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Jun 1, 20222 min read
WPHS Players Delight with Little Shop of Horrors
By Elena Cartafalsa and Carissa Hazzard This past March, we had the pleasure of watching ‘Little Shop of Horrors’ with Cassie Gillen as ...
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theorangewphs
May 31, 20222 min read
WHITE PLAINS JV SOFTBALL TEAM UNDEFEATED LEAUGE CHAMPIONS
By Kayla Brogan The junior varsity softball 2022 season was definitely one to remember. The JV softball team captured the title of...
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theorangewphs
May 31, 20222 min read
Review: Olivia Rodrigo Celebrates One Year of SOUR and Performs at Radio City Music Hall
By Gaby Maldonado On May 21, 19-year-old singer-songwriter Olivia Rodrigo celebrated the one-year anniversary of her iconic debut album,...
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theorangewphs
May 31, 20224 min read
A Shift to Three Lunch Periods
By Eva Mandelbaum Mr. Martinez has announced that the high school will likely follow a new schedule next year. According to the proposed...
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theorangewphs
May 31, 20222 min read
Class of 2024 Updates
By Leah Dennis The Class of 2024 recently had a fundraiser at Shake Shack. Thank you to everyone who stopped by! There was also a...
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theorangewphs
May 18, 20222 min read
Freshman April Antonecchia Places Second for Long Jump at the Glenn D. Loucks Memorial Games
By Eva Mandelbaum The Glenn D. Loucks Memorial Track and Field Annual Games is one of the largest high school track meets in the country....
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theorangewphs
May 12, 20225 min read
Opinion: A Conversation About Cultural Appropriation
By Emiliano Juarez Let’s have a conversation about cultural appropriation. First, let’s define what the difference between cultural...
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theorangewphs
May 12, 20223 min read
Could NYS Enact a Universal Schools Meals Program?
By Eva Mandelbaum As of January 12, 2022, the New York State Educational Conference Board (a group of 7 statewide educational...
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theorangewphs
May 12, 20223 min read
WPHS Celebrates its Seniors at College Signing Event
By Eva Mandelbaum On April 29, 2022, White Plains High School honored college-bound seniors at a college signing event. This event was...
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theorangewphs
May 11, 20222 min read
Review: Whale Tea
By: Eva Mandelbaum A new location of the highly regarded bubble tea chain Whale Tea has opened in downtown White Plains. The ribbon for...
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theorangewphs
May 11, 20223 min read
Opinion: The Irresponsible GOP Interrogation of Future Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson
By Sophia Alexandrou Back in February 2022, President Biden nominated Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, former Vice Chair of the United States...
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theorangewphs
May 11, 20225 min read
Opinion: Free Period Products for All
By Colleen Cave Menstruation has been surrounded by stigma and taboo for hundreds of years. In many societies, periods are thought of as...
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theorangewphs
May 11, 20222 min read
Economic Impacts of Russian Invasion of Ukraine
By Amber Lau The recent Russian invasion of Ukraine has not been a discrete event whatsoever. Russia’s violent attempt to take over...
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theorangewphs
May 11, 20226 min read
Toxic Effects of the Ballet Industry
By Amber Lau All around the world, young boys and girls of all ages look up to prima ballerinas and desire the opportunity to live out...
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theorangewphs
May 9, 20222 min read
It's Time to Focus on AP Exams
By Gaby Maldonado AP exams have begun, and students will only have a few hours to complete a test about everything they have learned...
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theorangewphs
May 5, 20224 min read
Opinion: Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” Bill Undermines the Education of All Students
By Noah Maitland In my seventh period English class, we just finished reading Catcher in the Rye. We were discussing the examples of...
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theorangewphs
Apr 26, 20222 min read
Opinion: The Implications of The Slap Heard ‘Round the World
By Sophia Alexandrou Moments before winning an Academy Award for his role in King Richard at last month’s Oscar’s ceremony, actor Will...
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theorangewphs
Apr 20, 20223 min read
Highlights from the 2022 Grammy Awards
By Gaby Maldonado The 64th annual Grammy Awards took place at the beginning of April, lighting up Las Vegas, live from the MGM Grand...
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theorangewphs
Apr 20, 20223 min read
Spring Sports Begin
By Eva Mandelbaum The sports scene at WPHS is a core piece of the White Plains Community. Many students and families come to games in...
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theorangewphs
Apr 20, 20221 min read
Scholar-Athlete Seniors Commit!
By Peri Kahn Fifteen amazing seniors have officially committed to further their academic and athletic careers Amongst White Plains High...
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theorangewphs
Apr 20, 20223 min read
Why We Spring Forward and Fall Back
By Jack Reidy Hopefully, everyone has fully recovered from the lost hour of sleep caused by daylight savings time, but did you know where...
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theorangewphs
Apr 14, 20224 min read
MLB Season Predictions
By Judah Goldemberg After an extremely eventful offseason, the MLB season is finally here. This season we will see many star players in...
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theorangewphs
Apr 7, 20221 min read
Alert: Fifteen WPHS Athlete Scholars Commit to College
By Peri Kahn Amongst White Plains High School’s diverse senior class, there are many talented athletes who are going on to play at the...
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theorangewphs
Apr 7, 20222 min read
Opinion: DST Hurts Students
By Jack Reidy The idea of changing the time on the clock was thought of in 1895 by George Hudson, an entomologist from New Zealand, who...
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