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PHS students respond to ICE activity in Princeton
Avantika Palayekar
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Asma Frough
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Daniel Gu
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PHS choirs celebrate Black History Month with gospel celebration
Asma Frough
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The role of immigrants in the 2026 Winter Olympics Team USA
Joshua Huang
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Responsible snow removal
Asha Nag
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Jayden Zheng
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Look away from online resolutions
Hannah Chang
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Rohan Srivastava
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Pros of participation: How important is class participation
Fangwu Yu
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Student artist of the month: Nicole Lee ’26
Asma Frough
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Student artist of the month: Jonathan Ji ’26
Jane Hu
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The Tower peeks into PHS history
Rohan Srivastava
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Simon Santamaria
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Ways to stay active after school ends
Fangwu Yu
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Rohan Srivastava
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PHS Profile: Martha Hayden
Andrew Kuo
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Alexander Gu
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PILOT agreement passed amidst larger debates on housing developments in Princeton
Aritra Ray
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Harry Dweck
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Fangwu Yu
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Daniel da Costa
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Sports events to watch over the summer
Kaelan Patel
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Taking a look into ancient sports
Claire Yang
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PHS Profile: Renee Szporn
Rohan Srivastava
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Fangwu Yu
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PHS works to bring courtyards and lower basin back to life
Joy Chen
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Asma Frough
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Student artist of the month: Grace Waldman ‘25
Maiya Qiu
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Tower Investigates: Peer Group
Daniel da Costa
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Elena Pavicevik
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PHS students reflect on Asian Fest
Joy Chen
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Andrew Kuo
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PHS Profile: Shefali Mehta
Angela Chen
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Rohan Srivastava
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Simon Santamaria
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Owen Barry ’25 connects his past and future through music
Raya Kondakindi
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Board of Education approves Michael LaSusa as superintendent
Joy Chen
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Emil Kapur
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Tyler Fiorentino
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The consequences of a blanket ban on phones in schools
Shaya Bhatia
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Choirs and orchestras unite to fill Princeton University Chapel with music
Joy Chen
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Asma Frough
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Dhruv Khanna
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The importance of positivity
Ben Li
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Alexander Gu
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In defense of school assemblies
Angela Chen
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January 2025: Save the dates
Claire Tang
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Harry Dweck
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Stephanie Liao
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Self-regulating social media usage
Stephanie Liao
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Sarah Chen
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PHS Investigates: bathrooms
Emil Kapur
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Joy Chen
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Aarna Dharmavarapu
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Librarians need to be protected
Ben Li
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Alexander Gu
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Behind the scenes: college visits at PHS
Angela Chen
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Madeline Levine
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Benjamin Li
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PHS Investigates: coordinating transportation
Daniel Gu
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Fangwu Yu
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Empowering minds: a new era of learning at PHS
Angela Chen
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Aryan Singla
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The pitfalls of “die-hard” fandom
Stephanie Liao
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Aarna Dharmavarapu
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Tower Spotlight: new teachers
Matias Blix
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Daniel da Costa
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Emil Kapur
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Theo Lee ’24: weightlifting
Dester Selby-Salazar
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Ishaan Banerjee ’24 remains resolute in his passion for jazz
Marina Yazbek Dias Peres
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Formula 1: engineering the future
Asya Morozov
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From stage to screen: the acting career of Sedona Raphael ’24
Aleena Zhang
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Jennifer Smolyn and Jackie Katz published in The Science Teacher
Meiya Xiong
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Audrey Huang
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Maiya Qiu
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Post-AP classes are being misused
Jane Bennett
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The fight for abortion is ours, too
Tamar Assayag
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PHS Futsal Club returns with electrifying spirit after a year on hiatus
Dester Selby-Salazar
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How music benefits athletes
Jessica Chen
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PHS Profile: Timothy Campbell promotes activism among students
Laura Liu
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Zoe Nuland
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Brandon Zhu