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The Eyes and Ears of BC High.

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The Eyes and Ears of BC High.

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A Dive into the Life of Mr. Pool, Dean of Students
Conor Flaherty ‘24, Staff Writer • December 6, 2023

In the past four years Boston College High School has had a tumultuous run of Deans; Mr. Brooks, Mr. Carty, and finally, Mr. Steven, each lasting only one year as Dean of Students. This trend is in part...

Are AI Detectors Racist?
December 6, 2023
House Meetings Halved
December 6, 2023
Video Games
Video Games
Ben Campolongo ‘26, Staff Writer • June 21, 2023
I also remember an old friend of mine getting JUG’ed by a teacher for watching YouTube in the front row.
Investment Club
Investment Club
Jacob Lyons ‘23, Staff Writer • November 16, 2021
“Investment Club is for those who truly wish to deepen their knowledge and understanding of the stock market as well as how to learn to manage and earn money in their investments”
Aviation Club
Aviation Club
Christopher Snyder ‘22, Staff Writer • November 16, 2021
“The goal of this particular meeting was to discover the joy of flying a plane, while not having to go through the tedious task of getting a plane.”
Exploding Pumpkins with Lab Rats
Exploding Pumpkins with Lab Rats
Ben Bliss ‘23, Editor in Chief • November 8, 2021
“Curious students assemble in the Chem Lab in Q3 to light their hands on fire, play with chemicals, and even explode the faces off of pumpkins.”
Michael D. White, '70
The Michael White Center for Emerging Leaders
Michael Cairo, Christian Topinio, Jonathan Carter Ying ‘23, Guest Writer • March 17, 2021
The greatest leader is the one that gets the people to do the greatest things.
New CoCurricular: Saint Lorenzo's Kitchen
New CoCurricular: Saint Lorenzo’s Kitchen
Aidan Kostas '22, Guest Writer • February 12, 2021
After the suffered for a long time, he made his famous remark, turn me over, I'm done.
Seventh Grade Art Exhibit
Seventh Grade Art Exhibit
Brendan DiTullio '21, Arts Editor • March 8, 2021

Over the next few weeks, we’ll be highlighting the amazing work produced by our student-artists this year - starting with a gallery of 7th...

A Narrative Recapping of COVID-19
Benjamin Campolongo ‘26, Guest Writer • December 23, 2020
it was the fear of catching COVID-19 that panicked many
Race at BC High: Turning conversation into action
Nick Fahy '18, Managing Editor • September 7, 2017

Just outside the Commons and across from Bulger Theater, two offices are separated by a thin wall. Were the wall removed, the desks of Director...

Winter Art Show
Winter Art Show
Benjamin Bliss ‘23, Editor in Chief • January 12, 2022

Join the Talent Show
Join the Talent Show
January 12, 2022
Christmas Events
December 10, 2021
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Sex Scene Discourse
Why Can’t You Get into College?

Why Can’t You Get into College?

June 21, 2023

Colleges have identified a solution that solves the issue of economic misfortune

Behind the Commencement Speaker Selection Process

Behind the Commencement Speaker Selection Process

May 22, 2023

This system was implemented to ensure that the speaker will holistically represent the class, not just have the best grades.

Be Worried?

Be Worried?

December 8, 2022

I will cover my Economics class’s journey into the Stock Market Game, a mock trading game in which teams compete against local New England students

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BC High’s Orchestra
BC High’s Orchestra
Ollie Lloyd ‘25, Staff Writer • November 8, 2021
“The orchestra is currently accepting more students if you want to join!”
Art: Different Mediums to Express Social Justice and Racial Equality
Art: Different Mediums to Express Social Justice and Racial Equality
Nicholas Cocca '22, Contributor • April 27, 2021
I wanted to evoke that these forms of protests happen because minorities are continually oppressed by others.
The Depths of Racism
The Depths of Racism
Kieran Dunn, '22, Contributor • April 17, 2021
No problem is merely black and white but rather a world of complexity and gray areas.
Seventh Grade Art Exhibit
Seventh Grade Art Exhibit
Brendan DiTullio '21, Arts Editor • March 8, 2021

Over the next few weeks, we’ll be highlighting the amazing work produced by our student-artists this year - starting with a gallery of 7th...

A self portrait made using charcoal, black and white colored pencil, and a white paint pen.
Art Showcase: Lucas Hurley ’21
Brendan DiTullio '21, Arts Editor • January 13, 2021

         

Art Showcase: Ned Kennedy ’21
Brendan DiTullio '21, Arts Editor • January 13, 2021

An abstraction of runway models (collage materials, micron pen, acrylic on board)                 An...

A Classical Play Takes on a New Visage
Tate Lonsdale ‘26, Staff Writer • December 6, 2023

Written in 1605, the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare is one of the most famous and influential plays of all time, and seeing it at Shakespeare's...

A Different And Adaptive Year in Theatre
A Different And Adaptive Year in Theatre
Nicholas Vickery ‘22, Staff Writer • March 30, 2021
We also get to have fun creating a unique form of art as a group.
KAIROS Amidst A Pandemic
Christian Topinio ‘23, Features Editor • December 23, 2020
Parents have said, ‘No, you should go because this is a great experience and we want you to have this.’
Filmapalooza Bound?
Filmapalooza Bound?
Zain Khan ‘24, Editor • June 21, 2023
The process for filming was both exhilarating and laborious.

Athlete of the Month, October: Tristan Richardson

December 6, 2023

With Murphy Stadium under construction last school year, the disappearance of home football games lowered spirit and attendance. Things had to be different this year to spread school spirit and encourage...

Athlete of the Month

Athlete of the Month

June 21, 2023

a great leader in many works of his life, and an impressive role model for others

Athlete of the Month

Athlete of the Month

June 21, 2023

Sam is shown to be a man of great character, as well as a leader in both the swim team and Teresa house

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Boygenius
Patrick Reed ‘27, Staff Writer • December 6, 2023

A recent release by the all-female, indie rock supergroup: “Boygenius,” “The Rest” is the perfect way to close out an excellent year....

Yessir, Whatever
Yessir, Whatever
Owen Bowden ‘25, Staff Writer • May 22, 2023
Yessir, Whatever brings together the best of Madlib’s beats, and also brings the 90’s into your ears.
In Rainbows
In Rainbows
Owen Bowden ‘25, Staff Writer • May 22, 2023
I realized that this album had quietly been following me my whole life, and I didn’t even know it.
Rap vs The Grammys
Rap vs The Grammys
Ben Bliss ‘23, Editor in Chief • December 8, 2022
the Recording Academy finds itself with significant backlash from fans and artists
Midnights Album Review
Midnights Album Review
Owen Bowden ‘25, Staff Writer • December 8, 2022
I think Taylor Swift has seemed to find a pattern with her last few albums.
Blond Album Review
Blond Album Review
Owen Bowden ‘25, Staff Writer • December 8, 2022
raw, emotional, loud, but still clean and simple
Red Hot Salsa
Miguelangel Alamo-Gotera ‘27, Staff Writer • December 6, 2023

Red Hot Salsa, edited by Lori Marie Carlson, took Latino and Hispanic poets from across America, gathered them into a book, and featured their...

The Man Who Lived Underground
Andrew Mozinski ‘26, Staff Writer • December 6, 2023

This school year, students entering English II were allowed to choose between four different summer reading books: Aristotle and Dante Discover...

A Review of Sir Thomas More’s Utopia
A Review of Sir Thomas More’s Utopia
Christopher Snyder ‘22, Staff Writer • November 16, 2021
“More interprets every facet of Utopian society and scribbles out his perfect world”
We Are Not Free
We Are Not Free
Jacob Mulligan ‘25, Staff Writer • November 16, 2021
“Rich historical value that is sometimes hidden”
Book Review: The Nickel Boys
Book Review: The Nickel Boys
Tyler Kwong ‘23, Staff Writer • April 27, 2021
Dr. King’s speeches and anecdotes provide Elwood hope that one day he will emerge from that prison and liberate those trapped in the insidious school. 
Book Review and Questions on Notes From Underground
Book Review and Questions on Notes From Underground
Tyler Kwong ‘23, Staff Writer • April 27, 2021
The Underground Man claims that people are too cowardly to live freely and take risks.