The Official Student Newspaper of Boston Latin Academy

Category: Opinion

  • Stop Alienating the Transgender Community!

    As the conversation about transgender rights leaves just the LGBTQ community and becomes a worldwide topic, America is plagued with the question “should people be able to use the bathroom of the gender they feel comfortable in?”. Many people argue that gender identity should be chosen by the individual not doctors, and if one chooses…

  • Most Anticipated Movies Of 2014

    By: Sarah Jounaidi ’16 Lots of great movies are coming in this year. This is a list of 10 movies (in no particular order) that are surfing around a lot, whether it be on the internet or in school.  1. The Fault in Our Stars- The movie adaption based on a school summer reading for BLA has finally arrived….

  • Why Valentines Day?

    By Sophia Dorsainvil-Johnson ’16 What is the point of Valentine’s Day? A day to acknowledge, admire, and appreciate your significant other? If that’s the case, everyday should be Valentine’s Day Why is this the day to show your affection? Couples get together and have a celebration Why February 14th, on this random date? Why not…

  • The Magical Door

      By Sarah Jounaidi ‘16       There is great magic that surrounds the school, more specifically the entrances and exits that blockade the halls and the outside world. These doors have enchantments that allow them to be ignored for the most part. Only few can manage to open these magical entrances. The thing…

  • Spreading Spirit

    Spreading Spirit

    Before going home to prepare, eat, and pass out over turkey, I first needed to enter a week of endless spirit. Though I am personally not a “spirit” person, I enjoyed the displays of pride, spirit and the all out effort put into these displays throughout our three-day education. So without further ado, this special…

  • Crowded Hallways, A Total Disaster!

    Do you know how crowded it is when people are off to class? Everyone is like a packed train that every corner of room is filled. Students are like a passenger who needs to get out at their stop. As a result students get shoved, their items would be damaged, and people begin to complain….