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I Don’t Fly to School
Harper Leary Staff Writer Unlike all of my friends, I do not get a TransPass through school, yet I still take SEPTA every day. The School District of Philadelphia’s Transportation Eligibility Guidelines states that “Students in grades 7 through 12 who live 1.5 miles or farther from school are eligible for free Student TransPasses.” Now, […]
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Two Sides of a Building and City
By Dinah Soloway, Sean Hogan, & Harper Leary Like thousands of students across Philadelphia, students of Science Leadership Academy are back to in-person school after a year online. Unlike the rest of the city, the building they are learning in is still practically brand new to them. Previously located at 55 N 22nd St, the […]
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More That the School District Can be Doing
Harper Leary Staff Writer On Thursday, October 21st, I woke up with a sore throat, stuffy and congested nose, and overwhelming exhaustion, and took a COVID test at home. The results were positive. Honestly, I was somewhat nervous and scared, but after being extremely careful for the past year and a half, more than anything […]
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Students Transition to In-Person Benchmarks
Harper Leary Staff Writer Many students’ first in-person benchmark season came in full swing towards the end of October. This was a typical start of the school year – except that more than half of SLA students did not know what to expect after being online for more than a year and a half. As […]