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Beetlejuice Jr poster
Beetlejuice
Lin-Manuel Miranda speaks to students, faculty and community members at Hamilton College in September 2025. Photo used with permission from Adam Brockway.
Hamilton comes to Hamilton
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Girls Varsity soccer team poses with banner.  The Girls Varsity Soccer team defeated Jamesville-Dewitt to win the section title on November 2, 2025. The team extends their winning streak to five consecutive section titles.
New Hartford Girl’s Soccer Hopes to Continue Their Historic Run
Madeline Appler, Staff Writer
Photo by Morgan Freiberger
College Advice
Mr. Ryan showing off his Spartan spirit
Teacher Spotlight: Mr. Ryan
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Creative Writing
Sonnets
Francesca Burns, Contributor • June 11, 2025

Over the years, the lines between asleep and awake have been blurred. I don’t dream, so sleep provides an escape, however fleeting. Yet in darkness I find my eyes fixed upon my ceiling, unsleeping. Despite...

Photo by Natsuki (@myr0326) on Unsplash.com.
Creative Writing
Sea glass
Maya Frawley, Contributor • February 3, 2025

We are all born broken, as fragmented pieces of what came before us.   A pointed shard of glass born from a sailor’s bottle, tossed from the ship’s deck. Shattered, splintered, and...

A meteor shower in a starry sky above a mountain range, with light emanating from behind it. Image courtesy of Unsplash
Creative Writing
meteorite
Leah Brown, Staff Writer • January 15, 2025

I was out stargazing with all those friends of mine, when you passed by. the atmosphere hushed, reverent and awed; the sky was new.   I saw your red streaking through the...

A bowl of leftover stuffed shell pasta and meatballs, covered in homemade tomato sauce, sitting on a stove.
Creative Writing
Left Over
Leah Brown, Staff Writer • October 25, 2024

there are three of us in the kitchen that afternoon. we boil the water and mix the cheese and hang silence in the air to dry.   the fourth is the cause. she hovers by the...

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