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Merrill shapes students through personal story and science
Mayor of Dobbs Ferry Christy Knell (left) and Trustees Matt Rosenberg (middle) and Nitin Gupta (right), vote. The resolution passed unanimously and has received only positive feedback from the community.
News
Siena Versaci'27 stands beside her poster, ready to present to ISEF judges. Her poster is titled "Fragmented Faces, Whole Emotions: Advancing Al Emotion Detection with Partial Facial Input".
Masters science research makes history at ISEF
Jasmine Mao, Contributing Writer • May 30, 2026

At the largest pre-college STEM competition, Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF), senior Nico Khoury-Levy and junior Siena Versaci won second place in Cellular and Molecular Biology category and fourth place in Behavioral and Social Science category respectively.  ISEF, held in Phoenix, Arizona this...

GAS PRICES ACROSS THE United States are shown, ranging from $3.32 to $5.89. The current prices of gas in the U.S. are the highest they have ever beensince July of 2022. The national average gas price has increased by 43.6% between May 12, 2025, and May 12, 2026.
U.S. gas prices skyrocket, and the Pacific region gets hit hardest
Avery Gosnell • May 29, 2026

As of May 11, 2026, the average price per liter of gas in the United States is 1.270 USD (which converts to about 4.81$ per gallon).  In Thailand, the average price is 1.631 USD (about 6.17$ per gallon).  Sue Leelasakuntham ‘27 has family in Thailand. While people in Southeast Asia have gas for cooking and planes,...

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From Gym Doors to Mansion Floors
Julia Mirkin, Jessie Grant, and Mason Aguiar • May 20, 2026

Prom has been off campus for 27 consecutive years. This year, we have seen a historic change that allows students to experience a prom off campus...

Opinion
DONALD TRUMP RECENTLY SIGNED an executive order cutting aid allocated for homeless individuals in states that refuse to criminalize homelessness. Mentally ill homeless people will suffer from the lack of funding for medical services such as advanced life emergencies (ALS). Since mental illness can impact an individual’s ability to maintain a job, mentally ill homeless people rely on federal support.
Invest in Mental Health Now, Save Later
Jaden Laboriel, Lifestyle Editor • May 27, 2026
Tower Press seniors stand on Graduation Terrace in their college t-shirts. From left to right: Thomas McCallum, Allie Faber, Neena Atkins, Ayanna Beckett and Mila Benson.
Experience high school like a Tower reporter
Allie Faber and Neena Atkins • May 26, 2026
Sports
Tennis coach Warren Barest shows off one of his signature tracksuits on the tennis courts where he coaches. He played at Horace Greeley and Clark University before becoming a tennis professional. In his first year coaching at Masters, he has helped build a winning culture in the Masters varsity tennis team.
Barest brightens the tennis court with colorful tracksuits and a big personality
Jaden Laboriel, Lifestyle Editor • May 28, 2026
Track coach Ian Mook discusses strategy with runner Mason Rosenblatt at a track meet on May 9 at Hopkins. He has helped to transform the track and field team into a very successful program, competing on a national level with significant suc- cess. Mook’s contributions to the track team will be missed as he heads to his alma mater, Hackley, next year.
Mook transforms track and field culture
Brielle Broomes, Arts Editor & Copy Editor • May 26, 2026
In Case You Missed It
Jessica Grant ‘28 pushes towards the finish line in the Girls 100m, ending with a time of 13.67 seconds. This time is just shy of her personal best of 13.47 seconds, which places her third in the school records ranking for the event.Haskell Cultural Center and Museum is on the campus of Haskell Indian Nations University, a college for Native Americans and a former boarding school, whose intent was to assimilate Native children to white society. Throughout the 1800s, the federal government and churches operated these boarding schools that removed children from their homes and took them to schools far away, where they were punished severely for speaking their native languages and banned from acting in any way that might be seen to represent traditional or cultural practices. By 1900, 20,000 children were removed from their families and put into these schools, and by 1925, this number tripled.
Multimedia
Track and Field excels during senior meet

Jack Bilman | May 2, 2026

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Opinion
Native Americans are still here; it’s time we listen

Brooke Muntner, Marketing Director | April 29, 2026

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Features
Members of the Masters Dance Company perform to "Ribs" by Lorde
Student Choreographers bring life to spring dance show
Ayanna Beckett, Lead News • May 29, 2026

As the clock hits 3:45 on a Tuesday afternoon, M’kaela Riley ‘26, rushes into the dance studio for rehearsal. But she does not find an instructor,...

As the history of college housing evolves, students increasingly steer away from randomized housing. They now use social media profiles to find their roommates before move-in day.
College roommate selection process changed
Ayanna Beckett, Lead News • May 29, 2026

It is often said that the most stressful time in a high school student’s life is the college process. The grueling hours spent writing Common...

Seniors Chloe MacKay and Ayanna Beckett smile for the camera at prom. The event lasted from 8 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. and included games, food and dancing.
Photo Gallery: Prom 2026
Elaina Barreto and Loewy Nalle • May 28, 2026

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