Here and Now
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A young adult love story
By Ella Hartsoe Young love. It’s a terrifying thought. All that hugging, kissing, googly eyes and make-out sessions in the rain. Long walks on the beach with drab dialogue about the existential realizations of 16-year-olds. It would make anyone want to throw up, frankly. But young adult fiction – specifically romance – is raking in…
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Emma Watson Steps Into a New Role
When Emma Watson delivered her impassioned speech at New York’s United Nations Headquarters on September 20th, it was unclear what exactly the repercussions would be. Feminism is by no means a new topic, however it has received new waves of attention in recent years, spinning in forceful circles from high-level officials, to mass media, to…
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Burch vs. Burch
It began as a small storefront in Manhattan’s Nolita neighborhood, featuring cardigans and tunics in vibrant hues of tangerine, turquoise, and nautical patterns inspired by summers spent on the northern beaches of Nantucket and Southampton. Tory Burch is now one of the most popular and recognizable designer brands in the high-fashion world. In an op-ed…
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Issues of inequality in the SAT
The SAT. The infamous standardized test that temporarily turns nightmares into reality for every high school junior and senior. As one of those students, why would I subject myself to an in-depth research analysis of its horrors? This test–the preparation for it, the weight the scores hold, and the attitude of our community toward it–…
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The Newest Gator in the Swamp’s Waters
The fall sports season has come to a close and the winter sports teams are in full swing, working hard and competing even harder for a top-seeded rank in the ISL. Mr. Jason McGhee, Stone Ridge’s new Director of Athletics, is finding himself in the midst of the many successes thus far accomplished by…
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The Tempest at Stone Ridge
As opening night approached, the Stone Ridge cast of the Tempest could feel butterflies fluttering in their stomachs. For the fall play, Ms. Blakeslee chose the renowned Shakespearean comedy, filled with challenges for both the actors and the designers. The Tempest centers on a shipwreck that leaves a handful of complex characters stranded on a…
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Ebola Fast Facts
Ebola is not a foreign virus disease to the U.S. or the Bethesda community: in fact, Nina Pham, an infected nurse from Texas, was being treated two months ago right next door to Stone Ridge, at the National Institutes of Health. Ebola first appeared in the 1970s and has since had major breakouts in African…
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Cafe Bonaparte
Nestled within the heart of Wisconsin Avenue and surrounded by Georgetown’s trendy boutiques lies Cafe Bonaparte, an inconspicuous D.C. French cafe that makes a heartwarming lunch on a frosty winter day. Though the outside is “nondescript,” according to Ms. Fontanone, our trusted Upper School English teacher and foodie, the unassuming Cafe Bonaparte can be discerned…
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The “prank” video that defined a young man’s career
Sam Pepper, a twenty-five year old YouTuber famous for public pranks and social experiments, recently uploaded a video in which he brazenly violates and harasses innocent women on the streets of Los Angeles. His careless and disrespectful public gestures tested the entire YouTube community and led them to reconsider what they choose to watch, celebrate,…
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From the ISL to the NCAA
Lafayette, Columbia, Boston College, Mercer, Notre Dame, Williams, Bucknell, Dartmouth, Washington College: this list of prestigious colleges and universities does not end here. These are only a handful of the schools where recent Stone Ridge alumnae and current student-athletes have committed to play a college level sport. Stone Ridge is regarded across the DC…