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Day Track and Field
The Day Track and Field team is well into the season. The team has already gone up against Bigelow, Oak Hill, Brown and Fessenden.
The male runners suffered tough losses at the first two meets of the season, but came through during the meet with Fessenden. “I’m pleased that the kids work hard,” said Daryl [...]
Cape Cod Wind Project
Cape Cod has been known for ages as a center for relaxation, a sanctuary for those who visit anytime of year, regardless of the purpose. However, the Massachusetts legislature recently approved the building of 130 wind turbines in a 1 billion dollar project, which has aroused arguments from groups who supported or oppressed the building [...]
Is a Nor’easter responsible for all the rain and flooding this spring?
Some of the hardest hit areas from the recent nor’easter, were areas nearest to bodies of water—like rivers, lakes, and ponds. Newton, located near the Charles River, and near the Albemarle Brook . Many houses, which were situated near or on what used to be marshy, swamp area, ended up getting flooded down in the [...]
Newton North Update
At around 200 million dollars, the new Newton North High School is one of the most expensive and technically equipped schools in the country. “People won’t believe it when they see it, it’s fresh and new,” said Heidi Black, the director of construction on the building.
Even though the building is 90% complete, there is still [...]
Newspaper in Print vs. Internet Reading
Newspapers, even if they are printed on parchment, have been available since the 1400’s, used as ways to spread news across the world or even just locally.
The newspaper has been used to rebel and to follow, to fight back or fight with, but has this classic paper been compromised? Because of modern day computers, many [...]
Child Obesity
Child obesity is a growing problem in the United States and around the world. The amount of obese children has tripled since 1980 and it now competes with smoking as the number one cause of preventable death and disease according to The Partnership for a Healthier America. Estimates say that in the future, most people [...]
Caribbean Aftermath
Many Caribbean islands were affected by an earthquake that registered 7.0 out of 10 on the Richter scale. FA Day has made many funding efforts to help support those who were affected in Caribbean islands.
The Richter scale is a system used to register the power of an earthquake. The higher on the scale the scale, [...]
Bullying: How do students feel?
Bullying has always been a problem. It can cause many negative effects, such as avoiding school, depression, and even suicide. Recently, Phoebe Prince of South Hadley, Massachusetts, killed herself after being harassed by the ‘mean girls’ at her school.
Here at Day, students have different opinions about the level of bullying, but one aspect remains constant: [...]
Bullying
Bullying has been a problem all around the country, but recently it has been noted as a serious problem. The case of Phoebe Prince, a 15 year old student from Ireland who was enrolled in a school in South Hadley not too long ago, was recently publicly recognized, because of the ultimate consequence of her [...]
News for gamers!!
During the Spike Video Game Awards 2009, an exclusive look on Halo: Reach and Prince of Persia: Forgotten Sands shown. Along with the exclusive looks, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II, a sequel to Batman: Arkham Asylum and Green Day: Rock Band was announced during the event.
Microsoft and Sony both held conferences at the Consumer [...]
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