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Kurtzman’s SAT prep book

SAT scores make a sudden return to college admissions

Kylie Hellyer, News editor May 19, 2024

Anyone who has and is currently applying to college understands the guessing game of what ifs and maybes. What if the amount of AP and honors classes I’m taking is not enough? Maybe I should do more...

College students encampments at the University of Minnesota

College students protest against Israel-Hamas war

Sharifa Hunarwar, Copy Editor May 17, 2024

Why are the students protesting and what are their demands? After months of the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, some college students across the United States  have been protesting against the Israel-Hamas...

Top row, left to right: Natalie Kozelkova (11th), Tessa Holles (9th), Eleri Martin (11th), Riley Chaye-Shin (10th), Hazel Stoneback (9th). Bottom row, left to right: Ella Tyler (11th), Briar O’Connell (12th), Savannah Savitz (9th), Caroline Swain (9th). Not pictured: Linda An (12th), Nyx Baharestan (11th), Kaia Berg-Smith (11th), Keira Breinlinger (10th), Jamelle Namocatcat (12th)

The unseen side of Dance Ensemble

Maya Donalds, Lucy Egan, and Savannah Savitz May 10, 2024

Although our many sports teams get a lot of love from the SD community, one extracurricular that is too often overlooked is the Dance Ensemble, our SD dance team. A group of hardworking students from all...

The chalkboard design created by senior May Wu and the fifth graders

Approaching May, it is Mental Health Awareness Month.

Alice Wang, Copy Editor May 10, 2024

According to Mental Health America (MHA), nearly half of the Americans will experience a diagnosable mental health condition at some point in their lives, with half of them developing these conditions...

Running towards redemption: Guest speaker Markelle Taylor broadens San Domenico students’ perspectives

Running towards redemption: Guest speaker Markelle Taylor broadens San Domenico students’ perspectives

Sarah Robinson-Williams May 9, 2024

When I say prison, what is the first thing that comes to mind? Probably orange jumpsuits, fights breaking out in the yard, and riots every other day enforcing gang activity. When I say prisoners, you’ll...

We started spirit week strong with Denim Day. Almost everyone was wearing jeans or some sort of denim. Steph and Audrey were right on theme with matching denim jackets and jeans.

Photo Essay: A winter week of SD spirit

Paloma Strutz and Indigo Cramb May 3, 2024

Recently all of the San Domenico High School students participated in the annual spirit week leading up to winter formal. From “Denim Day” on Monday to “Dress Up As Your Favorite Artist Day” on...

San Domenico teachers and students start celebrating Holi

Photo Essay: Holi Moli, it’s San Domenico Panthers & the colors again

Sharifa Hunarwar, Copy Editor April 23, 2024

Holi is an annual Hindu festival that celebrates colors, love, unity, start of spring, new beginnings and rebirths. In Hinduism, Holi also celebrates the divine love of Radha and Krishna. In the stated...

Students gathering on Kesterson Field before the opening ceremony

Earth Day at San Domenico: Celebrating our planet’s call to action

Aarya Chowdhry, Head Copy-Editor April 19, 2024

“What does Earth Day mean to you?” asked Shelly Flint, the director of sustainability at San Domenico, to an audience of hundreds of students, as they joined her in celebrating Earth Day on our...

Senior Hank Figueroa Lindelli reads a poem

Cheese, pepperoni, and poetry: an unforgettable night at San Domenico

Coda Swaim and Delaney Whaley March 29, 2024

Picture yourself in a lively setting on a Tuesday evening with the delightful smell of a freshly baked pizza wafting through the air. As you take a bite of the warm, cheesy slice, you eagerly wait to immerse...

Rumt Al-Qahtani; the queen pageant of Saudi Arabia

Why do Afghans have such strong thoughts about a Saudi Arabian beauty pageant?

Sharifa Hunarwar, Copy Editor March 25, 2024

Since the Taliban took over Afghanistan on August 15, 2021, they have banned women from going to schools beyond the sixth grade and from working in governmental and non-governmental organizations. Furthermore,...

Illustration depicting one of the hotspots for gang violence, Guayaquil, in Ecuador. Illustration by Aarya Chowdhry.

Behind the curtains of San Domenico’s spring discovery trip amidst Ecuador’s political crisis

Aarya Chowdhry, Head Copy-Editor March 25, 2024

When upper school students first received the news that they had the opportunity to go to Ecuador during spring break, there was an immediate air of excitement that was shared by everybody. However, events...

The layout plans for the Aquatic Center

Making waves

Kylie Hellyer, News editor March 15, 2024

Whether you are a spectator at a swim meet wishing refuge from the heat, a coach who needs an open place to have a team meeting, or a student who wants extra space to lift weights, the Aquatics Center...

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