Dear friends,
In the Jewish community, we are quickly moving into the High Holiday season, the time of year when we celebrate Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, the Jewish New Year and the Day of Atonement....
As BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and people of color) in Pelham, particularly students, are more openly sharing their personal experiences with racial injustice, the community is torn on how to respond. Some...
By Tommy Roche, Assistant Managing Editor June 22, 2020
Since George Floyd’s tragic death at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer, many Pelham residents have tried hard to express the town’s opposition to systemic racism and police misconduct. An inspiring,...
I was 11 when Trayvon Martin was killed. Every year since then I’ve seen headlines of innocent black men and women murdered unjustly: Philando Castile, Ahmaud Arbery, Sandra Bland and so many more....
In her passionate discussion on the issue of race in America and what Pelhamites can do better, my colleague Ella Stern told us “You have to be oblivious to not see that the issues of race in America...
The Covid-19 outbreak has caused billions of people around the world to quarantine in their homes and only leave for necessities. Social distancing, which began about two and a half months ago, has closed...
By Tommy Roche, Assistant Managing Editor May 27, 2020
Like other overly concerned students, one of my immediate anxieties at the start of Covid-19 pandemic was about how national academic processes like the AP Exams could happen with social distancing guidelines....
I’m a high school senior, in my final year at PMHS, and I wanted to make the most out of the latter half of my senior year. After all, there’s a reason the concept of “second semester seniors”...
Over recent years, the practice of vaping has grown rapidly in popularity from seven million users in 2011 to an estimated 55 million users next year. With little research being conducted on this new alternative...
The use of vaccinations has caused disagreement since their invention. In 1796, the first vaccination was used, and since then, people have been arguing over whether they are safe. With the recent outbreaks...
By Tommy Roche, Assistant Managing Editor March 20, 2020
With distance learning now fully underway, crucial aspects of the typical school curriculum, like tests and quizzes, have become unusable in their current state. As a result, the district is seemingly...
Principal Lynn Sabia sent an email to Pelham Middle School parents March 14 explaining the parents of a sixth grade student had tested positive for Covid-19. She said that while the child...
