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EDITORIAL: The Black Experience JaiDyn Johnson 5/19 *In the Heights Review by Sam Sims * ​
THEATER: Michael Jai Visits 
WRITING: O'Neill Writing Retreat
VISUAL ART: Fashion Show
Click to watch a clip from Coop's Stellar Performance of "In the Heights"
________ CREATIVE WRITING: Student Work -- Poetry / Fiction / Nonfiction ________ 
Creative Writing Showcase Review by Samantha Sims 5/19
Art to Her Najae McCoy 5/19 Letter to My Father Jai’Dyn Johnson, Grade 12 "Don’t Touch Me" by Benie N’sumbu 1/19 ​Life the Night Before Halloween 2016 Kennyah Cooper 4/19 The Mountain Raymond Hernandez 4/19 Modern Day Stoic Thomas Small 4/19 Intuition Arius Feliciano 4/19 Illusion Nadia Gaskins 3/19 The Day I Got Murdered Nyla Kibler 3/19 The Hammer of History Nadia S. Gaskins 3/19 Alone Ny-Airra Houston 3/19 The Beauty of Destruction Eliza Vargas 3/19 The Sun is Me Malyiah Mullings 3/19 Goodbye Letter to You Jaidyn Johnson Branching Out (2/19) Destini Washington The Elusive Mysteries of Life Benie N'sumbu (12/18) Pain Is a Joke To You Mei Ling 11/18 Spears World Mei Ling Spears 11/18 Seeing Through Transparency Piper Zschack 10/18 The World According to Liz Elizabeth Condall 10/18 the wind Hajar El Bouamri 10/18 Letter from my future self Jai’Dyn Johnson 10/18  
Creative Writing Celebrated Read in the Arts Paper Creative Writers Showcase ​Read The Arts Paper Review ​​
WEEKLY QUOTES:
"You showed me that loving myself is more important than trusting an amateur." Ana Lujan
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"Poverty exists not because we can’t feed the poor but because we cannot satisfy the rich." Mario Reyes
NOTE: All photos by Rob Esposito unless otherwise noted

_____________________________ THE ARTS ________________________________

CHOIR
Choir Springfest Concert 4/19
DANCE
Hip Hop's Impact on the Community Jaidyn Gambrell 11/18
THEATER
Last Days of
​Judas Iscariot
BAND
Review of "Ancestral Rhythms" Sam Sims 12/18
VISUAL
Art Trip to Boston Museum of Art

____________________ FEATURES / COLUMNS / MORE________________________

QUIET (For/from "quiet" students)
Quiet with a hint of aggression Rebecca DeMatteo
HEALTH
Coping with Depression MarQuel Horton Woods 4/19 
​Make Every Day Count Anonymous 1/19​ The Nails That Were Elizabeth Condall 10/18
TECHNOLOGY
Five Reasons Waluigi Should Be a Fighter in Super Smash Bros Ultimate Tain Gregory
SENDING OUR CONDOLENCES
We're Winning for You, Coach Wells Makayla Chamber 3/19
Letter to my teacher Makayla Chambers 1/19 Letter to my Angel Destini Washington 11/18 Dear Tio Robbi  Ioanis Torres 10/18 Jeri: Why did they have to take you? Jai’Dyn Johnson 10/18

​REVIEWS
Review of Shazam! by Sam Sims Review of "Take Me Out" Sam Sims 12/18 Review of Choir Winter Concert Sam Sims 12/18 
,  EDITORIALS
Social Media and Its Effect by Madison Roman Thinking Out Loud Yesira Delgado 4/19 Girly Girls vs. Tomboys Lismary Lopez 3/19 Don't Leave Your Kids Alone (Cause They'll Do Something Dumb) Tain Gregory 12/18 “The Girlfriend Problem” Yesira Delgado 11/18
​International Students at American Colleges Raven Joseph 11/18 
​Disadvantaged Students Vs. The College Process Brookelyn Hazelwood 11/18 I'll Be the Reason I Love to Live Chelsey Jara 11/18

​IN THE NEWS 
Check out local news coverage of events at Coop: 
* Troy Powell Ailey II visit and 
Grammy Winner Marcos Sanchez ​​
* Yale Law School Marshall-Brennan Constitutional Literacy Project ​​
ACADEMIC WRITING SAMPLES
Stuck in the Middle Class Sam Sims AP Paper
MarQuel Horton College Essay
​Jaidyn Johnson College Essay
Tierra Williams-Ranciato College Essay
DEBATABLE
Makayla Chambers experiments.
​This week: meditation
ADVICE
The Intellectual
By Tiernen K. Sands
TRAVEL
Back to Puerto Rico After the Hurricane Yesira Delgado 12/18
#same 
​Dana Back & Melany Ortiz discuss girl's issues 
"THE WHATNOT" 
​Destin Williams's Musings

LOCAL NEWS
​Summer Tornado Raven Joseph co-anchors report at Journalism Camp 8/18

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