Features – Page 6 – The Devil's Advocate

AADM: Embracing the Mathematical Experience

Bella Saylan '18

December 20, 2015

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By the end of the first marking period, seniors enrolled in Advanced Algebra and Discrete Mathematics (AADM) had constructed portfolios of equations, reflecting cumulative knowledge with a personal touch. At Ridge, the AADM...

Humans of New York: Illustrating the World

November 12, 2015

College Visits – A Step Closer to Reality

November 12, 2015

Students Take Over Fall Play

November 12, 2015

Legwork for Lungs

Nastassja Kuznetsova ‘19

November 12, 2015

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The Legwork for Lungs 5k and Mile Walk is a second-annual event that will take place on Sunday, November 15th, 2015 at Mountain Park and though its main focus will be the 5k Run/Walk, there will also be a 1-mile fitness walk,...

What Should We Have for Dinner? A Review of Local Restaurants

November 12, 2015

Spotlight on the Media Center

November 12, 2015

The Freshman’s Handbook to Surviving High School

Sarah Ho '17, School News Editor

September 29, 2015

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As the school bell rings, students stream through the doors. No, it isn’t June. It’s September 8th and the 2015-2016 school year has just begun. As seniors revel in their long-awaited position at the top of the food chain,...

Who’s That?: Behind Facebook “Senior Names”

Alicia Jen ’16 (AKA PledgeOf AliJence), Features Editor

September 29, 2015

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Like on any lazy summer afternoon, you're scrolling mindlessly on Facebook until something makes you suddenly scroll up—an unfamiliar name. You don't remember being Facebook friends with that person. In fact, is that even an...

The Halls Are Alive: Teachers Express Excitement at Starting the Year

Hyojin Lee '16, Editor-in-Chief

September 29, 2015

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Students returning from the blissful haze of summer break usually display one of two extremes upon entering school in September: hectic and joyful excitement or bleak and contrary exhaustion. Gleeful freshmen race around the school,...

How To: Survive Junior Year

Kathie Guo '16, Public Relations

September 29, 2015

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“I’m mostly nervous about essays, AP exams, AP Chemistry, and AP Physics,” Val Post ’17 remarks. Junior year (also known as the dreaded year, the “year that colleges actually care about,” and the year of no social...

ED: Enticing Delusion

Karen Shen '16, Opinions Editor

September 29, 2015

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Welcome back to school to the most stressful time of the year [for seniors]! College application season has swooped in, preying on the wistful creatures yearning for the summer that passed too quickly. Despite the occasional...