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Essex County announces COVID-19 vaccine locations

Essex County announces COVID-19 vaccine locations

By Ciara Morrissey, Senior Chief Sports Editor
December 23, 2020

Two companies, Pfizer and Moderna, announce significant COVID-19 vaccine advances.

U.S. begins distributing first COVID-19 vaccines

By Jennie Lathrop
December 22, 2020

New staff, classes grace halls for 2020-2021

New staff, classes grace halls for 2020-2021

December 20, 2020

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Holiday traditions adapt to 2020 limitations

By Isabelle Farina, Photo and Advertising Editor
December 14, 2020

District announces virtual schedule post-Thanksgiving

By Jennie Lathrop, Art Director
December 8, 2020

(Clockwise from top left) Georgia Senate candidates David Purdue (R), Jon Ossoff (D), the Rev. Dr. Raphael Warnock (D) and Kelly Loeffler (R) are in the middle of a heated pair of Senate race runoffs for Jan. 5.

Georgia Senate runoff brings in big bucks to determine majority

By Candace Ortman, Managing Editor
December 2, 2020

Your eye color plays a role in S.A.D.

Your eye color plays a role in S.A.D.

By Gabby Pawlowski, Photo Editor
December 1, 2020

U.S. marks 250,000 dead as 2nd wave of COVID-19 continues to build

By Candace Ortman, Managing Editor
November 20, 2020

Two companies, Pfizer and Moderna, announce significant COVID-19 vaccine advances.

Pair of COVID-19 vaccines in trials prove extremely promising

By Alessia Contuzzi, News Section Editor
November 20, 2020

President-elect Joseph Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris were formally announced Saturday, after a tense several days of mail-in vote counting with an Electoral College victory inconclusive until Saturday.

Biden, Harris win 2020 presidential election

By Garrett Kessler, Curran Rastogi, Catherine Khitiri, and Lauren Snerson
November 9, 2020

With the new online schedules, students adapt to an increase in screen time. Many students find themselves losing focus more quickly and getting more headaches as they go through the school day.

Students share mixed feelings on dramatic increase in screen time

By Lauren Snerson, Lead News Editor
November 8, 2020

The run-up to the 2020 election has brought the very idea of the Electoral College into question - what is it, why do we use it and why are people questioning it now? The answers are rooted in discrepancies between the popular vote and how the Electoral College forms results.

The Electoral College, explained: History and controversy

By Candace Ortman, Managing Editor
November 3, 2020

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