Jordan Napolitano: Athletic Trainer, Lifesaver, and Hero
Brayden Davis and Abby Wexler
January 17, 2020
What does Stamford High Athletics mean? It means the annual Pink Out football game that raises a tremendous amount of money for Breast Cancer. It means basketball games in the Kuczo Gymnasium, hockey games at Terry Conners, and games under the light at Boyle Stadium. But there is a lot of unnoticed thi...
Former homeschooled student experiencing her first (and last) year of public school
Sofia Sarak, Staff Writer
January 2, 2020
It is obvious that Stamford High School students don’t typically interact with a large number of homeschoolers - we spend all of our time in public school, after all. However, as little as we hear and know about them, they surely exist. As of 2019, it is estimated that 1.8 million students in the Uni...
Thursday Lunch Fundraiser is about more than just food
Ruhi Syeda, Staff Writer
December 16, 2019
The ASD (Autistic Spectrum Disorders) Program hosts weekly lunch fundraisers to teach students valuable life skills whilst simultaneously funding their numerous activities and end of the year trip. Every Thursday, the ASD teachers cook a variety of different meals, oftentimes including a desser...
Coach Kelley – Touching Students’ Hearts Since ’78
Sofia Sarak, Staff Writer
December 2, 2019
In 1978, Frederick Kelley began his first year teaching at Stamford High School. More than 40 years later, he is still here - teaching, coaching, and acting as a loving father figure for teachers and students alike. What makes this man so special? Kelley spent nearly his entire life in Stamf...
Tutoring, Trips, and College Admissions
Anjely Aragon, Correspondent
November 21, 2019
If you are a student of low income or an aspiring first-generation college student, you may be eligible to join "Upward Bound." Correspondent Anjely Aragon has more.
Straight to the point: New SHS student is a pencil drawing prodigy
Briana Gordon, Staff Writer
November 19, 2019
While most high school students are at home watching Netflix, this student is developing into one of the best pencil artists Stamford High has ever seen after just moving to America only a few months ago. Rafaque Hughes, 17, is a Stamford High School senior and pencil artist who moved here ...
SHS Senior creates Buddy Benches for Elementary School
Emily Sasser and Nicola Seager
October 23, 2019
Newest eagle scout member, Joe Nathanson, a senior at Stamford High School, has developed his own community-gathering project called “Buddy Benches”. Nathanson’s spark for this idea stemmed from his own childhood fear of not being included by his peers. The “Buddy Benches” are Nathanson’s cr...
Greatest Teaching Success Stories
Isabella Ranero and Christina Mazzeo
October 23, 2019
SHS teachers share some of their stories about successful students they've had in the past with reporters Christina Mazzeo and Izzy Ranero.
Welcome to the 2019-2020 school year Black Knight Nation
Abby Wexler, Editor-in-Chief
September 3, 2019
Welcome to the 2019-2020 school year. No matter if it is your first or last year as a part of Black Knight Nation, we all are starting a new year with new challenges. Each year will be an adjustment, you will have better and worse years, but you will always be a part of this community and have Black K...
Thank You: Saying Goodbye to This Year’s Retiring Teachers
Taylor Yaghmaie, Anistyn Boshka, and Joe Nathanson
June 17, 2019
As the 2018-2019 school year comes to an end, we reflect on the contributions students and staff made to the Stamford High School Community. Stamford High School is a family in which each individual has their own immense impact on our Black Knight community. Stamford High fosters some teachers that ...
Seniors Receive Letters From Freshman Selves
Amanda Olshan and Rebecca Rakowitz
June 14, 2019
Four years ago, Features Editor Rebecca Rakowitz organized a project where freshmen wrote letters to themselves as seniors, which were delivered by email at the end of this May. Current Features Editor Amanda Olshan talked to them about how they've changed over the last four years...
What the Hell? The Satanic Temple Isn’t What You Might Think
Isabella Sorial, Editor-in-Chief
June 14, 2019
Would you be interested in joining an organization that promotes equality, rejects tyranny and advocates practical ethical values? A few months ago I felt lost. It seemed like all I saw were twitter battles and fake news on facebook. The left was a little too sensitive and the right was too religious. I...
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