Anatomy of a PlaneKylie Sek • Claire Tang# Fighter Jet Fighter jets are high-speed military aircrafts that are designed for air combat. They are equipped with various military-grade weapons and advanced maneuvering capabilities. Stabilizers: Relatively large...
January 2025: Save the datesClaire Tang • Harry Dweck • Stephanie Liao### StuCocoa day *January 9, 2025 at Tiger Time* A long day at school can wear down even the toughest of students. On January 9 at Tiger Time, you can stop by at the main intersection for a sweet pick-me-up! At Student...
PHS fencing coach Sam Blanchard dies at 56Claire Tang • Harry DweckAaron Sam Blanchard, known as Coach Blanchard to the PHS fencing team, died at age 56 on December 2, 2024 at the RWJ University Hospital. He was surrounded by his wife and three daughters, one of whom is a PHS graduate....
PHS travels to JapanClaire Tang • Aryan SinglaThis November, 32 PHS students embarked on an eleven-day cultural exchange trip to Japan. Organized by Japanese teacher Risa Sakakibara, the trip spanned Kyoto, Nara, Kanazawa, and Tokyo. Including a homestay with host...
PHS behind the scenes workersClaire Tang • Mattias Blix • Daniel Gu • Fangwu Yu### Bill Urias Every day, students who enter PHS through the Tower entrance are greeted by Bill Urias and asked for their IDs. However, this quick interaction does not reveal much about his interesting life before PHS...
PHS Profile: Jennifer LiClaire Tang • Maxime DeVico • Anna PetrovaBorn and raised in Cranbury, New Jersey, Jennifer Li served as a Peer Group leader, a trumpet player in Studio Band, and participated in various community service activities as a student at PHS. Now, having worked as a...
PHS to change bell scheduleDaniel Guo • Matias da Costa • Claire TangOn March 8, Principal Cecilia Birge presented the prospective new schedule for the 2024–2025 school year to the Student Achievement Committe, which will incorporate two days of 90-minute block periods, shorter...
PHS holds Inaugural TEDxWitherspoonSt Youth EventClaire Tang • Meiya XiongOn December 2, an audience gathered in PHS’ Black Box Theater for the first-ever TedXWitherspoonSt Youth event. Hosted by Elizabeth Tian ’24 and Oliver Huang ’24, the event showcased talks delivered by high school...
Stop relying on celebrity activismClaire Tang • Chloe ZhaoIn the past, celebrities were shining stars: singers, dancers and politicians only seen by fans on the black screens of television. Now, in the age of unrestrained usage of social media, the distance between celebrities...
PHS Profile: Elizabeth TaylorMattias Blix • Matias Da Costa • Claire TangFirst dreaming about becoming a history teacher in the first grade, this fall marks Social Studies Teacher Elizabeth Taylor’s 13th year teaching at PHS. Growing up in Wichita, Kansas, Taylor debated between journalism...
Families gather for annual ELL Parent Community NightClaire TangOn November 16, Princeton Public Schools’ English Language Learner and Title 1 families gathered in Princeton Middle School for the third annual Parent Community Night. The Night included Interactive workshops on family...
Trick or Treat the Environment BetterChloe Zhao • Claire TangAs the air crisps and leaves awash in warm hues, Halloween decorations begin to adorn porches and lawns. While twinkling string lights and flashy blow-up characters are visually appealing, the harm they bring to the...
Feminism is MisunderstoodClaire Tang • Chloe Zhao“She’s Barbie. He’s just Ken.” This tagline from “Barbie” (2023) brought the topic of feminism into the spotlight upon the movie’s anticipated arrival in cinema. While garnering support from a majority of the public, an...
New venue astounds at promCarina He • Claire TangAdding another year to the decades prom has been celebrated by PHS, June 1 brought together upperclassmen at The Westin Princeton at Forrestal Village for a night of festivities, starting at 6:30 p.m. The spotlight fell...
The importance of LGBTQ+ inclusion in the athletic worldClaire TangThroughout history, professional athletes have made headlines for coming out as members of the LGBTQ+ community. For these LGBTQ+ athletes and others, participating in sports often comes with struggles cisgender...
Flash Features: Dodge for a CauseClaire Tang • Leila GuittonOn March 10, the PHS Student Council held its first annual “Dodge for a Cause” dodgeball tournament. The event, which teams of students from all grades signed up for, had the objective of raising funds for Arm in Arm, a...
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