Opinion – The Red & Black

Patty’s Pat-Med Advice

March 19, 2019

Patty’s Pat Med Advice is a student run advice column. Questions can be sent through our Instagram DM @pattyspatmedadvice. All questions and answers will ...

My First College Experience

Erin Conner, Junior Editor in Chief

March 1, 2019

Filed under Opinion

As a junior in high school college is right around the corner, thus this is the perfect time to compile a list and begin college visits. Although I did ...

Taking the SAT?

February 25, 2019

SAT season is now in session for millions of high school students in the United States. As a junior, the SAT almost seems like a rite of passage as an Am...

The Chocolate Championship

February 14, 2019

On September 10th 1941, Mars M&M’s released their first flavor of M&M’s, most commonly referred to as “regular M&M’s.” The chocolate t...

Top Tech Trends

February 13, 2019

As time goes on, technology constantly improves. Communication among others has reached new heights with social media. Nowadays, we’re able to buy a...

A Grande Mistake

Rachel Edwards, Assistant Editor

February 11, 2019

Filed under Opinion

In these first few weeks of 2019, pop superstar Ariana Grande as been the most talked about on many social media platforms, primarily due to the antici...

Does Our Generation Know How to Live Without Social Media?

February 11, 2019

Social media has always been a controversial subject. This generation of teenagers tends to defend it and find all of the good qualities and reasons it...

Not So Subtle

February 11, 2019

“Facebook is only for old people” is a sentiment that has been very commonly expressed amongst the youth over the last half decade. With the rise of m...

The Top 5 Super Bowl Commercials of 2019

February 4, 2019

For the longest time, Super Bowl commercials have been iconic. Many non-football fans watch the game just for the ads, but to gain a spot on the biggest...

The Benefits of Having a Job in High School

February 4, 2019

High school students are said to be under more stress now than ever. A lot of kids use that as an excuse to rely on their parents' money and not work for...

Why Schools Should Start Later.

January 16, 2019

For the average teenager in New York, school begins at 8:00. The state with the earliest average high school start time is Louisiana, where the morning...

The Simplistic Realistic Optimistic Approach

Jay Ahir, Staff Writer

January 14, 2019

Filed under Opinion

We live in the best of all possible worlds. However, even in the best of all possible worlds, there will always be failure, disappointment, and fear. The T...