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The student news site of Hagerty High School

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The student news site of Hagerty High School

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A digital illustration of a text exchange reading: “what are we?” / “what do you mean?”. Online communication and ambiguity are hallmarks of situationship culture.

What are we?

Adriana Monsanto, Features Editor | May 28, 2026

As you pick up your phone for the fourth time in the past five minutes, you find yourself increasingly annoyed by the “No New Notifications” pop up that taunts you when you swipe up on your lockscreen.  You...

Saturday morning, students are just about to be released back to home. The will return to school Sunday afternoon. Photo taken by Zheng Liu, Chinese student.

Pressure, performance and freedom

Kwan Chit Ng, Staff Reporter | May 28, 2026

For most students, arriving at school around 7 a.m. and leaving at 2:20 p.m. is considered a normal school day. However, for many students in China’s public high school system, the schedule looks very...

Junior Ali Abdelrahim logs in to his College Board account. Students have access to many resources like College Board that will aid them in their college prep.

Seize the moment

Ethan Baker, News Editor | May 22, 2026

The season of forms and files, excellence and essays, applications and administration is here. Juniors have the opportunity to get a jump start on their college preparation, through talking with their...

Freshman Juliana Acosta participates in the popular stacked earring trends. Among teenagers today, it is much more common for them to have many piercings.

Piercing the norm

Leah Spencer, Staff Reporter | May 20, 2026

Even getting her first piercing yanked out of her ear didn’t stop freshman Julia Barone from following the trend of multiple earrings. Starting with just one on each side at three years old, she now...

Juniors Nicolas Fennessy and Luke Krise play with superhero action figures. Recently, superhero media has shifted to deeper storytelling, strengthening fans' connection to their favorite characters

The “human” in superhuman

Ethan Baker, News Editor | May 18, 2026

Everyone’s favorite spandex superheroes have evolved over the years, with their stories–along with new ones–having adapted to a modern audience. What brings wonder to the many who have watched...

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