Final exams begin next Thursday and already people are beginning to panic. Seven exams, four days, even with a weekend, appears to be stressing out the students. Fortunately, finals are nothing new and over the years, time-proven strategies have emerged. … Continue reading Tips to Survive Finals
Encore! Encore! is what the crowd was yelling at the end of Once on this Island. The annual school musical had four performances with rotating casts the weekend of April 5-7. Many parents and family stood up giving a round of applause for “the terrific performance put on by the students of Pallotti” according to Arts Academy director Mr. Saunders Allen. “Although the parents and other members of the audience weren’t able to record and take pictures, I felt as if the audience enjoyed the play and that it ran smoothly. There is always room for improvement, but it was … Continue reading Once Upon an Island
As the days pass on, you can only wonder what people in the school are planning for next week’s spring break. It’s all people can talk about in the hallway and cafeteria. “What’s the move for break?” is the common question you’ll hear. Many seniors are wanting to travel for break. Cynthia Roberts ’19 is trying to take a trip to New York. It seems that traveling is a common thing that people throughout the school are wanting to do. A lot of teachers had the same idea too, the ones with kids said they were going to spend time … Continue reading Can’t Wait for Break
She’s the pint-sized piston that you see at most every event, her radiant smile flashed at everyone. Most students have interacted with her at one time or another as she directs the shadow program as part of the school’s recruitment process. Virginia Rinker, Admissions and enrollment manager, is head of the shadow program, helping to determine who will best represent SVPHS to all the potential incoming freshman. As a result, she controls the ambassador dress code as well as for the visiting shadows. Mrs. Rinker said, “This job can be stressful because kids fill out interest forms, and their academics … Continue reading The Shadow Wrangler
With the end of the school year slowly approaching seniors everywhere are suffering from a serious case of senioritis. This unique condition is defined as a supposed affliction of students in their final year of high school or college, characterized … Continue reading Senioritis – A Real Disease
Pallotti held its sixth annual Chamber Music Recital on Sunday, March 3. The goal is to present the hard work from the students in the Performing Arts department. Friends, family, and faculty were present to support the students who were … Continue reading Chamber Music Recital
On Friday, February 5th, Pallotti hosted it’s third annual lip sync battle and the competition was equally fierce and hilarious. This fundraiser is to help support Pallotti’s music program. The lip sync battle is a competition between the school’s faculty, where they put on a performance lip-syncing to popular songs. The winners win bragging rights for the year and a framed certificate recognizing their win. This year the competition was hosted by seniors Kenndey Essex and Lauren McFadden, who also performed as background dancers with Guidance Counselor Rachel Pupiales to Beyonce’s “Love on Top”. The first runner up for this … Continue reading Pallotti’s 3rd Annual Lip Sync Battle
Dominick is a junior and this will be his third year at Pallotti. He told me that all of his friends call him “Dom” and he has grown to like it. I asked about how his junior year was going and he said, “It’s going pretty good. I still hate all the homework, but I can handle it.” I asked him if he has started thinking about college and he replied, “I have started thinking about it but I don’t know where I want to go or what side of the country I want to be on.” Continue reading Dominick Lane
By Olivia Charles There’s one word high school students all have in common: stress. With midterms coming up, college applications for seniors wrapping up, and PSATs/SATs looming around the corner for sophomores and juniors, the student body is, as the … Continue reading Stress: The Definition of High School
Evan Hawkins is a freshman at Pallotti and seems to be getting comfortable with the school already. “I was a little nervous at first but I made a lot of friends the first week so I’m doing pretty good.” He said he was going to play basketball and said, “I’m looking forward to playing on a high school team. I went to a workout and it was a little difficult but I know it will make me better. I just gotta do my best in tryouts and do what i know i can do to show my skill.” He also … Continue reading Evan Hawkins
The newspaper for St. Vincent Pallotti High School 