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Proposed Block Schedule; Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School District

RIH District’s Bold Move to a Potential New Schedule

Gabby Romm, Contributing Writer ’25 November 20, 2024

Block scheduling has become a hot topic in the RIH District following a presentation shared with the community on November 21. With the formal resolution up for consideration from the Board of Education...

Which AP Classes Are the Most Useful for Students?

Rocco Pineault, Contributing Writer ’26 November 6, 2024

Advanced Placement classes, also known as AP classes, are the highest level of classes a high school student can take. Managed by College Board, there are numerous courses that are offered at the AP level,...

Disconnected or Connected? The Future of IHHS's Cell Phone Policy

Disconnected or Connected? The Future of IHHS’s Cell Phone Policy

Rocco Pineault, Contributing Writer ’26 November 6, 2024

Over the past twenty years, technology has been advancing and slowly starting to affect school districts nationwide. Recently, teachers and students in the Ramapo-Indian Hills district have been affected...

Example UPISB Schedule

A Call for Change in the University Programs

Pauline Tsui, Editor-in-chief ’25 November 6, 2024

The University Programs of International Studies and Business (UPISB) and Science, Medicine, and Research (UPSMR) have long been considered selective academic pathways at Indian Hills High School. These...

Senioritis: Broader Implications of the Psychological Phenomenon

Senioritis: Broader Implications of the Psychological Phenomenon

Natalie Portnoy, Editorial Staff ’25 July 7, 2024

As senior students drag themselves through the hallways of Indian Hills, underclassmen and faculty witness a national phenomenon: senioritis. This term, frequently brought up by seniors attesting...

Time scale comparing the differences between generations: Baby boomers, Generation X, Generation Y and Generation Z.

Do Your Parents Hunt and Peck Type? 

Isabella Gartner, Contributing Writer ’25 July 7, 2024

According to the blog taping.com, hunt and peck typing is a technique using one finger from each hand–usually the index or middle fingers–to “hunt” for keys on the keyboard. But what do you...

Summer Day Trips From the FLOW Area

Summer Day Trips From the FLOW Area

Eve Nevelos, Editor in Chief ’24 July 7, 2024

The FLOW area is excellently situated between several cultural, natural, and historical places of interest. Planning days off doesn’t have to break the bank. Check out these day trips that will...

App Recommendations to Level Up Your Device

App Recommendations to Level Up Your Device

Eve Nevelos, Editor in Chief ’24 June 11, 2024

The Apple App Store has over 1.8 million apps available and Google Play has almost 3.5 million apps… Which ones are worth the storage space? Find the apps that are here to stay, bridging the gap...

Is TikTok too Relevant to Get Banned? 

Is TikTok too Relevant to Get Banned? 

Hannah Savino, Contributing Writer ’26 June 11, 2024

Whether heard on the news or from the hysterical influencers on TikTok, there is gossip all around that TikTok is or will be banned. The fear that the company ’ minds. Trump backed down from this...

New Housing Behind Hills: Helpful or Harmful?

New Housing Behind Hills: Helpful or Harmful?

Julia Coppo, Contributing Writer ’27 June 11, 2024

As a freshman student, I had less than a year at Indian Hills to appreciate the diverse nature on our campus. This fall, behind the IHHS fields were lush trees with a picturesque walking trail, an...

Women’s History Month: For Everyday Women

Women’s History Month: For Everyday Women

Karley Kurz, Contributing Writer ’27 April 11, 2024

Throughout history, the accomplishments of women have commonly been overlooked. Many historical women, such as Susan B. Anthony, a women's rights activist, and Sacagawea, the woman who guided Lewis...

Sleepy Chic or Fashion Faux Pas? The Great Pajama Debate Hits Hills

Sleepy Chic or Fashion Faux Pas? The Great Pajama Debate Hits Hills

Isabella Gartner, Contributing Writer ’25 April 11, 2024

Wearing pajama pants to school has been a growing trend across high schools in America since the pandemic, but is it okay? And is it a fashion rebellion statement or a trend that is here to stay? Drumbeats...

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