Will Doyle '15, Contributor
October 6, 2014
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New Vending Machine Review
As BC High students returned to start the year, they were greeted by an unexpected change—a new vending machine. Replacing the old snack machine, that almost never worked anyway, was a new machine... Read more »
Tanner Gildea '15, Contributor
October 6, 2014
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Over the past few months AT&T has launched a media campaign dubbed “It Can Wait,” an effort to reduce the use of cellphones by young drivers behind the wheel. Here in Massachusetts, texting while driving is already illegal... Read more »
Jack Ditomassi '15, Contributor
October 6, 2014
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With every new school year at BC High, a new wave of incoming students joins our community in addition to the many changes added within our school system.
Two years ago, every student was required to purchase an iPad. Last... Read more »
Sean Larsen '17, Contributor
September 30, 2014
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Lockdown drills are used in schools to test the readiness of the staff and students in case of an emergency. In today's society, it seems more and more likely that these drills are needed in order to keep students safe in case... Read more »
September 22, 2014
Costa Angelakis ’15, News Editor
September 17, 2014
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Last year, I wrote an article about the inception of a new program, the Montserrat Mentor Program, an unprecedented phenomenon in the daily schedule that promised to build a better school community and embody the ideals of a Jesuit... Read more »
Will Higgins '16, Opinions Editor
May 22, 2014
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The announcement was made of the creation of a special committee in the House of Representatives to deal solely with the investigation into what exactly happened in Benghazi, Libya on September 11, 2012. It is atrocious to think... Read more »
Alec Grigorian '15, Editor-in-Chief
May 22, 2014
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This past year began with a question, “what is the new building gonna be like?” We all asked it, and everybody came up with different answers.
We had:
The New Pool Hypothesis
The Swimming Pool Theory
The Senior L... Read more »
Colin Light '15, Features Editor
May 22, 2014
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Ruling that Michigan’s State University system does not lie beyond the jurisdiction of the state, the Supreme Court passed the buck of defining racial preference once more, leaving the state in an awkward and volatile positi... Read more »
Mike Coffey '14, Contributor
March 24, 2014
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Well, it’s March and the B.C. High journey is coming to a close for the Class of 2014. Ask any of us and we’ll most likely say that our experience through BC High was the best time of our lives. But it wasn’t just coincidence;... Read more »
Seamus Matlack ’14, Contributor
March 24, 2014
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Standardized test taking seems to be the growing norm across the globe. More and more countries are using these cumulative tests to assess the intellect of their students. The United States though, has stayed in the minority and... Read more »
Robert Brook '14, Head News Editor
March 24, 2014
Filed under Opinions, Sports
Every March, the world of sports succumbs to "madness.” This "madness" is not people rioting nor any kind of anarchy one might traditionally think of when they hear the term. Rather, this madness is over two college teams, comprised... Read more »