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Braintree High Student Press

Braintree High Student Press

Unlucky is Unethical

Unlucky is Unethical

Jayme Kiser April 3, 2024

After a foul, after a missed shot, missed goal, one word comes to everyone’s minds first: unlucky.  “Oh unlucky… Oh unlucky… Oh unlucky…” This word doesn’t belong in sports, it truly...

I Hate Texas Hold Em, But Not For The Reasons You Think

I Hate “Texas Hold ‘Em”, But Not For The Reasons You Think

Sophia Hersey March 25, 2024

Last month, Beyoncé released a new song, TEXAS HOLD ‘EM which has stirred up a lot of controversy. TEXAS HOLD ‘EM is a country song which is something new for the pop and R&B singer and it’s...

Voting Age Should Be Lowered to 16

Voting Age Should Be Lowered to 16

Awamalya Jean March 19, 2024

The age you can start voting is eighteen, but what if the voting age was lowered? What if instead of age eighteen,  everyone could start voting at age sixteen. I personally don’t think it would make...

Leave The World Behind

Leave The World Behind

Stephanie Kuang and Julia Stock March 4, 2024

In today’s imperfect, almost dystopian society, many people find themselves wondering about the possibility of a third World War. Others, a zombie apocalypse, or- the complete end of the world. How are...

A screenshot of a large lake from Voices of the Void.

Videogame Review: Voices of the Void

Kathrine Harrison February 15, 2024

Voices of the Void, or VotV for short, is an indie horror game currently in development by EternityDev, an indie game developer who is currently most known for creating the game Advanced Education with...

The Case for Dropping Midyear Exams

The Case for Dropping Midyear Exams

Ben DeMayo January 26, 2024

This past week, Braintree High School had its third year of its newly-renewed Midyear Exam policy. These exams, covering from 10% to 12.5% of the final, year-long grade–depending on the course level–...

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Stanley Water Bottles and Over Consumption

Eamon Corbo January 23, 2024

A TikTok by user victoria_robino_26 shows a group of people rummaging through a Target to get a limited edition Valentines day Stanley water bottle; a bottle which is now being resold for upwards of $200. Stanley...

The iconic cover of The Catcher in the Rye.

The Catcher in The Rye

Kate Lee January 23, 2024

“I’m quite illiterate, but I read a lot.” - Holden Caulfield Holden Caulfield, the teenage narrator of The Catcher in the Rye said it best, himself. You don’t need to be smart to understand...

Beautiful Boy

Beautiful Boy

Juliana Linker January 22, 2024

Beautiful Boy: A heartbreaking showcase of both love and hate, family and separation, but mostly importantly, addiction and recovery. For what was a movie I wanted to see simply to support the works of...

Ladybird: A Feminine Tragedy

Ladybird: A Feminine Tragedy

Lilah Downey, WampTV Reporter January 5, 2024

“Anybody who talks about California hedonism has never spent a Christmas in Sacramento.” -Joan Didion Fifteen words that open up Greta Gerwig’s 2017 directorial debut, Ladybird. Ladybird is the...

A Little Bit Late

A Little Bit Late

Antoine Powell January 5, 2024

From the words of someone who comes into school by car every day, the tardiness system at Braintree High School is an unnecessarily harsh one. Of course, the tardy system is inherently logical: it...

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