Surplus Spending Shopping Spree Yields New Toys [ArticleImageHyperLink] Friday, April 15, 2011 By Meral Kerim ‘12 “I’m a firm believer that Midwood High School shouldn’t have to give even a penny away,” said Principal David Cohen. In anticipation for next year’s budget cuts, he recently spent about $400,000 in sc full story

Guys and Dolls Prepares for Production [ArticleImageHyperLink] Friday, April 15, 2011 By Aya Itani ‘12 A sure show stopper, this year’s drama club production of Guys and Dolls is set to take center stage on May 26 and 27.  Guys and Dolls, a popular musical, portrays all the ups and downs of adulth full story

Who Are Paraprofessionals, Aides? [ArticleImageHyperLink] Friday, April 15, 2011 By Amanda Ng’ 12 Ever wonder about the people who do the odd jobs around school? Well they are the paraprofessionals and school aides. A paraprofessional is a trained assistant designated to help a specific student. A full story

New Standards Affect Curriculum [ArticleImageHyperLink] Friday, April 15, 2011 By Amy Chen ‘12 and Meral Kerim ‘12     It was his first day at Singleton Academy. The teacher began talking animatedly about mixed fractions. Everyone seemed eager to participate in the class discussion whereas Jack Wall full story

Beauty of Life Portrayed in Newman Club [ArticleImageHyperLink] Friday, April 15, 2011 By Leslie Zhu’12 and Peter Nguyen’12      There is a club that is older than the Class of 2012. It is one of the few clubs in the school that imparts a religious perspective on life. Members of the Newman Club talk ab full story

Mrs. Jean-Baptiste Spreads Her Love for Language [ArticleImageHyperLink] Friday, April 15, 2011 By Dondrey Payne '12 “Parlez-vous français? C’est la vie,” is one of her favorite sayings. For six years, Mrs. Jean-Baptiste has opened the door for many Midwood students to a new world and culture using the French langua full story

Great Minds Take Physics Challenge [ArticleImageHyperLink] Friday, April 15, 2011 By Joshua Wadler ’12 and Mark Trosman ‘12 Advanced Placement physics students competed in the Physics Bowl, a test administered to test both  conceptual understanding as well as problem solving ability. The Physics Bowl is an annual exam full story

Italian Exchange Students Create Lasting Friendships [ArticleImageHyperLink] Friday, April 15, 2011 By Sarah lee Lewis ‘12 They crowded in a group. They were shivering from a cold that they hadn’t felt in weeks past. They were overexcited with all the new things that surrounded them. We were inside, all anxious and quietl full story

Health Clinics Help Teens With Problems [ArticleImageHyperLink] Friday, April 15, 2011 By Anna Zhang '12 Have you ever heard alarming pregnancy-scare stories? For example, there’s the one when a condom accidentally breaks or when partners decide to use the “pull-out” method. Many of us may not know what full story