With the emergence of the Haldane Outlook this school year, it has been made clear that some of our school’s student journalism policies need to be adjusted to better support student excellence. Specifically,...
Each morning, we recite the Pledge by heart: “One nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.” It’s been drilled into my brain since the ripe age of five. But what does it mean...
As much as we may prefer to believe that we are exempt from the historical circumstances preceding our birth, our species has always been haunted by patterns. These repeating webs of destruction and creation...
The Challenge of Journalism
In January 2025 a headline in Forbes began, “Grieve the Loss of Local Newspapers …“ There’s no grieving in Philipstown which now boasts three local papers.
Since...
Throughout high school English classes, Haldane students are assigned to read almost 40 books. But, if we’re being honest, not every one of those pages gets thoroughly read. For one reason or another—busy...
Have you ever wondered just how much your peers aren’t saying out loud? The opinions they keep secret for fear of social backlash? Well, look no further, the Hot Takes column holds all the answers.
Responses...
In July of 2024, College Board announced that starting in May of 2025, 28 AP exams would be taken fully or partially digitally. This decision followed the recent transition of the SATs to digital testing...
Around 5000 to 3000 BC, there existed the Gala priests of Mesopotamia, worshipers of the Sumerian goddess Inanna who were believed by scholars to be transgender and gender-nonconforming. During the Delhi...
By Zohra Kapoor, Contributing Writer
• April 7, 2025
Let me get this straight: I love my country. I am proud to be a birthright citizen. I eat hot dogs and wear red, white, and blue wholeheartedly. I sing my heart out to our national anthem, and I love to...
By Sofia Kelly, Contributing Writer
• April 7, 2025
People use the buzzword “Sixth Mass Extinction” not just because they want to make a quick buck from you to save tigers in Bangladesh, but because, in many ways, it's profoundly true. One million species...
The Outlook Vol. 1 Issue 2 editorial discussed the exclusion of sexual education from New York Health education standards and how Haldane could improve its own approach to sex ed. This Issue, we invited...
From Mean Girls to The Breakfast Club to Heathers, the concept of exaggerated cliques rule our modern perceptions of high school. These movies may be dramatized, but perhaps they aren’t so far off. Though...
