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Roosevelt 8th Grade’s European Adventure
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Roosevelt 8th Grade’s European Adventure
By KENDALL ULIN, SALLY RUPRECHT, HENRY REKEMEIER, and BEN GOLDSTEIN

     Every year, Roosevelt Intermediate School gives 8th graders a chance to travel to Europe over spring break. This year, 27 students, 8 parents, and 4 chaperones joined the exciting adventure, visiting three amazing cities: London, Brussels, and...

Pope Francis Dies At 88, and a New Pope is Elected
Pope Francis Dies At 88, and a New Pope is Elected
By BEN HEALEY, ETHAN WARD, BEAU BROAD, ERIC O’NEIL, and JUDE SULLIVAN

     On Monday, April 21, 2025, Pope Francis passed away at the age of 88 in Vatican City. He died at the Saint Martha House after struggling...

Florida State Shooting the Latest in a Seemingly Endless Series of School Shootings
Florida State Shooting the Latest in a Seemingly Endless Series of School Shootings
By MADELEINE FROEHLICH, EMMA SHEHU, ERIC O’NEIL, and JUDE SULLIVAN

     On April 17th, 2025, a tragic mass shooting occurred at Florida State University (FSU), resulting in two deaths and at least six injuries....

Roosevelt 8th Grade’s European Adventure
Roosevelt 8th Grade’s European Adventure
By KENDALL ULIN, SALLY RUPRECHT, HENRY REKEMEIER, and BEN GOLDSTEIN

     Every year, Roosevelt Intermediate School gives 8th graders a chance to travel to Europe over spring break. This year, 27 students, 8...

Westfield celebrates another Group 4 State Championship.
Westfield Girls Soccer Team Dominates In Group Four State Championship
By CHASE SCHMIDT, BRENNAN NITCHE, BELLA YOUNGQUIST, and SOPHIA FARZAD

     Westfield's journey to the Group Four State Championship was nothing short of remarkable. The team's season was defined by extraordinary...

Eighth Grade Holocaust Unit Begins in Conjunction with Holocaust Remembrance Day
Eighth Grade Holocaust Unit Begins in Conjunction with Holocaust Remembrance Day
By TEDDY HOSTLER, GRACE FITZPATRICK, SKYLAR MURRAY, and EMILIE ANCRI

     On January 27, Holocaust Remembrance Day, or Yom HaShoah, offers a time to reflect on the six million Jewish men, women, and children...

RIS and EIS 8th Graders Heading Off to  Florida for STEAM Trip
RIS and EIS 8th Graders Heading Off to Florida for STEAM Trip
By NOAH WEINSTEIN, EVAN MCDONALD, SADIE NASH, and GRACE FITZPATRICK

     On Saturday morning, February 1, 2025, some of the 8th graders from Roosevelt and Edison Intermediate Schools will head to Florida for...

Climate Change
Climate Change
GAVIN BERMAN, LIAM GRUNWALD, and ARI GARLOCK

Climate change has always been portrayed as a huge problem, if not the biggest for Earth, and it actually hits much closer to home than many...

QR Code For Petition To Change 20/20 Lunches (in order for it to work, you must login with a google account that isn't your school account)
LUNCH LUNACY
GAVIN BERMAN, MILANIA BARBOSA, BROOKE MOORE, and MOLLY WOJCIK

As everyone knows by now, we are experiencing a new lunch system at Roosevelt called “20/20 lunches” and students at RIS are not happy with...

When School is in session, students NEED to be there.
Should There be Stronger Consequences for Excessive Middle School Absences?
By CHRISTINA SIMEONE, ONALIESE PRITZLAFF, FRANKIE SERRA, and CAYLA PANARO

     School doesn’t just teach reading, writing, and math—it also prepares students for real life and helps shape who they become as adults....

Best Musical Artists of 2024
Best Musical Artists of 2024
By ALANNAH CUFFARO, EMILIE ANCRI, ZOHREH KANGANI, and CHASE SCHIMDT

     In 2024 there were many artists who had a huge impact on the music industry. As 2024 came to an end we decided to ask Roosevelt students...

Songs of the Season
Top 5 Christmas Songs
By THOMAS MORRIS, PEYTON PFISTER, SKYLAR MURRAY, and COBY FISHER

      Although many people celebrate different holidays during the winter season, people can come together and agree that Christmas music...

Happy New Year to all!
2025 – a New Year with New Resolutions
By Evan McDonald, Jack Weingarten, Sophia Farzad, and Sadie Nash

     As 2024 came to an end, people started to think about 2025 and began planning their goals and resolutions for the new year.    ...