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SLA Responds to Community Concerns Surrounding Move

Sukainah Hasan Staff Writer Starting in September 2019, SLA Center City will be located in the Ben Franklin High School Building at Broad and Spring Garden. With this move come many questions, about academics, facilities, and the adjustment to the new space. More specifically, many parents and students have concerns about the safety issues with […]

SLA Plans, Prepares for Facility Upgrades at Ben Franklin

Zoe Kwasnicki Staff Writer Starting next school year, Science Leadership Academy Center City will no longer be located at 22nd and Arch. Instead, our new campus will be located within Ben Franklin High School – or at least half of it. But that is all the majority of the student body knows – excluding sketches […]

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Arts & Entertainment

Movie Review: Us

Lily Bromley Staff Writer The motif of the evil twin is a common one in horror films. What is more terrifying than an exact copy of you, that walks like you, talks like you… and knows all of your weaknesses? Jordan Peele’s “Us” brings a new take to the evil twin and poses the question, […]

Read This Article, But Don’t Spoil The Ending!

Juliana Long Staff Writer In every corner of the school, someone is talking about one of two things: the new Marvel Endgame movie or the final season of Game of Thrones. Funnily enough, the thing people talk about the most is not talking about it. From what I’ve observed, people at SLA have been taking […]

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Sports

2018 Phillies Prediction

Avi Cantor Staff Writer The most powerful word to describe the Philadelphia Phillies this season is “if.” The Phillies have added power-hitting first baseman Carlos Santana and 2015 Cy Young Award-winning pitcher Jake Arrieta to their lineup of young players, giving Phillies fans two guaranteed areas of production. However, the rest of their lineup embodies […]

SLA’s Response to the Winter Olympics

Jayla Wright Staff Writer An exotic locale. Political Intrigue. North Korean Cheerleaders. The world may have been excited for this year’s Olympics, but are students at SLA interested? According to Junior Cynthia To, kids at SLA aren’t that into the Olympics. “We don’t really talk as much about it. Cause in school no one really […]

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Opinion / Editorial

Column: The (Plastic) Infant Invasion

Mo Kelly Staff Writer It seemed like a normal day. I had just finished Algebra and was running down the stairs so I wouldn’t be late for Biochem. I’ve gotten used to the filth of the back stairwell, so nothing seems too out of the ordinary. Then, out of the corner of my eye, I […]

My Experience with SLAmbassadors

Staff Writer Mo Kelly From April 7th through the 14th, 10 students from Toruń, Poland came to Philadelphia to participate in the annual SLAmbassadors exchange program. The program runs between SLA and schools in two sister cities: Toruń and Frankfurt, Germany.  Early this year, I was chosen along with 9 of my classmates to be […]

2019 Met Gala

Staff Writer Lauren Nicolella I’m a simple person, I hear Harry Styles and my attention is instantly grabbed. For months, I have been highly anticipating this moment since I missed seeing Harry’s majestic Gucci suits from his 2018 tour. I do not know a lot about the famous designers that attend and dress celebrities, but […]

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The Faces of 440

By Marnae Penn Have you ever wanted a friend who was so thoughtful? Someone who listens to you and cares for you. This girl will play alternative music, bring you chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream, and watch That 70s show all night. Her name is Avery Buglione. Her last name is pretty hard to […]

The Faces of 440

By Dougie Oliver Tristan Mayberry is a junior at Science Leadership Academy. He’s lived in South Philly his whole life and was born on July 9th. He grew up with older and younger siblings. Before transferring from Central High school he played baseball and SLA asked him to come to join the team; he went […]

The Faces of 440

By Daijah Fleming Rahmir (Rocky) Powell attends Science Leadership Academy as a senior. He lives in Upper Darby with his mom, dad, and little brother. At school he participates in all sorts of sports such as basketball, baseball, and football. He enjoys playing sports, going out to eat, going to the movies, and hanging out […]

Officer Anonymous

By Yasir Thomas I had the pleasure of interviewing a school officer who can’t be named because of her job position. She has 21 years of work experience so far. When I asked for the steps it took to get this job, the answer was that she had to go to the police academy for […]

The Faces of 440

Profile on Ms. LaBan By Nuala Cowen On the afternoon of Tuesday, October 22nd, I sat down with Ms. LaBan, the assistant teacher of my journalism class. Being a professional in the journalism field, I wanted to get a deeper insight on the art of writing. Growing up in a suburb, north of New York […]

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