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A Seniors Advice to Rising Juniors for the College Admissions Process

A Senior’s Advice to Rising Juniors for the College Admissions Process

Dea Veshaj, Staff Writer April 14, 2023

I unhealthily stressed about college and applications in my senior year of high school. I learned a lot about the process by talking with my friends, teachers, advisors, parents, etc. As a current second-semester...

Should SPS Reintroduce Midterms and Finals?

Should SPS Reintroduce Midterms and Finals?

April 11, 2023

Among many other changes, COVID-19 saw the end of midterms and finals throughout the Stamford Public School system. Now that all restrictions have been lifted, two students make their cases for and against...

A 6th-floor hallway at passing time

SHS needs an 8-Minute passing time

Olivia Kowalski, Staff Writer April 10, 2023

Over the years, students who are currently enrolled in Stamford High School have had five minutes in between classes that act as either their bathroom break or snack break, alongside having to make it...

A Patch News headline about the lockdown seems to blame the employee for acting with caution.

Lockdown False Alarm: New employee did the right thing

The Round Table Editorial Staff March 20, 2023

On Friday, March 10, 2023, during the first period of classes, Stamford High School initiated lockdown procedures due to a shooter threat. Similar to the previous lockdown that occurred back in October,...

An example of a good classroom at Stamford High School.

Teachers: Classroom Decor Matters!

Caroline Fay, Correspondent March 14, 2023

When you change classrooms throughout the day, do you ever feel like you work better in some classrooms than others? Either you are sitting in a hot classroom with the bright florescent lights shining...

Advice for seniors: how your last year of high school should be spent

Advice for seniors: how your last year of high school should be spent

Lucia Kempton, Staff Writer March 6, 2023

The emotions and stresses of senior year are strongly juxtaposed by the alleged reward of graduation and a little bit of slacking. But, how far can “senioritis” go before it affects your long term...

A call for regulating Artificial Intelligence

A call for regulating Artificial Intelligence

Dea Veshaj, Staff Writer January 23, 2023

ChatGPT is an artificial technology program that can generate essays, poems, and other written works. Recently, there have been many instances where students use this AI in education to plagiarize, which...

Why locked bathrooms do more harm than good

Why locked bathrooms do more harm than good

Esther Jean-Charles, Staff Writer November 17, 2022

Last year the Stamford High School administration began locking some of the bathrooms during the school day. I believe this is wrong. Bathrooms are a necessity for students, and with close to two thousand...

We Need More Media Center Specialists

We Need More Media Center Specialists

Dea Veshaj, Staff Writer October 24, 2022

Few students at this school remember the time when Stamford High School’s library was open and welcome to all. The change happened at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic when media specialists were...

A/B Block Scheduling: Yay or Nay?

A/B Block Scheduling: Yay or Nay?

October 3, 2022

For the 2022-2023 school year, Stamford Public Schools implemented a new A/B block schedule. This schedule consists of four 90-minute classes each day, alternating between A-Day and B-Day. Students have...

Goodwill in Stamford is just one of the many locations to score a good thrifted find!

What you miss by not buying secondhand

Ana Clara Mesquita, Staff Writer June 1, 2022

Thrift stores have become very popular with Generation Z as teenagers become more conscious of fast fashion and try to shop without contributing to it. Thrifting is a great way to help with waste reduction,...

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Is Standardizing Testing A Good Measure of Intelligence?

Emma Mancini, Staff Writer April 7, 2022

Standardized testing - a way for people to learn the way to take a test, not the actual material. The SAT and ACT are ways for people to display their knowledge of how to take a certain style of testing,...

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