Pulling back the curtain on New Roads at the break of dawn. From the time we’re small children, we’re taught that punctuality is necessary to a productive life. Getting places and getting things done on time makes it so that our society works. If it were not for punctual people, less would get done. At school, students are expected to show up at a reasonable time, ready for a long day’s work. We are expected to be on time to each class and give a 110% effort. Then, we are ask

Senior Jack Adams downloads on the not-so-neighborly app and its loyal following. “Trashcan put to curb too soon,” “Dirty homeless hanging around Starbucks,” “Free fish candles for Hannukah,” and “Rowdy teenage party in Highlands.” The above are some of the top posts on Nextdoor. For those of you who don’t know, Nextdoor, sometimes referred to as Narcdoor, is an app for neighbors to post about what is going on in their community. It is based around their simple slogan: “When

A sister’s struggle to separate herself from her superior sibling. “Siblings are the only relatives, and perhaps the only people you’ll ever know, who are with you through the entire arc of your life,” –Jeffrey Kluger, writer. Siblings. The good, the bad and the ugly. Don’t get me wrong, I love my brother more than anything, but right now, it seems impossible to fathom the fact that I will see him. Every day. For my entire “arc of life.” (Or at least for the rest of my high s

The increasing use of sanctions has garnered criticism and speculation over their efficacy and impact. Today’s world is shaped, in large part, by sanctions. This tool of international relations allows countries to punish other countries for actions they deem wrong. Recently, human rights violations have become the most popular reason for countries to sanction other countries, particularly western countries striking down dictatorships for alleged human rights abuses. The Globa

They’re long in the tooth, but not short on love. There are parts of a person’s identity that can take quite a while to figure out. One such aspect is the age of someone’s parents. While parents are, on average, 28 years older than their first child in the US, there are many Americans who choose to wait until they are in their forties or even fifties before becoming parents. This is the case for some New Roads parents, and it is key to understanding the experiences of their

Win or lose, most football fans have lives outside of the game. But what happens when your life is football? “Winning certainly makes everything easier,” says Sophie Harlan, Director of Operations with the Los Angeles Rams. “But we have to learn to lose.” In the midst of the Rams’ troubled season, I sat down with Rams executive Sophie Harlan, the brains behind the front office, to talk about what goes into running a (sometimes) successful NFL team. Harlan has been the Direct

New Roads’ Mentorship Learning Lab builds meaningful bridges between Divisions. It’s safe to say that the majority of highschoolers enjoy reminiscing about their elementary school days. What highschooler wouldn’t want to go back to elementary school? No stress or responsibility, just fun and games. But what if there was a way for high school students, here at New Roads, to be able to connect and bond with a young child, giving them the chance to revisit their memories and pa

New Roads seniors, Isabella Carbonari and Marlee Turner, take a trip to the Hungry Neko Food Festival to taste some delicious food while adhering to the budget of two nearly broke 17-year-olds. Since the beginning of our senior year, we have been searching for adventures across Los Angeles. Concerts, festivals, events: anything that gives us something to look forward to at the end of long weeks of tests, homework, and college applications. When we came across an ad for a food

The best affordable activities to enjoy during the most wonderful time of year! Lights of the Los Angeles California Temple 10777 Santa Monica Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90025 Free While this may be the second-largest temple operated by the Church of the Latter-day Saints, you don’t have to belong to the faith to go and enjoy the sights. Every year they deck out the outside of the temple in holiday lights and a visit provides an amazing opportunity to get in the holiday spirit. Th

With questions surrounding attempts at teaching tech-addicted teens, New Roads teachers share their concerns. Imagine a world where every question can be answered in an instant, is this a blessing or a curse? The first thing most of us seem to do the minute our eyes open in the morning, is look at our phones. Now imagine you’re a teacher in 2022, you want something as simple as getting around 12 students to take a few notes in the short 50 minutes you get for class time. Howe

Reviewing three upcoming novellas to explore the simple charm and connection in contemporary Japanese short fiction. Amidst all of TikTok’s glories and tribulations rests a considerable community of readers who share and spread their joy of books under the same tag of #BookTok. Its value has been called into question before in this publication, but it appeared to have a need to be revisited. With the app’s viral nature, oftentimes, certain books will begin to spread through t

Time’s up. Abolishing the bicameral legislative system is imminent and necessary. The United States Congress has a long storied history. Split into two chambers, the Senate and the House of Representatives were a compromise in choosing between equal and proportional representation. The House of Representatives serves as the chamber in proportional representation — one representative for a certain population of people. The Senate serves as the chamber in equal representation —

Thanksgiving brings family squabbles big and large, including my own family’s continued debate over the presence of a unique dish on our dinner table. Thanksgiving, a national treasure full of football, food, and family squabbles, has recently passed. While it is a holiday meant to be centered on gratitude, Thanksgiving ends up causing more hair to be pulled out than anything else. Family trash talk about in-laws, who’s out of a job, and the great American divide, politics, m

Saudi Arabia is embarking on one of the most ambitious and futuristic cities of our time at dangerous – and immeasurable – costs. On October 24, 2017, Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Muhammad Bin Salman announced the building of The Line, a $500 billion, 100% eco-friendly, linear metropolis located in Neom, Saudi Arabia. “The Line will have no roads, cars or emissions,” according to Neom’s official website, Neom.com. It will run on 100% renewable energy and 95% of land will be p

Exploring the much-anticipated arrival of delivery technology. Set the scene: New Roads, fall afternoon. The hour of lunch arrives, and with it, the attempt to arrange a Coco delivery cart, ready to ship the next order from restaurants like Ashland Hill and Goop Kitchen. These carts (seemingly) zoom past many stuck in Santa Monica traffic, and often stir up curiosity and envy at their rapid pace. The objective of the day is to have a Coco cart arrive at the New Roads campus,

Two Venice veterans examine Oakwood’s division and development.

A look into the learning environment of girls’ education in Afghanistan.

Teenage culture is alive and well, not just in the minds of our parents, but in NRS’s very own backyard. The doors open and a mass of sweat and steam piles out, rising in clouds wafting from what looks to be near a hundred bodies huddled and piled on top of another. The tide sways left, then right, before converging in on itself into the poor few souls (or some would argue lucky) in the middle of the pit. Music blares from amps, set up by parents who now lurk in the back of t

Vague laws and contradicting legal opinions on vanity license plates have people up in arms: censorship of free speech or protecting the public? Several years ago, Maine passed a law in their state legislature eliminating most restrictions on what could be put onto vanity plates. Since that law passed, many custom plates containing obscenities, vulgar language, and crass terms have been issued to the public. While many people enjoyed touting their new license plates, many peo

Two New Roads 9th graders choose between safe and scandalous just in time for this year’s Halloween Season. As fall begins and Halloween is approaching we have been thinking about our costumes from the point of view of two 9th-grade girls. For years, as we’ve walked through Spirit Halloween, the costumes objectifying girls have always been prominent; we’ve never questioned them. Now that we’re entering highschool and everyone has the freedom to pick out their outfits, we have