Fighting Battles on the Homefront
Soumeeka Koneru, Photo Manager
November 16, 2015
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Turn on the TV, read a newspaper or even visit the Humans of New York website and numerous stories about the Syrian Refugee Crisis pop up. For Troy High senior Amanda Azar who has family in Syria these stories are more than random snippets of news. “We just do not know if we can be...
Troy High Goes Orange
Silvia Hoxha, Staff Writer
November 10, 2015
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On Oct. 28, students showed their support for complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) by wearing orange, the color of CRPS awareness. “It is a really rare [condition], and it is very painful,” Student Government Vice President senior Tabitha Hendren said. CRPS is a condition where someone ha...
Breaking News: Student Involved in Hit and Run
Leah Graham, Editor
October 30, 2015
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This morning, a seventeen year old student at Troy High School was hit by a car on Northfield Parkway while biking to school. The driver fled the scene and the victim is in serious condition after being hit. A suspect is in custody for his or her alleged involvement in the incident. The Troy P...
The Cost of Construction
October 14, 2015
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$125 million: that’s how much the Troy School District received this year when a new bond was issued. Some of the bond money went towards getting new technology for the school district such as iPads and new computers, but the majority of the money has gone towards construction. Since the mid...
Students React to Schoology
Silvia Hoxha and Emily Hamilton
October 1, 2015
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When students returned from their summer vacation to start out the new school year, they returned to see Edline eliminated and Schoology in its place. Schoology is a website and app first designed for sharing notes. Similar to Edline, Schoology allows teachers to post grades and assignments, and students...