Monthly Archives: October 2021
Red Rams Boys Soccer Team Sweeps Rome Free Academy on Homecoming
This past weekend, we watched the Red Rams boys varsity soccer team sweep Rome Free Academy 2-0 on a major night of their season....
Math Curriculum Excludes Quadratics in Order to “Flatten the Curve”
“I was told not to teach the quadratic formula this year even though it is nearly essential to my class,” Mrs. Sullivan said in an interview. “How can I prepare my students for the SAT or any math above geometry without x equals negative b plus or minus the square root of b-squared minus 4ac all over 2a?”
October 8, 2021
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October 7, 2021
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J-DHS Book Club Hosts a Halloween Short Story Writing Contest for Prize Rewards
Calling all writers! Jamesville-DeWitt High School's Book Club is putting on a Halloween short story writing contest for students interested in the season’s spooky...
Destiny USA is Remarkably Empty Amid Rising Debt
Syracuse’s mega-mall, Destiny USA, is in trouble. The mall has not been profitable for a few years and Destiny’s parent company, Pyramid Management Group,...
Plans Emerge for a Vacant Shoppingtown Mall
OHB Redevelopment, a joint venture of four companies, is set to purchase the empty Shoppingtown Mall site from Onondaga County for $8 million and...
Governor Kathy Hochul’s First Month in Office
Contributing Writer: Malak Aljerari, '23
After Governor Andrew Cuomo’s resignation from office amidst the allegations of inappropriate behavior, Kathy Hochul, originally Lieutenant Governor, took the...
Intrigue and Inconvenience: The Effects of the Blue Hall Construction
Once again, the administrators of Jamesville-DeWitt High School have asked themselves an important question: what is the most annoying and unnecessary renovation we can make to the school? In what ways can we inconvenience our mentally fatigued students even more? And it seems once again that they have the answer: renovating the Blue Hall. After staring down the Blue Hall for several hours, Principal Gasparini has come to the conclusion that our halls are just much too long and narrow for his comfort. Thankfully, the construction company that he has on speed dial dropped everything to help him for the 15th project in a row.
FDA Authorizes COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Shots
On Wednesday, September 22, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized vaccine booster doses for Americans aged 65 and older or in jobs that...