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The 12 Hour Tik Tok Ban
By, Lily Kades; Harriton High School '27 The past couple of weeks have been nerve wracking for many young people across the country. Gen...
The Rocky
Feb 28
An End to a Controversial Saga
Following a life surrounded by controversy, this past month, the seventy-six-year-old infamous former NFL star, OJ Simpson passed away on...
Lucy Yan '26
May 9, 2024
US House Passes a Bill that Could Ban TikTok Forever
On the evening of Wednesday, March 13, a pivotal moment unfolded in the US House of Representatives. The House passed a bill with broad...
Ella Ross Harriton High School '26
Apr 10, 2024
Opinion
Valentines Day: A Heavily Commercialized HolidayÂ
Lily Kades Harriton High School 2027 We all love Valentine's Day for the heartfelt cards, red roses, and mouth watering chocolates, but...
The Rocky
Jan 31
Vietnam Restaurant wins the James Beard Award
A customer is defined by the Oxford Dictionary as a person or an organization that buys goods or services from a shop or business. The...
The Rocky
Oct 13, 2024
Dizengoff Review
Imagine you’re walking inside a bustling restaurant located in Tel Aviv, Israel where you can get your typical pita and hummus, along...
Sports
Americans Fail to Clinch the US Open 2024 Titles
By Avani Shah-Lipman: The Baldwin School 2025 The US Open is the biggest tennis tournament on American soil, and the biggest one in the...
Avani Shah-Lipman The Baldwin School '25
Oct 6, 2024
A Steady-Handed Scheffler Wins Second Green Jacket
This year at Augusta, several competing storylines captured the imagination of the golfing world. As the incomparable Tiger Woods strived...
Ella Ross Harriton High School '26
May 9, 2024
The Comeback of the Philly Curse- The Philadelphia 76ers and their injuries
With 25 games left in the postseason, the Philadelphia 76ers find themselves in a tough position. Being the 7th seed in the East with a...
Lily Kades Harriton High School '27
Apr 10, 2024
Entertainment
The Imitation Game: The Review
The Imitation Game was released in 2014, but not until March 28, 2022 did it go on Netflix. Since then, thousands of people have been...
Benn Wheeler Harriton High School '23
Sep 5, 2022
The Bachelorette: Two People Instead of One
The Bachelorette is part of the well-known Bachelor reality TV series. Typically, one woman, the bachelorette, simultaneously “dates'' 30...
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May 24, 2022
Grammy Nominations 2022
The Grammy Awards are an annual television event that grants the most prestigious music awards. It has been occurring for about 64 years...
Kesar Acharya Upper Dublin High School '24
Dec 23, 2021
Community
Saving the Friendship Gates; Youth Activism from the Heart of Philadelphia’s Chinatown
Lucy Yan: Harriton High School 2026 The complicated realities of gentrification have reached Philadelphia Chinatown’s Friendship Gates....
The Rocky
Oct 6, 2024
Rittenhouse Row Festival Returns
For the first time since 2019, the Rittenhouse Row Spring Festival will return! The festival will occur on Walnut Street on May 6th from...
Grace Petersohn Germantown Academy '24
May 5, 2023
Young Entrepreneur and Fashion Designer Emma Siegal Starts Her Own Clothing Brand ERS Apparel
Hi! My name is Emma Siegel and I am a senior at Wissahickon High School. I have always had a passion for fashion, but I never really...
The Rocky
Dec 1, 2020
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