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May 19, 2024

2024 All New England Winners: Broadcast Code Blue News, Holbrook High School, Holbrook, MA Newton North Update, Newton North High School, Newtonville, MA Newspaper The Register, Burlington Downtown...

Hudson football on sidelines |by Olivia Downin

Stormy Sea of Confusion

Various Staff Members, Hudson High School February 26, 2023

NESPA Winner: News Story, 2022 The Big Red, Hudson High School, Hudson, MA Though the Hawks defeated Worcester’s Burncoat High School 52-14 Homecoming weekend, the talk of the night was disrespectful...

Students walked out on March 16 at 11 a.m. to protest responses by school administration towards recent racist events. Jaelyn Onuoha addressed the crowd of students, teachers and staff.

Students walk out to protest racist events at the high school

Luca Kelley Nielsen, Anika Mayar, and Taj Horowitz February 20, 2023

NESPA Winner: News Story, 2022 The Sagamore, Brookline High School, Brookline, MA In reaction to the recent racist incidents at the high school, students organized a walkout protesting the administration’s...

Girls and Boys Track Race at Boston University for the First Time

Girls and Boys Track Race at Boston University for the First Time

Cate Stanton, Walpole High School February 8, 2023

NESPA Winner: Sports Story, 2022 The Searchlight, Walpole High School, Walpole, MA For many generations of students, the Walpole Girls and Boys Indoor Track and Field teams have always raced at the...

Molly Goldstein smiles big with a student of hers. Goldstein has worked with students since her senior year of high school, describing it as “passion.” She is more than excited to start working with the students of LHS. (Used with permission by Molly Goldstein)

Molly Goldstein takes the stage as new LHS drama adviser

Kelly Egan, Londonderry High School January 20, 2023

NESPA Winner: Personality Profile, 2022 The Lancer Spirit, Londonderry High School, Londonderry, NH Molly Goldstein applied to the middle school for the orchestra teaching position, and ended up...

The girls hockey team celebrates their Division 2 State Championship win on March 20th.

Girls’ hockey brings home state title

Andrew Roberts, Algonquin Regional High School January 10, 2023

NESPA Winner: Sports Story, 2022 The Harbinger, Algonquin Regional High School, Northborough, MA Girls’ hockey took down the Canton Bulldogs in a 2-1 overtime victory at TD Garden to win the Division...

Swift Stuns Fans With New “Red (Taylor’s Version)”

Swift Stuns Fans With New “Red (Taylor’s Version)”

Katie Gillis, Walpole High School January 5, 2023

NESPA Winner: Review, 2022 The Searchlight, Walpole High School, Walpole, MA Just when fans believe Taylor Swift has peaked, she continues to raise the bar, and she has done it once again with her...

Outfielder Jacoby Acevedo dawns his New England cap during celebration parade.  Acevedo had a near perfect fielding average in the LLWS while holding a .000 ERA as a pitcher.

NH represents at Little League World Series for the first time since 1987

Makenna True, Londonderry High School December 20, 2022

NESPA Winner: Sports Story, 2022 The Lancer Spirit, Londonderry High School, Londonderry, NH Each summer, close to 200,000 Little League teams compete for the chance of a lifetime: a ticket to Williamsport,...

Some of the English books for grades 9-12 laid out for distribution.
Photo: Sara Barber-Just

Students tout revisions to English curriculum to more deeply center anti-racism

Jana Murphy, Amherst-Pelham Regional High School December 15, 2022

NESPA Winner: News Story, 2022 The Graphic, Amherst-Pelham Regional High School, Amherst, MA One year before the pandemic and a renewed national cry for racial justice, the ARHS English department...

Walpole Cheerleaders Qualify for Nationals

Walpole Cheerleaders Qualify for Nationals

Maggie Mahoney, Walpole High School December 8, 2022

NESPA Winner: Sports Story, 2022 The Searchlight, Walpole High School, Walpole, MA When the fall sports season started, Walpole’s cheerleaders were eager to return to competition after a two-year...

Brian Gamble ’23 leads the pack at the Division IV NEPSTA race.

Gamble Wins Division IV NEPSAC Race, Cementing Historic Team Finish

Gator Staff, Brimmer and May School November 26, 2022

NESPA Winner: Sports Story, 2022 The Gator, Brimmer and May School, Chestnut Hill, Mass. At Saturday’s Division IV New England Prep School Track Association’s (NEPSTA) Cross Country Championship...

The Body Positivity movement has been around for years, yet why can I only find three different styles of dresses, while say a smaller girl has more than half the store to choose from? Instead of finding the ‘perfect’ one, it comes down to just finding one that fits and hasn’t been bought by someone in the school already.

Panicking over plus-size prom

Kaylie Donahue, Londonderry High School November 20, 2022

NESPA Winner: Bylined Column, 2022 The Lancer Spirit, Londonderry High School, Londonderry, NH When you’re a size 18 in a sea of zeros, the prom experience can be more than a little daunting. The...

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