Steroids in the classroom: The Adderall Project

As of now the pill is only available to individuals who have been diagnosed with a disorder that causes a  lack of focus. It is supposed to make people who have attention problems “level off” normally; therefore, someone who has no attention problems would have heightened abilities while on the pill, as chanted by slate.com

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Vincent Ambrosio
Always tired? You're not alone!

It takes an eternity to fall asleep, and eventually you wake up in the morning feeling drowsy and tired. In school you’re unable to focus and try hard not to fall asleep in class. Once school is over the cycle repeats. If this relates to you, then you’re one of the 85% of teens worldwide that share the same problem.

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Max Pelkonen
Reunited With Orchestra

As the new school year kicks off, classes and extracurriculars are in full swing. All music programs have began to prepare new music for the year. This includes Harborfields High School’s very own orchestra.

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Vincent Ambrosio
Absolutism, Everlasting Control in New York

As students leave High School and go into the real world, it is understood that hard work and continuous effort will always prevail against natural talent and a quick review session. However, this concept, which drives motivation and diligence, is illegitimate when it comes to the New York State Board of Regents. The Regents are commonly misunderstood and encourage mischief among High School students.

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Vincent Ambrosio
Corruption, Cheating at Harborfields

It has the reputation of being one of the biggest sins since Hester Prynne was identified as it in The Scarlet Letter.  Most people have seen it done. It doesn’t matter if it’s a quick peek on a peer's paper, taking a picture of someone else's Homework or copying self inputted answers from a calculator or Reference Table. These are all forms of cheating.

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Vincent Ambrosio
HF ASL

Communicating is an essential part of our everyday lives and is used in a variety of ways throughout different places. From the day we are born we learn to communicate in a specific language and advance and carry on with it forever. There is nothing better than hearing your baby's first words.

    There are so many different languages in the world which is why it is so important that we learn other languages aside from our first language. We need to have the knowledge of others so we can make new relationships and be able to expand on different cultures and people.

 

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Vincent Ambrosio
Needing More Time

At Harborfields High School, the bell interval time is five minutes up until 11:28. After sixth period, the time goes down to four minutes. This has become a real problem and teachers are cracking down on students for constantly being late.
 

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Vincent Ambrosio
Why Gym Is Awesome

You either love it, or you hate it and this topic can be very debatable amongst students. Aside from its flaws, I think it is important that gym class is required for students. There are many things that students do not like about this class, like having to change, participating in a sport that they are not good at, doing new things, or even just not having a friend that you always hang out with in that class.
 

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Vincent Ambrosio
Why HF should have sign language

Communicating is an essential part of our everyday lives and is used in a variety of ways throughout different places. From the day we are born we learn to communicate in a specific language and advance and carry on with it forever. There is nothing better than hearing your baby's first words.

 

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Vincent Ambrosio
Ap Stress

As the crude month of May approaches us, many Juniors, Seniors and even Sophomores prepare for the dreaded Ap tests. The long nights, the cramming of multiple chapters, and the studying vocab words is more than stressful for everyone. So as the days approach us, how do we prepare for these tests? We asked Junior, Alexa Pizzonia, and she said, “I try to find the best review book to use, and read it from cover to cover. I highly recommend “5 steps to a 5”, because it really goes through all the material and it makes me feel like prepared for my exam.” Sofia Braunstein, another Junior, responded and said that she uses her old notes, and goes to all the review classes that her teachers have to offer.

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Vincent Ambrosio