Laptop Life and Times

Laptop Life and Times

By Jesús Jiménez Staff Writer High school is the ultimate obstacle for teenagers. When students enter through these doors, it is expected they will receive their fair share of dr...

"No Ifs, No Buts, No Education Cuts"

“No Ifs, No Buts, No Education Cuts”

By Jacob Lotkowski & Isabela Supovitz-Aznar Staff Writers On Thursday May 9th, approximately 120 SLA students left the building to participate in a city wide protest against th...

Being White in Philly; A Black Girl's Response

Being White in Philly; A Black Girl’s Response

DeShawn McLeod Staff Writer “My younger son goes to Temple, where he’s a sophomore. This year he’s living in an apartment with two friends at 19th and Diamond, just a few...

A Bittersweet Ending: Baseball Season Comes To A Close

A Bittersweet Ending: Baseball Season Comes To A Close

By Ryan Harris  Staff Writer After a streak of getting second place in the playoffs, the SLA Rockets baseball team will not be making the playoffs this year. The Rockets, a D-divi...

Sports


Students will represent SLA at District Championship
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By Heather Campbell Staff Writer Juniors Katherine Hunt and Karly Bornstein and Freshman Desmund O’Donovan will be representing SLA at the Philadelphia District 12 Track and ...

A Bittersweet Ending: Baseball Season Comes To A Close
May 10, 2013 | by | No Comments | Read →

By Ryan Harris  Staff Writer After a streak of getting second place in the playoffs, the SLA Rockets baseball team will not be making the playoffs this year. The Rockets, a D-divi...

Lehmann’s Plan: Pro Sports Teams should Support Athletics
May 10, 2013 | by | No Comments | Read →

By Jacob Lotkowski Staff Writer The Philadelphia School District is rolling out 300 million dollars in cuts to schools for the 2013- 2014 school year. These proposed cuts would inc...

Op/Ed


Being White in Philly; A Black Girl’s Response
May 10, 2013 | by | No Comments | Read →

DeShawn McLeod Staff Writer “My younger son goes to Temple, where he’s a sophomore. This year he’s living in an apartment with two friends at 19th and Diamond, just a few...

How I learned about feminism
May 1, 2013 | by | No Comments | Read →

By Isabela Supovitz-Aznar Staff Writer I have a very clear memory from when I was in middle school at Friends Select. I was walking down the basement hallway to the Math room for g...

Editorial: The Pursuit of Happiness
Mar 22, 2013 | by | No Comments | Read →

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, L...


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“No Ifs, No Buts, No Education Cuts”
"No Ifs, No Buts, No Education Cuts"

By Jacob Lotkowski & Isabela Supovitz-Aznar Staff Writers On Thursday May 9th, approximately 120 SLA students left the building to participate in a city wide protest against th...

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Laptop Life and Times
Laptop Life and Times

By Jesús Jiménez Staff Writer High school is the ultimate obstacle for teenagers. When students enter through these doors, it is expected they will receive their fair share of dr...

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Op/Ed

Being White in Philly; A Black Girl’s Response
Being White in Philly; A Black Girl's Response

DeShawn McLeod Staff Writer “My younger son goes to Temple, where he’s a sophomore. This year he’s living in an apartment with two friends at 19th and Diamond, just a few...

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Sports

Students will represent SLA at District Championship

By Heather Campbell Staff Writer Juniors Katherine Hunt and Karly Bornstein and Freshman Desmund O’Donovan will be representing SLA at the Philadelphia District 12 Track and ...

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Restaurant Review: Crumbs
Restaurant Review: Crumbs

By Leah Kelly and Nomi Martin-Brouillette Staff Writers Stumbling upon Crumbs was one of the best discoveries that we have ever made on a Wednesday afternoon prior to our ILP. Loca...

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