By Rori Kostos Thanksgiving is a holiday that celebrates the harvest and blessings of the year before. The very first celebration of Thanksgiving when the Pilgrims of Plymouth and the Wampanoag people shared a harvest together in 1621. Ever since that day, Thanksgiving continues to represent the importance of family and all that they do…
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By Lily Mehok Snowmen Lights: Supplies: Battery operated tea lights A Black Sharpie Red Ribbon Red Pipe Cleaners Red Pom Poms Black Felt Orange Sharpie Glue Gun Here is the link to the step by step instructions: https://onelittleproject.com/tea-light-snowman-ornaments/2/?jwsource=cl Holiday Sock Gnomes: Supplies: 1 Patterned Crew Sock adult size 1 Solid Color Crew Sock adult size…
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A Review of the Movie ‘Clouds’
by Radhika Dutta Over Thanksgiving break I found myself with a lot of free time to relax and catch up on new movies. My friends had watched the movie Clouds on Disney Plus and they said “It is such a sad movie and you will definitely cry.” I was interested by this comment so I…
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Pets in Quarantine
By Francesca Burke December marks our ninth month in quarantine and, if we look back to when this all started in March, we realize that a lot has changed. However, for the furry, four-legged friends in our lives, lockdown has been some of the best months ever. When you think about it, our pets have…
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The Best Gluten Free Cookie Recipes
By Grace Gilson and Kate Klein Maybe when you think about gluten free food, your first reaction is to cringe in disgust, but maybe these recipes will change your mind! From classic gingerbread to my personal favorite, the hint of orange cookies, there is a baked good for everyone this holiday season. Each year as…
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00:00:00
By Louisa Wang The ticking of the clock fades into the buzzing noise, But if you stop to listen you will hear The finite passing of each second Flawless and unfaltering in its meter. The sands of time glitter in the eyes of the makers Drifting closer to the end. What frivolous trouble we spent…
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By: Suzy Schwabl It’s 2:13am. Tick Tock, Tick Tock: time is a robber Snatching away the minutes of which my body desires sleep Tick. Tock. The thoughts, here they come: Oh no, oh no not again The worst ones that set in… And all of a sudden the world is ending Life flashes before the…
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Ranking My Top 3 Taylor Swift Songs From Each Of Her 8 Albums
By Anjali Dhanekula Hello! I recently sent out a poll to the entire upper school asking which album you all wanted me to review next, and the most voted on albums were Reputation, Lover, and Folklore by Taylor Swift. Since she is personally a really big songwriting inspiration, I decided to change it up and…
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Moods of Quarantine
By Julia Zhu The Swing Day Commit To An Emotion These are the days that my brain feels like a jumble and fails to get legitimately anything actually done. I’m sure we all have a swing day where our emotions are all over the place. It’s just a packet of squiggly ramen noodles up there,…
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Where and How to Find Reliable Recipes (Like For Pumpkin Pie)
By Nyneishia Gupta It’s fall again, and we all know what that means. Pumpkins. Now that pumpkins are in season it is the perfect time to make pumpkin pie! Pumpkin pie is a staple on thanksgiving but even if you don’t celebrate it pumpkin pie tastes delicious during any occasion. I don’t know how to…
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