Amidst the constant flow of fake news and the biased reporting spread across all forms of media, how is anyone expected to reliably learn what’s happening in the world and why?
Following the recent...
An increased number of Heschel students have been prescribed testing accommodations, such as extended time, over the past few years. Students insist that teachers have gradually lengthened their tests...
Taylor Swift has become a cultural phenomenon such that, whether or not each song was a masterpiece, The Life of a Showgirl was bound for success. So, are her newest songs worth the hype?
In August,...
The dialogue surrounding Artificial Intelligence policy has revolved around students since its conception. But what about teachers?
Naviance, the online portal through which teachers submit their...
The start of the 2025-2026 school year marked the beginning of the in-school phone ban. Each morning, students must hand in their phones and only regain access to them at the end of the day, or if they...
The ACT is rolling out major changes in 2025: the Science section is now optional, and Reading, Math, and English all have fewer questions. The Reading section decreased from 40 to 36 questions; the Math...
From Sep. 30 to Oct. 20, seniors will have a period of no tests or homework to allow them to focus on their college applications.
While a minimal workload is perfect to allow for time to work on applications,...
The old lateness policy did not work. The school previously implemented the MTT – more than ten-minute – system in order to categorize the severity of lateness. However, this system failed to address...
Over the past 18 years, since the invention of iPhones, society has become increasingly reliant on technology. Today, people are skeptical of the rise of Artificial Intelligence, a reaction similar to...
In advance of the 2024-2025 school year, the administration announced that pop quizzes could no longer hurt anyone’s grade, effectively eliminating them. While uncontroversial and celebrated by the student...
On Wednesday, March 26, former hostage Luis Har shared the experience of his abduction and time in captivity with the Heschel student body. Har, a citizen of both Israel and Argentina, was taken from Kibbutz...
Last year, Heschel implemented a new lateness policy, where students who are more than ten minutes late to school receive a “More Than Ten Minute Late.” If a student reaches five MTTs, they...
