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HHS the Dispatch Newspaper School NewspaperDISPATCH“T HE BEACON OF T RU T H SINCE 1 9 7 4 ” ISSUE III, VOLUME 48 HUNTINGTON HIGH SCHOOL OAKWOOD AND MCKAY ROADS HUNTINGTON, NY 11743 INSIDE WHY COLLEGE EMPHASIS IN THIS ISSUE: HIGH SCHOOL IS HARMFUL TO 2019 NATIONAL NEWS OUR STUDENTS Freshman Congresswoman Calls for 70% Tax Rate 3 What Happens When the Government is Turned On and Off Again? 3-4 OP-ED Why College Emphasis in High School is Harmful to Our Students 5 Make America Sane Again 5-6 Make America Safe Again! 7-8 SPANISH ¡Aun estás a tiempo! 9 Razones por las que no debes sentirte not the best decision for each indi- solo en la escuela 9, 12 ERIN YE vidual. To take a closer look, only Experiencias De Una Joven Latina en 54.8% of college students are able Camino al Triunfo 12-13 “This will look great for college.” to graduate within 6 years. Nearly 2 “Colleges like a well-rounded stu- million college students nationwide Translations 13-15 dent, so join as many clubs and unenroll from school before earning sports teams as you can.” a diploma. Admittedly, there are a lot “Colleges want someone with a pas- of numbers to digest, but there’s a SEASONAL sion, so find one.” big picture that these statistics are Kiara’s Survival Guide: Winter “Colleges won’t accept this type of painting. College is not designed for Edition 15 work.” every kind of person. Many people It often seems that college is pressured into the university system the elusive, single end goal of every ultimately decide that they made the ENTERTAINMENT high school career, and it’s the idea wrong choice, and the said pressure Smash Hit of 2019: Huntington High that’s meant to push you through the that is applied throughout the high Schoolers Brawling Over Smash four years. Homework and assign- school years is both damaging and Ultimate 16 ments are justified with the explana- false in mindset. tion that it’ll be worse in college, that Sugar, Butter, Flour: A Review of Much of what Huntington we’re all being prepared for our fu- High School offers is encouraged Waitress the Broadway Musical 17 tures. My question pertains to when by the phrase, “It’ll look great for Bandersnatch 17-18 life will become the present. Why college!” AP classes, honor societ- are we learning for the sake of going ies, clubs, music groups, and sports somewhere else to learn more? Why teams are advertised as puzzle pieces POPCULTURE is everybody being pushed towards a that fit the mold of a college appli- The Culture: Lil Uzi Vert is Quitting concept designed for a select group? cation. Surely there are better rea- Music 18 College is a wonderful thing, but, es- sons to participate. Join the Math pecially in high school, it shouldn’t National Honor Society to exercise be everything. your dedication to a subject and to MUSIC In 2016, 69.7% of high school share this enthusiasm with a commu- Review of mono By RM 19-20 seniors went on to pursue a 4-year nity. Audition for the pit orchestra degree. Even with this statistic because you have a passion for mu- alone, it’s evident that attending sic, not because it compliments the university is not the decision made image of yourself you plan on dis- by every high school graduate. This playing for universities. Run for stu- could be because college simply is dent government because you love CONTINUED ON PAGE 5 The Dispatch 2 Mid-Winter 2019 Dispatch CO-EDITORS-IN-CHIEF KERRIE JOYCE HANNAH BAILIN LAYOUT EDITOR HANNAH BAILIN CONTRIBUTING STAFF CASSADY CASABONS, CHRISTIAN BELLISSIMO, COLETTE BARRON, CRAIG HAAS, DANIELA RA- MOS, DOMINICK STANLEY, EMERSON FORBES, ERIK FLORES REYES, ERIN YE, FINN MALONE, JAMES KRETSCHMER, JULIA GILES, KIARA GELB- MAN, KEVIN O’DONNELL, LUCAS KELLY, LUKE FARRELL, MELISA TORRES, NATALIE MCCANN, PATRICIA CAMPOS SERPAS To Mr. Kroll, ADVISORS We want to thank you for all that you’ve done for us as our ad- MS. AIMEE ANTORINO, MR. EDWARD FLOREA, AND visor and mentor. Every week we’d hold meetings, and you would al- MR. STEVEN KROLL ways be there. Room 239, your room, has become a place on Wednes- day afternoons for all of us to hang out, relax, and be open with each other about our ideas. You always stressed the fact that Dispatch is meant to be fun, and your presence made it just that. Always being supportive and hearing us out when we shared our opinions with you set you apart from other adults and made all the difference in our lives. We appreciate everything that you have done to help us expand The Dispatch is Huntington High School’s official student publication. Written for over 1500 students the paper to what it is today. Without you, we wouldn’t have grown as attending HHS, The Dispatch is distributed to all stu- much as we have as young journalists and writers, let alone find our dents, staff and school community members at the school free of charge. voices. We are going to miss you, and we hope that you continue on to do great things. The Editorial Board is the newspaper’s decision-mak- ing body, organizing and directing its operation. The Dispatch staff has adopted the following editorial pol- From, icy to express the rights, responsibilities and philoso- phy of the newspaper for the 2018-2019 school year. The Dispatch The Dispatch of Huntington High School is a public forum, with its student editorial board making all de- cisions concerning its content. Unsigned editorials ex- press the views of the majority of the editorial board. Letters to the editor are welcomed and will be pub- lished as space allows. Letters are preferred signed, but may be published by request. The Editorial Board reserves the right to edit letters for grammar and clari- ty, and all letters are subject to laws governing obscen- ity, libel, privacy, and disruption of the school process, as are all contents of the paper. Questions, comments, and letters to the editor should be sent electronically to [email protected] or submitted to The Dispatch mailbox located in the main office. Opinions in letters are not necessarily those of the staff, nor should any opinion expressed in a public forum be construed as the opinion of the administration, unless so attributed. The Dispatch’s goal is to provide readers with inter- esting content in a wide variety of areas. Such areas include the news coverage of school and community events, as well as features on relevent topics. In addi- tion, The Dispatch will provide opinionated editorials on controversial topics, as well as provide previews and reviews for upcoming school and professional sports seasons and other forms of entertainment. Tree Speak by Julia Giles The Dispatch Mid-Winter 2019 3 FRESHMAN CONGRESSWOMAN CALLS FOR 70% TAX RATE LUCAS KELLY In a recent CBS ‘60 Minutes’ interview, Rep. Alexandra Oca- sio-Cortez (D-NY) called for a pro- gressive tax rate for the wealthiest Americans, particularly those who make more than $10 million. The tax rates are intended to fund her proposal of a ‘Green New Deal’, an ambitious plan to convert the Amer- ican economy to 100% renewable resources within the next 12 years, guaranteeing every American a green job in the process. Ocasio-Cortez faced an immediate backlash from Republicans and members from her own party, some falsely implying she wants to tax all high-income Amer- times you see tax rates as high as 60 ic congressmen Joe Crowley in the icans the 70% rate. Her face even or 70 percent.” This reference is in- party’s primary. Her win shocked made the front page of the Daily accurate. Similar rates in place in the the party’s establishment. Alexandra News, labeling her plan a “Radical 1950s and 60s reached as high as 90% Ocasio-Cortez became the youngest Solution.” The difference is that Oc- for the wealthiest Americans. She woman ever elected to House of Rep- asio-Cortez accepts the title ‘radical’, simplified her view further saying, resentatives in November. Months “I think that it only has ever been “...it means that as you climb up this before starting her campaign, Oca- radicals that have changed this coun- ladder you should be contributing sio-Cortez worked as a waitress at a try...if that’s what radical means, call more.” In The Hill-HarrisX survey, local bar and active supporter of the me radical.” In the interview, Oca- a majority of Americans support her presidential candidate, Bernie Sand- sio-Cortez defended her proposal by plan. Political party aside, 59% of ers. Similar to Bernie Sanders (I-Vt), referencing past rates, “...you look at those asked support the rate, while Ocasio-Cortez is a self-described our tax rates from the 60s and when 44% disagree. The poll revealed democratic-socialist, meaning she you have a progressive tax rate sys- that Republican voters support the believes in universal healthcare, tui- tem. Your tax rate, you know, let’s rate with 45%, still, a majority disap- tion-free public college, and govern- say, from zero to 75,000 may be ten prove with 55% polled. ment investment to combat climate percent or 15 percent, et cetera. But Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez be- change. The new congresswoman once you get to, like the tippy tops- came a star in the Democratic Party has yet to introduce any intention of one your $10 millionth dollar- some- when she ousted 10-term Democrat- proposing legislation.
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