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Dr. Kathleen Foster steps in as Interim Superintendent

On October 22, the PHS community received an email from the Board of Education stating that Dr. Carol Kelley would be resigning from her role as PPS Superintendent following a nine-month leave of...

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Families gather for annual ELL Parent Community Night

Claire Tang

News & Features

Eight years on, PPS’s DLI program continues to bridge language gaps

Daniel Guo • Matias Da Costa • Leila Guitton • Elif Cam

News & Features

PHS Profile: Elizabeth Taylor

Mattias Blix • Matias Da Costa • Claire Tang

Sports

Girls Volleyball Team Storm Past Competition En Route to State Title

Matthew Chen

Princeton High School’s volleyball program has historically been successful in past seasons, claiming the 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019 league titles in succession. This season’s team is no exception,...

Sports

Ella Bardzilowski ’23: Cheer

Chloe Zhao

Sports

Jake Angelucci ’24: Football

Jaiden Jain-Edwards

Sports

The Latinos Unidos Club

Katie Qin • Kaden Li

Sports

Homecoming Spread

Sophie Zhang

Multimedia

Soccer Practice with Nick Matese

Opinions

Stop relying on celebrity activism

Claire Tang • Chloe Zhao

In the past, celebrities were shining stars: singers, dancers and politicians only seen by fans...

Opinions

Embracing empathy amidst the conflict in Israel and Palestine

Tamar Assayag • Harry Dweck

On October 7, 2023, Hamas, the Muslim authority of the Gaza Strip, invaded the state of Israel. In response, the Israeli cabinet vowed “to wipe…...

Opinions

Teachers and transference: does Freud matter in high schools?

Alexander Margulis

“It almost looks,” wrote Sigmund Freud in “Analysis Terminable and Interminable,” his dark, sobering final paper, “as if analysis were the third of...

Opinions

College apps or kind hearts: the truth behind community service

Editorial

Community service is no foreign concept for many students around the nation. Many school districts, including Princeton High School, require their...

Opinions

Hands down — quiet people, speak up

Joy Chen • Iniya Karimanal

The teacher has just asked a question and the answer that was so clear in your mind is now clouded by questions: What if it’s wrong? What if everyone...

Arts & Entertainment

PHS Choir and Orchestra Collaborate in Preparation for an Unforgettable Opera

Ruhee Hegde

From Unicef Benefits to Singalongs in town, the PHS Choir and Orchestra departments each have their own ways of expressing the unique elements of music. However, this year was the first year in which...

Arts & Entertainment

“We Were Liars” Review

Tessa Silver

Have you met families that seem to be the definition of picture-perfect? Often these families actually contain and conceal ruinous secrets. “We Were...

Arts & Entertainment

Spooky Season Reads: The Secret History by Donna Tartt

Vita Moss-Wang

Set at the fictional Hampden College in Vermont, “The Secret History” by Donna Tartt is a sinister reverse-murder mystery that is the perfect spooky...

Arts & Entertainment

Savoring Silence: A Spooky October Review of Alex Michaelides’ The Silent Patient

Raya Kondakindi

The paintbrush brushes the canvas as lightly and familiarly as the hug between two reunited friends. The smell of paint wafts through the air, your...

Arts & Entertainment

Fall Fashion Trends and its Effect on Personal Style

Avery McDowell

As fall is beginning, numerous fashion trends are becoming popularized. But do these fall fashion labels motivate us to cultivate better taste in...

Arts & Entertainment

Spooky Halloween Crossword

Sara Shahab Diaz

Halloween: Holiday celebrated on October 31st Pumpkin: Fruit that is commonly carved into a spooky smile Costume: What people wear on...

Arts & Entertainment

Musician Elliott

Sky Jo

In the fall of melodies and swing, young Elliott Peeler ’24 stood in the midst of it all, watching the performance of an actor playing “Tevye” in the...

Arts & Entertainment

Student interviews: What is your favorite mystery/thriller tv show or movie and why?

Meghna Myneni

Dia Beri ‘25 “My fave thriller/mystery show is ‘Pretty Little Liars’ because it has the most beautiful 2000s aesthetic and always keeps me on my feet...