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TUESDAY, JANUARY 13, 2026
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Charley Hu's Work
Taylor Adair-Heywood ’26: gymnastics
Kelly Cenci
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Sakinah Lateef
Zion Madden ’26: basketball
Aariyana Patel
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Beatriz Vozone
League of Legends: the center of esports
Kyle Chen
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Aarav Patel
History of breakdancing
Nathan Bansal
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Jasmine Patel
Student artist of the month: Seigo Iwata ’26
Jane Hu
‘Tis the season for small businesses
Alexander Gu
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Joshua Huang
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Nikolai Morozov
PHS’s Special Education Program
Joy Chen
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Tyler Fiorentino
Learning Commons librarian Jennifer Bigioni to retire after 31 years at PHS
Aarna Vachhrajani
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Sanya Bhatt
Valeria Trujillo ’26: cheerleading
Meredith Fan
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Johanna Kraft
How we treat AI comfort content
Alexander Gu
Our political debates need a makeover
Alexander Gu
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Fangwu Yu
Addressing “performative males”
Claire Yang
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Stephanie Liao
PHS mental health counselors plan RISE initiative
Joy Chen
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Emil Kapur
Ditch the water in your shampoo
Stephanie Liao
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Asha Nag
Kajol Karra '26: cross country
Luna Xu
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Nathan Bansal
Naomi Lygas '26: volleyball
Michael Yang
PHS new teacher profiles
Daniel da Costa
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Andrew Kuo
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Elena Pavicevik
Student artist of the month: Sylvia Schreiber ’26
Tessa Silver
“KPop Demon Hunters” slays
Claire Yang
“The Paper:” a successful spinoff
Maeve Walsh
Technology restrictions hinder learning
Aryan Singla
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Asha Nag
Save now, spend later
Stephanie Liao
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Chloe Zhao
The benefits of having a job
Aryan Singla
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Andrew Kuo
All that glitters is not gold: the hidden cost of mica
Franciszka Czerniak
The price of our memories
Asha Nag
Ellie Naggar ’25: lacrosse
Jackson Zwick
PHS seniors not attending traditional academic institutions this fall
Joy Chen
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Simon Santamaria
Word fun in the summer sun
Samantha Henderson
Jaqueline Zang ’25: golf
Ben Li
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Fangwu Yu
Literary crossword
Harry Dweck
"Ne Zha 2" reviewed
Jane Hu
PPS purchases two electrical buses
Emil Kapur
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Daniel da Costa
1,000 attend “Hands-Off” event in Princeton as part of national anti-Trump protest
Andrew Kuo
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Sanya Bhatt
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Maiya Qiu
Ellie Kovalick '25: rowing
Joshua Huang
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Tyler Fiorentino,
PHS Profile: Sova Fisher
Asma Frough
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Sanya Bhatt
Muslim Student Union hosts Interfaith Iftar
Harry Dweck
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Emil Kapur
Hispanic heritage assembly showcases diversity and culture
Angela Chen
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Daniel Gu
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Rohan Srivastava
Peter Niforatos ’25 performs from the heart
Chloe Lam
Tutors are not shortcuts to success
Aryan Singla
Lena Hamilton ’25: track
Anna Petrova
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Luna Xu
Jaiden Xu ’25: swimming
Jackson Zwick
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Joshua Huang
Bodyweight fitness: how calisthenics is redefining strength training
Kaelan Patel
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Avantika Paylayekar
The TikTok ban changes nothing
Andrew Kuo
PHS hosts Black History Month Assembly
Maxime DeVico
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Sebastian Su
Three PHS students named Regeneron Scholars
Avantika Palayekar
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Michael Yang
PHS Choir performs Holiday POPS! concert with Broadway singer Andrea Ross
Chloe Lam
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Yunsheng Xu
January 2025: Save the dates
Claire Tang
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Harry Dweck
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Stephanie Liao
PPS officials push 2025 referendum approval
Aritra Ray
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Harry Dweck
PPS sues social media giants
Angela Chen
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Avantika Palayekar
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Reed Sacks
PHS Profiles: Suzanne Stevens
Simon Santamaria
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Rohan Srivastava
PHS Investigates: stocking vending machines
Leila Guitton
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Joy Chen
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Aarna Dharmavarapu
Princeton Town Council to purchase Westminster campus
Aritra Ray
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Harry Dweck
PHS behind the scenes workers
Claire Tang
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Mattias Blix
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Daniel Gu
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Fangwu Yu
Assembly format changes spark spirited student response
Claire Tang
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Harry Dweck
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Reed Sacks
The pursuit of roundness
Chloe Zhao
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Harry Dweck
Isabella Posada ’24: discus
Claire Yang
PPS Superintendent Kathleen Foster to stay an additional year
Avantika Palayekar
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Yi-Tian Xiong
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Yunsheng Xu
PHS Profile: Jennifer Li
Claire Tang
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Maxime DeVico
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Anna Petrova
Our shallow academic performance
Stephanie Liao
Spring into the new season with these two movie reviews
Chloe Lam
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Jane Hu
Fresh picks for your outfits; what PHS students are wearing this spring
Amelie Kraft
A tale as old as time: “Beauty and the Beast” musical
Daniel Haiduc
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Layla Saint-Pierre