Please find our first issue of 2022 as printed below. You may preview it on desktop or download the full PDF.
The Sound Brigade
For the past couple of weeks my team and I, The Sound Brigade, have been conducting an experiment within the 7th grade classrooms of Boston Latin Academy. We are currently participating in the Lexus Eco Challenge for our AP Environmental Science class with Ms. Stafford. We chose a topic that affects our environment within and…
The Global Climate Strike 2019 by T. E. Lewis
On Friday, the twentieth of September,, students across the world left school earlier to protest the various factors of nations across the world causing climate change. This was no different for Boston and especially Boston Latin Academy. People from all portions of the city, country, and world left their school or workplace to convene at…
Magdalene by FKA Twigs written by Emma Ellis
On November 8, FKA twigs released an album for the first time in 4 years, titled Magdalene. Written about heartbreak along with chronic pain, her album gives us an insight into her suffering. Tracks like sad day or cellophane are the saddest songs on the album, with dreary keys and vocals that reveal pain. The…
Tater Tots and Tattered Truths by Nini Nguyen
Fall weather, football, and family, American classics represent our beloved holiday of ‘thanks.’ A tradition started by the founding fathers themselves is true depiction of the American Dream and its history overall. Thanksgiving, as some were taught was started when the Plymouth colonists shared a meal with the Wampanoag Natives to celebrate the fruits of…
Is the Standardized Testing Worth It? by Marley Iralien
The students of Boston Latin Academy take on average of four standardized tests each year. While that might not seem like a lot, these tests can create an environment of anxiety and often feel unconnected to what is taught. In a 2016 Harvard study, it was found the average student spends 20 to 25 hours…
What is Colorism?
Colorism is the principle that people with lighter or fairer skin are treated with a higher consideration than those with darker skin that is observed between racial communities and within racial communities. There is a fine line between colorism and racism. Racism is the discrimination between people based on their perceived racial status. Colorism is…
Hairspray!
Last week the kids of Boston Latin Academy preformed the play Hairspray. The days that Hairspray was preformed was on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. Here are some photos of the set an play!
These are photos.. of hairspray
During rehearsals of Hairspray:
Spirit Day is on its way
SPIRIT DAY! By Eve Rutstein and Katherine Nguyen Spirit Day is close and people are excited! For many this is their first Spirit day, but for others this is yet another awesome one. What is Spirit day? Spirit Day is the half day before Thanksgiving where all the clubs, sports teams, and BLA’s…
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