Sophomore Aidan Friedson Launches Clothing Brand
Mitch Fink, Staff Writer
February 18, 2019
Filed under Features, Showcase, Web Exclusive Article
Since the age of six, sophomore Aidan Friedson has been fascinated by the idea of business and the prospect of making money, and has found numerous ways of taking his passions and applying them to business. Friedson is a two-time champion of the TV Show Chopped Junior, and from a young a...
Valentine’s Day in Parkland: Activists look for the changes demanded by the 17-person massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School
Amina Choudhry and Gabriel Keller
February 15, 2019
Filed under News, Showcase, Uncategorized
As we arrive at the one-year mark since 17 lives were lost at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, more questions are being raised about the change in gun laws that have (or haven’t) been made. After speaking with a Broward County teacher and a friend of one of the victims, it is clear that a rene...
Tower’s Video Journalism
Jacob Kriss, Web Production Manager
February 7, 2019
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Showcase, Videos
Jacob Kriss Tower is taking a new approach to video journalism through the production of short documentaries which can be viewed below. These pieces, like our written articles, hold a connection to the Masters community as well as ideas representing our school’s mission and the positive ...
Their Story: Karen Brown
Kishan Mangru, Blogger
February 7, 2019
Filed under Blogs, Showcase, Web Exclusive Article
One can easily find her on the bottom floor of the Fonseca Center. Her radiant smile and her welcoming brown eyes make you feel comfortable talking with her about any issue you may have. She is Karen Brown, Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at The Masters School. Brown starts off her day a little differentl...
Wood, on paternity leave, replaced by Rubin
Logan Schiciano, Sports Design Editor
February 7, 2019
The birth of a child is one of life’s finest moments; English teacher Darren Wood elected to take paternity leave from Masters in order to spend time with his son, Owen, who was born in October. Wood, who has been gone since the start of the second semester, plans to return on May 6, according to a...
Students respond to R Kelly’s actions
Yasmine Pascal, Accountability and Ad Manager
February 5, 2019
Robert Sylvester Kelly, better known by his stage name “R. Kelly,” is a popular R&B singer whose name made headlines following the airing of the Lifetime documentary, Surviving R. Kelly, on Jan. 3, 2019. The documentary detailed the sexual abuse allegations against R. Kelly and featured accounts ...
TSA Members not Granted Security
Max Goldrich, Staff Writer
February 5, 2019
Filed under News, Showcase, Web Exclusive Article
After Congress and the President failed to come to a final Appropriations agreement - an agreement regarding the total of assets devoted to funding the government - on Dec. 22, 2018, the government commenced a partial shutdown that became the longest-lasting shutdown in U.S. history at 35 days. While most Americans did not feel the direct i...
AFYA Holiday Market
Michelle Wei, Features Design Editor
January 28, 2019
Filed under Features, Showcase, Web Exclusive Article
Masters Mourns Keaton Guthrie-Goss
Gabriel Keller and Alexandra Bentzien
January 10, 2019
Filed under News, Showcase, Uncategorized
On Nov. 29, 2018, former Masters student William Keaton Guthrie-Goss, an alumnus of the Class of 2011, tragically passed away at the age of 25 due to a surfing accident in Fort Bragg, Calif. BEtter known as Keaton, Guthrie-Goss was originally from Garrison, NY, and was voted “Most Loved By All” f...
Abdou Ndiaye playing basketball at illinois state university
Vincent Alban, Photo Editor
January 9, 2019
Filed under Features, Showcase, Sports
Hailing from Senegal, former Masters student Abdou Ndiaye is currently continuing his basketball career playing at Illinois State University. Ndiaye is the first of his family to attend college, as well as attend boarding school in America. Basketball propelled Ndiaye to America, where he played for Mast...
New white affinity group on campus
Alexandra Bentzien, Editor in chief
January 9, 2019
“People of color shouldn’t always have to be the ones to educate white people about racism and oppression. We are taking responsibility for learning about racism, our own white privilege, and how to challenge it as white people.” This is the first point in a statement of purpose that precludes the a...
Perspectives on a declining industry from Central Taxi employees
Jacob Strier
January 9, 2019
Taxi driver Donna Albanese used to spend her busy weekend nights driving teenagers from party to party: now her weekend business at Central Taxi in Scarsdale, NY, is all but dead since the rise of apps like Uber, mirroring a larger decline throughout the taxi industry. A cab driver for ...