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Cast: Youre A Good Man Charlie Brown

Meet the minds behind “You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown”

Zion Algu, Staff Reporter March 15, 2024

After months of hard work by the actors and backstage and set design crews, the musical "You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown" was showcased on the evenings of Jan. 25 and 26. The director, Tom Carroll,...

Conversations on the ethics of A.I. generated artwork

Conversations on the ethics of A.I. generated artwork

Atchijah Ravinathan, Managing Editor March 8, 2024

As of  last year, on apps like TikTok, there has been an increase of trends involving AI (Artificial Intelligence) generated artwork and photographs as the technology continues to develop.  AI generated...

Bathroom inside the nurses office, no gender neutral bathroom sign displayed.

Students unaware of gender neutral bathrooms

Kelly Orzuna, Staff Reporter March 8, 2024

School administration says that there are gender neutral bathrooms in the building, but most students are unaware of their existence. “So we do have two designated gender neutral bathrooms. One...

Mental health board in 216B.

Students are stressed in school, counselors offer support

Avital Isakharova, Staff Reporter March 7, 2024

Students feel and cope with stress in different ways when they are at school but many are unsure of where or who they can go to for support outside of their friends. Liron Maks thinks that the school...

The Alumni College Fair was held in the gymnasium.

Students get good advice at Alumni College Fair

Greta Hasko, Staff Reporter March 6, 2024

The annual Alumni College Fair, which was held on Jan. 19, gave sophomores and juniors the chance to hear the inside scoop on college life from QSI alumni. Their insights and advice covered academic and...

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Juniors reflect on taking classes at Queens College

Jeremy Molina, Staff Reporter March 6, 2024

With the spring semester well underway, juniors reflected on taking classes at Queens College (QC) for the first time during the fall semester in a survey. Of the 65 juniors that attended at least one...

Students subjected to metal detector and bag searches, results unclear

Students subjected to metal detector and bag searches, results unclear

Taiba Mian, Staff Reporter December 23, 2023

Last Tuesday morning students had to go through metal detectors in the gym and have their bags searched before entering the building. Students reported being late to their classes and by Wednesday, rumors...

Marly Regalado, right, pets a chicken on the rooftop farm.

Students experience rooftop farm in Brooklyn

Leah Aronov and Lissandra Ferrante November 30, 2023

In September, the Climate Solutions class toured a rooftop farm run by Brooklyn Grange and saw for themselves how it can mitigate the effects of climate change. The farm, which is located on top of ​​Building...

Students at the Energy Park learning about solar panels

Renewable, clean energy is here, but public support is needed to make it a reality

Seth Walker, Guest Reporter November 30, 2023

Visiting the Department of Conservation and Waterways Energy Park and Hatchery (Energy Park) in Lido Beach really opened my eyes and made me see that a world with renewable, clean energy is possible and...

From left to right: Junior Tayquan Young, Senior Jayden Wang and Freshman Jeffrey Yusupov collecting data.

Climate Solutions class conducts the Harvard Tree Study

Ingmar Amaya, Guest Reporter November 22, 2023

Over the past month, the Climate Solutions class has been going up to 162nd St. and 77th Ave to make observations and collect data about the nearby trees. They are doing it for a scientific study on the...

Staff in favor of new cell phone policy, students opposed

Staff in favor of new cell phone policy, students opposed

Max DiMonda and Atchijah Ravinathan November 16, 2023

A new cell phone policy took effect at the start of the school year prohibiting students from using their phone at all during the school day, even during downtimes like lunch and on field trips.  “The...

Roach on the second floor.

Staff and students respond to increase in cockroaches

Ahmad Mohabir and Christian Olivares November 14, 2023

Upon returning to school this year staff noticed an increase in roaches, especially in the main office. “Other years, I saw maybe one or two,” said Tyler Marshall, who is in his third year as a...

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