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Jade Harris, Print Managing Editor

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BATTLE-TESTED JOURNALISTS: Print Managing and Satire Editors Jade Harris '24 and Davis Marks '24 pose as Editors-in-Chief Averie Perrin '24 and Ella Yadegar '24 in Yadegar's signature Madhappy™ sweatshirt.

Letter from the (Satire) Editors: prioritizing untruthful reporting

Jade Harris and Davis Marks
September 21, 2023

Every year, the Editors-in-Chief of The Chronicle talk a big game about prioritizing truthful reporting and becoming better journalists, but after seeing the stomped-on pages of our newspaper scattered...

A human reaches out longingly toward an impersonal artificial intelligence.

The harms of emotional AI

Jade Harris, Assistant Opinion Editor
May 24, 2023

It's a scene from countless dystopian films like "Ex Machina" and "2001: A Space Odyssey" — an artificial intelligence (AI) mimics human behavior, emotions and empathy, and people repeatedly fall for...

A Chinese girl wears a COVID-19 mask that represents the Chinese flag.

China has failed its citizens

Jade Harris, Assistant Opinion Editor
April 9, 2023

When my grandfather contracted COVID-19 at 92 years old in China, his one fear was being hospitalized in the notoriously cramped, overwhelmed clinics. My aunt, a doctor, moved in with my grandparents to...

A stressed Head Prefect gives a speech while worried about other personal school commitments.

Prefect pressure

Jade Harris and Hannah Shahidi
April 9, 2023

Head Prefect Simon Lee '23 was on edge. With thousands of his peers' eyes fixated on him, he  was about to give the speech that would determine his long-held dream of becoming Head Prefect. After giving...

Implement oral exams

Jade Harris, Assistant Opinion Editor
February 8, 2023

As departments struggle to find a solution to ChatGPT’s threats to student integrity, the school’s curriculum continues to pull students towards written, in-class exams. Even though in-class exams...

Scholastic’s Art and Writing Program announces 2022-2023 contest winners

Jade Harris
February 8, 2023

The 2022-2023 Scholastic Art and Writing Awards recognized 62 students Jan. 26. Students were awarded either a Gold Key, Silver Key or Honorable Mention award, and all applicants that received a regional...

A student stands in front of a bookshelf that represents courses at the school. There is a lack of humanity opportunities for students to choose from.

Remove all AP classes

Jade Harris, Assistant Opinion Editor
January 3, 2023

The school has decided to slowly shift away from Advanced Placement (AP) courses, beginning mostly with the humanities. While the removal of APs is beneficial to students, the current methodology will...

Student dancers preview self-choreographed routines in a poster ahead of their upcoming dance showcase.

Dancers perform in fall showcase

Kriste An and Jade Harris
December 15, 2022

Advanced Dance I: Choreography students performed self-choreographed dance routines in their Fall Dance Showcase on Dec. 8. Upper School Performing Arts Teacher Queala Clancy said the pieces in the showcase...

The English department discusses the curriculum with Pecola from The Bluest Eye in the background.

Dear English department

Jade Harris, Assistant Opinion Editor
December 1, 2022

English class is a chance to explore unknown worlds and step into the minds of characters with different experiences and backgrounds. Whether these stories are hilarious, uplifting or heartbreaking, they...

Illustration by Sophia Evans

What’s New: Fall Reviews: “The School for Good and Evil”

Natasha Speiss and Jade Harris
November 17, 2022

Netflix's film "The School for Good and Evil," released Oct. 18, attempts to spin classic fairy tale motifs into something fresh and original but sorely misses the mark. Based on the book by Soman Chainani,...

A thanksgiving table with a delicious feast is left abandoned.

[Photo] An Insincere Thanks

Dylan Graff
November 16, 2022

A thanksgiving table with a delicious feast is left abandoned.

A stressed teenage girl is preparing to receive facial plastic surgery.

The harms of teenage plastic surgery

Jade Harris, Assistant Opinion Editor
November 4, 2022

Being both Asian and white meant that visiting family in China was always accompanied by unwanted stares and frequent remarks about my appearance. My fair skin and double eyelids led to people telling...

A CAPTIVATING CONFERENCE: Student representives speak on a panel at the Pollyanna Conference in Saperstein Theatre at the lower school campus Oct 22. This year, the meeting’s theme was “Teamwork is the Heartbeat: Building Communities of Inclusion Through Collaboration.”

School hosts sixth Pollyanna

Jade Harris and Jayan Kandavel
October 25, 2022

The school hosted 21 schools and approximately 350 student representatives for its sixth annual Pollyanna Conference on Oct. 22.  The conference aims to help schools improve their diversity, equity and...

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