The Oscars left out female directors, again
In its 92 year history, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has only nominated five women for Best Director, and only ever selected one female nominee …
Opinion
High schoolers should care about impeachment
The House of Representatives opened an impeachment inquiry on September 24, essentially investigating Donald Trump’s fitness to be President of the United States. On October 22, the top …
The Limits of APs
For any high schooler, there is immense pressure to take Advanced Placement courses before college. However, for some, this rigor is barely even an option. At a fairly …
Why an online version of the MCAS exam is counterproductive
This year, students are taking the state-wide MCAS exam on a new computer-based format, instead of the test’s previous print version. The online format entails downloading the Pearson …
Grammar Segment: Colons and Semicolons
The Bradford Grammar Experts, Zoe Gieger ’20 and Kate Waisel ’20, return to discuss the often confused grammatical rules surrounding colons and semicolons.
Grammar Segment: Commas
In The Bradford‘s first grammar segment, Zoe Gieger ’20 and Kate Waisel ’20 summarized basic comma rules and provided some tips on how to properly use commas.
Hollywood’s high school vs real-life high school
Growing up watching “High School Musical” on repeat, I always imagined that when I got to high school, everyone would look so old, have crazy amounts of drama, …
Lesson from Kavanaugh: high school decisions stick
A version of this article appeared on print in our November 2018 issue. On October 6, the Senate confirmed President Donald Trump’s nominee for the Supreme Court, Brett …
Setting the record straight on “ok” vs. “okay”
Amongst the realm of passionate writers, grammaticians, and English language enthusiasts, lies a hot debate over the correct usage of the word “ok” vs. “okay”. Serving as five …
Hatred knows no boundaries
Why does nothing shock me anymore? Racism, sexism, anti-semitism? Why are these things still so prevalent in a society full of people who have been educated about the …