lies…
Fan Dies at Taylor Swift Concert
Karah Provenzano, Junior Editor ● December 5, 2023
It was a sad irony that during Swift’s song “Cruel Summer,” 23-year-old Ana Clara Benevides Machado fainted. She went into cardiorespiratory arrest and later died at Salgado Filho Hospital after an hour of emergency care…
PCHS at White Plains Orchestra Festival
Daniela Lucas, Journalist ● December 5, 2023
On November 18th, the Port Chester High Orchestra was invited to attend the White Plains Orchestra Festival. The day-long event would consist of performances from the Port Chester, Henry Hudson High School Orchestra and the White Plains High School Orchestra; one on one mentoring with each orchestra, and a performance by the St. Thomas Orchestra to end the day…
Reap What You Sow
Yvette Solis, Short Story Board ● December 5, 2023
There is a house. Or an apartment. Or a mansion. Or a cabin in the woods. It doesn’t matter the location you think of in this story, it doesn’t change what happens. It always ends the same…
AP Calc Holds Friendsgiving
Heiry Pena & Ashley Sanchez ● December 4, 2023
On November 17th, Mr. Gomez’s AP Calculus AB classes gathered together to celebrate friendships. Over the course of two weeks the class planned exactly what and where day they would have their friendsgiving. The options for what day they would have it were November 17th at 7 pm or December 1st at 7 pm. In the end both classes would pick the 17th of November…