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UPSMR Juniors Explore the Reality of Science Research

UPSMR Juniors Explore the Reality of Science Research

Julia Coppo, Contributing Writer ’27 July 7, 2024

Junior students in the Science, Medicine, and Research University Program (UPSMR), take a specialized Science Research class where they learn and conduct scientific research and data analysis. For...

HOSA Goes International: New Chapter Sweeps the Competition

HOSA Goes International: New Chapter Sweeps the Competition

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

Special thanks to Ms. Murphy for her contribution to this article. The Indian Hills HOSA Future Health Professionals reached new heights at the New Jersey State Leadership Conference on March twenty-third...

Thawing Secrets: Permafrost’s Chilling Impact on Our Planet

Thawing Secrets: Permafrost’s Chilling Impact on Our Planet

Skylar Brown, Editorial Staff ’25 April 11, 2024

Beneath the surface of the Arctic and Antarctic lies a world frozen in time, where the whispers of ancient civilizations and the echoes of prehistoric beasts are preserved in ice. Permafrost, the...

Five Steps to Sustainability: An Easy Guide for IHHS Students

Five Steps to Sustainability: An Easy Guide for IHHS Students

Gabriella Romm, Contributing Writer ’25 April 11, 2024

Sustainability is defined by Merriam-Webster Dictionary as “the ability to be maintained.” While this definition can be applied to many situations, sustainability in the environmental context...

Celebrating Earth Day in the FLOW Area

Celebrating Earth Day in the FLOW Area

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

This year, Earth Day falls on Monday, April 22. Earth Day was first observed 54 years ago, on April 22, 1970, to generate support for environmental protection. The Earth Day theme for 2024 is “Planet...

How Have Laptops Changed Education in the RIH District? 

How Have Laptops Changed Education in the RIH District? 

Eve Nevelos, Editor in Chief ’24 February 14, 2024

The Ramapo-Indian Hills School District’s 1-to-1 laptop student learning initiative began ten years ago, in the 2013-2014 school year. Prior to the 1-to-1 laptop initiative, the school used “COWs,”...

Rain, Rain, Go Away, Will You Come Back Another Snow Day?

Rain, Rain, Go Away, Will You Come Back Another Snow Day?

Isabella Manias, Contributing Writer ’25 February 14, 2024

In December, temperatures rose to a historic level. According to the National Weather Service, this past December was the warmest on record in Northern New Jersey and across the country. The Climate...

HOSA Competition

HOSA Competition

Eve Nevelos, Editor in Chief ’24 February 14, 2024

Indian Hills’ HOSA (also known as Future Health Professionals) took on their first New Jersey Northern Regional Conference on Saturday, January 20, 2024. Here, they challenged their skills in medical...

Invasive Insect Species: Beneficial for Plants

Invasive Insect Species: Beneficial for Plants

Eve Nevelos, Editor-in-Chief December 22, 2023

‘24 & Hannah Lewis, Contributing Writer ‘24 Recently, orange insects with black spots have been sighted outside the 500 wing. These are Asian lady beetles, or Harmonia axyridis, not to be confused...

Interested in Health? There’s a Club for You

Interested in Health? There’s a Club for You

Eve Nevelos, Editor-in-Chief December 22, 2023

‘24 Over the last few months, several new clubs have popped up around the school, ranging in topics. Many students have taken an interest in founding their own clubs to explore their interests. Joining...

Afraid of Blood? Not These Students

Afraid of Blood? Not These Students

Hannah Savino, Contributing Writer ’26 December 22, 2023

Giving back to those in need is a part of human nature. To fill the soul, people expose the ones around them to kindness and love. Blood drives are a way of giving back as it helps save lives. On...

The Greenhouse is Growing Wild

The Greenhouse is Growing Wild

Eve Nevelos, Editorial Staff June 15, 2023

‘24 The IH greenhouse is used for a variety of classes and projects: freshman science classes use the plants to study basic plant and insect biology, horticulture classes germinate and grow plants...

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