The Hall Hub
This week’s topic: The anniversary of COVID-19, quarantines, and mask-wearing On this week’s The Hall Hub, Kaylee and Jen discuss the first anniversary of the Covid shutdowns.
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The Hall Hub: Movies and Midterms
On this week’s episode, Kaylee and Jen discuss the closing of movie theaters and what that means for movie enthusiasts; and the most productive ways to study for midterms! We hope you have a wonderful winter break! See you in 2021!
Read moreEditorial: Pandemic Reemphasizes Importance of Mental, Physical Health
By Aiden Wacksman Before the coronavirus outbreak closed schools across the country this past spring, I was on Oak Hall’s boys weightlifting team. I was getting stronger each day, and I was having the time of my life. Little did I know, these times wouldn’t last very long. On March 13, Oak Hall moved to online school due to coronavirus
Read moreUncertainty Surrounds Annual Senior Trip
Each spring, Oak Hall seniors have the opportunity to take a class trip as one final hurrah before graduation. In recent years, seniors visited New York City to attend Broadway shows, see the Brooklyn Bridge, and explore museums. As Lucas Walters reports, with COVID-19 still among the biggest threats to travel, there is still much uncertainty of the class of
Read moreColumn: Life on Earth
This week’s topic: Masks By Mia Currie When COVID-19 cases first began to rise in the United States, many individuals turned to buying disposable masks as a way to slow the spread of the virus. As estimated by the United Nations trade body, the global sales for mask production have exponentially increased $166 billion dollars in the past year. And
Read moreThe Hall Hub: Looking at the Positives of 2020
On this week’s podcast, Kaylee and Jen remember the good things that happened this past year.
Read moreHoliday Travel Plans Altered Due to Pandemic
By Emily Malloy As coronavirus cases continue to increase with Thanksgiving and various other holidays on the horizon, the new risks through traveling and doing what used to be considered “normal” is challenging to not only people, but to the travel industries during what is normally some of its most profitable few months. An article written by Elaine Glusac for The
Read moreEditorial: Senior Year Amid Pandemic
By Sarah Rosenberg When schools shut down last spring, no one could have anticipated the ramifications that the virus would have on the class of 2021. The now-graduated class of 2020 scolded the class of 2021 for being sad that they were missing their junior prom and all the privileges of being a rising senior because they would have “all
Read moreStudent Spotlight: Alexa Katz
By Sarah Rosenberg Amidst all the negative ways the pandemic has impacted the world, it is important to look at the positives. As a former president once said, “Never waste a good crisis”. Oak Hall senior Alexa Katz took these words to heart. During the five months campus was closed due to the coronavirus, Katz saw a problem and found
Read moreEditorial: Class of 2020’s Remarkable End
By Mary Madelyn Broom Before I start, I want to make it clear that this is not another article about the Coronavirus, but given the global situation, I think we can all agree that this pause in the world has given us time to reflect. For me, as a member of the Class of 2020, this time has allowed me
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