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The Red & Black

The student news site of Patchogue-Medford High School

The Red & Black

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FAME Art and Music Night
Brianna Carey, Staff Writer • January 30, 2025

The annual Art and Music Night was held on the 27th of January, and was a fun opportunity for younger students to see what our school has to...

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Opinion
AI in our Classrooms
Daniela Miranda, Staff Writer • December 4, 2024

Artificial intelligence has taken the world by storm with promises of insurmountable changes in the near future. However, with AI becoming a more prominent topic of debate within the classroom, it bears...

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College Courting
Allyson McGowan, Editor in Chief • January 29, 2025

Finally, seniors across the country will have a moment to relax as the college application process comes to an end and final deadlines come and...

Pat-Meds Very Own Mascot
Feature
Pat-Meds Very Own Mascot
Alexa Garsik, Staff writer • January 23, 2025

There has been a variety of talk about whether or not Pat-Med should have a mascot. In fact, in the past couple of months the administration...

"DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS" and Boricua Resistance Against U.S. Colonialism.
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“DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS” and Boricua Resistance Against U.S. Colonialism.
Brandon Josué Herrera Vázquez, Staff Writer • January 13, 2025

A&E
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A&E
Mufasa: The Lion King Review
Anastasia Briggs, Staff Writer • January 29, 2025

Mufasa the movie has been in theaters since January 20th and has been a big hit with the fans ever since. In this latest cinematic adventure,...

Inaugural Fashion: Today's Top Political Fashion Mavens
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Inaugural Fashion: Today’s Top Political Fashion Mavens
Ryan Daly, Staff Writer • January 23, 2025

Various unique fashion statements were made at the 2025 Presidential Inauguration. We saw everybody from Supreme Court Justices and Past...

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A&E
Large Stories in Small Pages
Allyson McGowan, Editor in Chief • January 14, 2025

With the start of the new year comes the start of a new reading challenge. Whether you’ve decided to try and get into reading for the first...

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Podcasts
Time Travelling
PSA
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PSA: The Impact of Smoking
Brandon Josué Herrera Vázquez, Staff Writer • January 14, 2025

Raider TV - Season 6, episode 3
Raider TV – Season 6, episode 3
February 6, 2025
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PMHS Winter Sports Update
Reah Gonzales, Staff Writer • January 30, 2025

As the 2024-2025 winter sports season comes to an end, let’s see what each team has accomplished this season.  Boys Winter Track have gone...

AP Language Teacher Ms. Perera
Ms. Perera
Ryan Daly and Alexa Garsik January 14, 2025

My most unique story about acquiring a milk bottle was from this year after telling my class about my dairy americana collection on the third...

Jorge Perez, a senior who, together with his family, constructed this 11' tall snowman with brick eyes and a garbage receptacle head on the most recent snowy day here in NY.
Photo of the Week
February 27, 2025