November 2008 Issue
68,500 fans roar, shaking the steel and concrete stands of Gillette Stadium, as the Patriots, with less than one minute remaining and no time outs, drive down the field. After coming back from a 24 to six deficit against the New York Jets, quarterback Matt Cassel snaps the ball in the closing seconds of the game. He scans the field, rolls left and shakes a tackle and¦. touchdown! He delivers a perfectly-placed bullet-pass to the reliable number 81, Randy Moss, sending the Patriots into overtime.
As I watch the first scene from the movie of my life, I anxiously wait for the most profound and inspirational things that I carry to appear on the screen. While I gaze at the movie, the question that continuously runs through my head is: “What in my life is so significant that I continue to carry it in my memory or in my pocket?
By Sidrah Baloch
“So, I just FAILED that test.
If the number of failed tests at Newton South were equivalent to the number of times this sentence is heard in hallways and classrooms throughout the school, then we would have an educational crisis on our hands. Hundreds of us would be at risk of not graduating, summer school classes would be over-enrolled with students trying to compensate for their unsuccessful school years, and Newton South High School would definitely not be the sixth most academically successful public school in Massachusetts.
By Alex Gershanov
In light of South's newly passed recycling initiative, three Newton North juniors are attempting to start a similar program in their own school.
The juniors–Jen Liu, Carissa Chan, and Maia Levoy– plan on raising awareness and improving the efficiency with which North outputs recyclables.
Clubs at South open doors to students to experience Africa (Continued)
By Julia Lytle and Adam Sangiolo | Published: November 2008
In a world that seems to be based on conflict, a new club at Newton South is trying to fight that fact. South teacher Karim Dao and a collective group of students founded Teryia, the new club meaning “friendship in the African dialect of Djoula. The club's goal is to link two different countries, through both their cultures and their schools.
In response to the three car accidents on Columbus Day weekend involving Newton South students driving under the influence, the Newton community held forums in South's auditorium on November 5 and 12.
I wonder what it's like to be filled up with something so light and powerful that you get carried right up to the edge of the sky, and then stay there. To be perfectly inflated.
By Elizabeth Crowley
Newton South, like a growing number of schools in the area, now recognizes it's dance team as a varsity sport. This change has inspired a boost in spirits for the team's members, as well as increased interest in joining the team.
By Ilana Sivachenko and Stephan Houtchens
After eight years of President George Bush, a leader with one of the lowest approval ratings in modern history, perhaps it is not surprising that the Democratic candidate recaptured the White House in 2008. But the election of Barack Hussein Obama to the Presidency of the United States represents more than just reaction to Republican misrule.
By Antoine Guillaume
When a teacher passes back a test, one of the first things that students wonder is whether or not it is scaled. They usually think, “I studied for this test so much, I really should get a good grade. The truth is, that is not always so. Students may work as hard as they possibly can, but the A taunting them in the distance is just not getting any closer.