By: Mohammad Arafat Ever wondered how we all jumpstart our school days? Salama Mohsin gets ready by washing her face and brushing her teeth early in the morning to make sure she isn’t running late. “The main things I do when I’m getting ready in the morning are brushing my teeth, washing my face, choosing an outfit,…
School Welcomes New Interim-Acting Assistant Principal of Guidance
By Amanda Lin and Sapphire Melendez When AP of guidance Mr. Joseph Wiliams left in February to take a position in the Brooklyn DOE offices, there was a big hole that needed to be filled. Filling that vacancy has been Ms. Kasha Boodram, the interim-acting assistant principal of guidance. It’s been a little more than…
Yoga and Mindfulness Club Seeks to Help Students Reset
By Valerie Evans It’s Thursday at 3:00 P.M. in the 285 suite and the lights are dimmed while purple and champagne colored fairy lights are lit. The dim, yellow light lamp shines into the room where the participants take out their black mats and lay it on the floor ready to meditate. Ms. Michelle Lieberman,…
Women on Boats Reached Murrow’s Shore
By Sevinch Nasimova and Jasmine Peregrina For junior Leah Taylor, performing in the recent school production of Men on Boats was liberating. That’s because the play, which ran in the Joseph Papp Theatre from March 30- April 1st, is an all-male play that was changed into a performance with an all-female and non-binary cast. “I…
On Murrow Day, Students Pay Tribute to School’s Famed Namesake
By Tanvirul Alam and Alan Karev When junior Caleb Noel headed to the lobby on April 25th, he was met with a gallery of legacy. That’s because the school held its annual Murrow Day celebration commemorating its namesake, American broadcast journalist Edward R. Murrow. The school’s lobby was decorated with informational posters and boards aimed…
Students Unite in Murrow’s Cultural Affinity Clubs
By Amanda Lin and Sapphire Melendez When senior Angela Richards found out that there was a Black Student Union club, she knew she couldn’t refuse to join in on it. “I had always been interested in social justice movements and just correcting the injustices the world has done to not only Black people but other…
Murrow Alum’s New Book Exposes Shocking Truth About the AP System
By Anna Levinson As the end of the year approaches, so have the dreaded AP exams that many Murrow students prepared for. Critics of the system ask the large question: Is it worth it? Murrow alum, Annie Abrams, took a closer look at College Board and the AP system in her newly published book, Shortchanged: How…
The Day Murrow Went Silent
By Sydney Miller If there’s anything that can be said about Murrow, it’s that this school is loud. The halls are filled with screams, laughter, the sound of sneakers against the floor, but on April 28th Murrowites turned the volume down. Every year the H.E.A.R.T Club hosts the Day of Silence to protest the discrimination…
The Murrow Community Reflects on the GAMA Grading System
By Annabel Rothfeld The newly implemented GAMA system is receiving an “F” from the Murrow Community. This low grade, frustration, and confusion with the system has come after the NYC DOE transitioned away from the PupilPath- Skedula school management system for the 2022-2023 school year. Principal Mr. Allen Barge said that the new system is…
An Encore to the Music Tech Fest
By Ramon Graupera Murrow’s Music Tech Fest 2023 was a spectacular farewell to the seniors in the program, with a variety of performances from students as well as Murrow alumni performer and Atlantic records star Enisa. The excitement for the show, which was held on March 25th in Joseph Anzalone Theatre, was filled with a…
Murrowites’ Tips to Conquer First Dates
By Mohammad Arafat Junior Bryan Eldred said that when he goes out on a first date, he usually wants to impress. So, he picks Panera Bread as that special spot. “I have a lot of fond memories,” he said. “And I believe it would be a good place to start it off well.” Like Eldred, …
Both Murrowites and Family Members: The Dynamic of Faculty Parents and their Children
By Aryana Stephane Theater teacher Ms. Allison Galker was excited 2 years ago for her son, Charlie Rothenburg, to attend Murrow. This gives her the opportunity to be closer to her son. “Having nothing to do with academics, I get to see him in a way most parents don’t get to see their own kids,” …
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