Sophomore Aidan Friedson Launches Clothing Brand
Mitch Fink, Staff Writer
February 18, 2019
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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...
Their Story: Karen Brown
Kishan Mangru, Blogger
February 7, 2019
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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...
TSA Members not Granted Security
Max Goldrich, Staff Writer
February 5, 2019
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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
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Representatives of Masters Students Range Across Nation
Eli Emery, Sports Design Editor
January 8, 2019
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Adriano Espaillat (D-NY 13): Represents 7 students as a member of the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee, House Committee on Education and the Workforce, and House Select Committee on Small Business. Albio Sires (D-NJ 8): Represents 3 students as a member of the House Committee on Foreign Affair...
Legendary fencing coach Francisco Martin back from retirement
Kate Sibery, Contributing Writer
December 21, 2018
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Olympic fencing captain Francisco Martin has always been an integral part of the fencing program at Masters. After an unexpected return to his coaching position, Martin is looking forward to a successful season with the team. Martin first came to Masters in 1984 as a soccer coach and soon realized that t...
France in shock as chaos hits Paris
Manu Adamiak, Blogger
December 6, 2018
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Paris is known as Western Europe’s cultural hub and an inimitable metropole. The city offers museums with world-renowned pieces, many little cafes that create the unique French charm and many prominent sights, from the Notre Dame Cathedral to the Eiffel Tower. But the city of lights, as it is so oft...
Dobbs Ferry stabbing shocks students
Logan Schiciano, Sports Design Editor
November 28, 2018
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Many students at Masters were alarmed to hear the news that a man was stabbed in the chest on the Old Croton-Harmon Aqueduct (OCA) around 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon. According to News 12 Westchester, the incident happened just north of Walnut St. in Dobbs Ferry, and the suspect, who has not yet be...
Sleeping at Ms. Danforth’s house, seven hour car rides and walking miles in the snow: How Masters made it home (or didn’t) in Winter Storm Avery
November 16, 2018
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On Thursday, November 15, Winter Storm Avery, moving down from the Midwest, touched down in New York. Masters canceled all after school activities, leading many students to leave school directly after classes had ended. However, a number of them didn’t get home for hours, or at all. Ind...
Students are numb to tragedy after the shooting in Thousand Oaks
Alexandra Bentzien, Editor in Chief
November 16, 2018
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An ordinary night at a country music bar in Thousand Oaks, Calif. became the scene of a tragedy as a gunman fired shots into a crowd of people, murdering 12 and wounding others. The incident, which occurred on Wed., Nov. 7, marked the 307th mass shooting in the United States since the beginning of 2...
Masters hosts Social Justice Summit for Second Straight Year
Yasmine Pascal, Accountability and Accuracy Manager
November 14, 2018
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Over 100 students and faculty of different backgrounds, ethnicities, races, gender and sexualities from The Masters School, Rye Country Day and Holy Child, attended the second annual Saturday Social Justice Summit, hosted by Masters in the Middle School. At the summit, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., on Sat....
Red Sox Cruise to 9th World Series Championship
Mitch Fink, Staff Writer
November 13, 2018
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The Boston Red Sox are one of the most storied sports franchises of all time, yet for much of the 20th and early 21st century, their fans went through years of agonizing pain as they watched the team suffer an 86 year-long championship drought. When the Red Sox finally broke through the so called “...