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Too Many People
Contributing Writer Ryan Collins, '21
When a species grows too large, nature corrects it, it’s a basic law of science. The maximum number of individuals in a species is called its carrying capacity. Many factors...
Get Used to GMO’s, They’re Here To Stay
Contributing Writer Nathan Chen, '21
What happens when you combine a tomato and a fish? Some imagine a fish with a tomato for a head. Others might imagine a tomato with fins sticking out of...
The Benefits of Solar Power
Contributing Writer Xavier Plourde, '21
Currently, the world uses large amounts of fossil fuels to meet its energy needs. However, these fossil fuels have detrimental effects on the environment and the world. Also, our energy...
We’re Wasting More Than Food
Contributing Writer Andrej Dovciak, '21
Advising children to finish the food on a plate might be the extent that most families go to in an attempt to avoid wasting food, and for the most part...
Period Poverty: We Can Do More
Contributing Writer May Lan Dolphin, '21
Affluent women often take for granted their access to important consumer goods such as menstrual supplies. However, low-income women often face “period poverty” and many can’t afford these necessities....
Update from School Board Student Representative Will Guisbond
Dear JD Students,
In the few weeks it’s been since my first report, things have accelerated at a rate that no one could have predicted. As I’m sure you have heard by now, Governor Cuomo...
Students Question J-D School Board Decision to Eliminate Chinese Program
Sehej Bajwa, Anka Chiorini, and Jasmine Ho, '23
To whom it may concern,
First of all, we’d like to thank you for taking time out of your day to read our concerns. We are 9th grade...
Time to Make a Change and Lower the Voting Age
Contributing Writer Jessica Burgess, '21
With a decisive presidential election just around the corner, the perfect time to think about our country’s voting criteria is now.
Currently, the minimum age to vote is 18 years old,...
Stop Fracking With Our Climate!
Contributing Writer Saad Hossain, '21
At a time where the Earth’s atmosphere faces the hottest temperature shifts in the history of mankind, we continue to make it worse. The increased release of carbon emissions as...
Milk: Friend or Foe?
Contributing Writer Linda Shen, '21
“Milk makes you strong.” We’ve all heard this saying growing up. We’ve been told to drink our leftover milk. We’ve been told that milk makes us grow. We’ve grown up...