Molly McNulty, Staff Writer
December 20, 2018
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What started as a class assignment for BHS senior Liv Eldridge progressed into a community wide sticker campaign and media presence. Eldridge’s shark class had to make a social media account for their “make a movement”...
Phillip Randazzo, Staff Writer
December 20, 2018
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The FDA has proposed a ban on the top juul pod flavors that specifically target teens and stricter online age verification processes, but teenagers juuling is still common, even at Barnstable High School.
This electronic device ...
Skylar Bowman, Staff Writer
December 20, 2018
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Bathrooms at Barnstable High School have been undergoing recent criticism from students, but new changes are currently underway.
When walking into a school bathroom at BHS, it’s not uncommon to see paper towels strewn across...
Maeve Bedenkop, Staff Writer
December 12, 2018
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On Monday December 3, 40 ‘astro junkies,’ Mr. and Mrs. Gyra, Ms. Jarzobski and Dr. Brown, took a three hour bus ride to Hartford Connecticut to listen as renowned astrophysicist Dr. Neil DeGrasse Tyson discussed all topics...
Renna Alger, Staff Writer
December 12, 2018
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Environmentally, 2018 has been one for the books. People have been striving towards a waste-free lifestyle. At least, as waste-free as possible. One of the many great steps has been the international movement to stop using single...
Maeve Bedenkop, Staff Writer
December 12, 2018
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For the second time since the end of last year, the class schedule at Barnstable High School has changed. The initial schedule violated the BTA contract concerning teacher’s allotted amount of prep time, and that, along with...
Molly McNulty, Staff Writer
December 12, 2018
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Cape Cod has become the summer home to a growing population of white sharks—80 were identified in 2014, 141 in 2015, and 147 in 2016, according to Bostonia magazine. In response to the burgeoning population and recent bites...
Andrew Botolino, Staff Writer
November 1, 2018
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Education is not only a practice necessary for traditional school subjects, but also for development of essential life skills--exactly what the new Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) curriculum aims to achieve for BHS’s eighth...
Margo Silliman, Staff Writer
November 1, 2018
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On June 27 the U.S. Supreme Court decided in the Janus vs AFSCME case that teachers and school employees no longer need to pay dues and be part of their teacher’s union. In the past, education workers have all needed to pay...
Stephanie Stiles, Staff Writer
November 1, 2018
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After the high school shooting in Parkland Florida that left 17 dead, the whole country held its breath in expectation of change or repetition. The shots in Florida were certainly heard here in Barnstable, encouraging immediate...
Maeve Bedenkop, Staff Writer
November 1, 2018
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A strong suggestion by the National School Board Association and discussions among the Barnstable School District Administration has helped implement a new system that makes safety a priority; it’s the first thing staff and...
May 15, 2018
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Caroline and Aaron:
My name is Aaron Huynh, and I recently asked my girlfriend Caroline Martone to prom this year. She had told me in the beginning of the year that I really didn't need to do anything big for prom, but being...
