Press Release: Stress Busters
December 7, 2018
Hi, Markers! Stressed about exams? Luckily, Nerinx Hall’s Stress Busters week has you covered! Next week, December 10th-14th, is dedicated to helping students decompress their anxieties about exam week. Various Nerinx clubs like animal rescue, knitting club, fitness club, mindful medit...
Spotlight: Maddy Herries
November 2, 2018
Filed under Features, recent, Spotlight
Founded around 1990, the Loretto Volunteer Program matches volunteers with social justice organizations to complete a year of service. The volunteers live in communal housing, and through the work performed daily, they carry out the Loretto community’s mission to work for justice and act for peace. ...
Can Nerinx Get Greener?
November 2, 2018
Nerinx bleeds green. Sports games, spirit days, and the everyday uniform all show that the school is filled to the brim with green and white. But is Nerinx green in the sense of “going green” for the environment? To find out, Hallways surveyed students of all grade levels on their thoughts about Nerinx’s environmental su...
New Year, New Library
Theresa Sholy, Editor-in-Chief
November 2, 2018
With every new school year comes much excitement: a new freshman class, beginning of the year welcome traditions such as Hey Day, catching up with friends, and more. However, this school year in particular brought with it something Nerinx doesn’t habitually see: a newly renovated library. Julie Padber...
New Phone Policy, Who Dis?
November 2, 2018
A new year at Nerinx Hall brings many new changes, one of which is relaxed rules on cell phone usage during the school day. Students can now have their phones out during contact period and during all lunches in the cafeteria; however, if they are caught on their phones outside these allotted times, t...
Senior Traditions
November 2, 2018
As long as the Class of 2019 has been at Nerinx, they have been excitedly awaiting senior year. The opportunity to be the leaders of the school, anchor the morning show, and participate in countless other senior traditions have enticed them. A month into the year, this year’s class has already gott...
What You Need to Know About the Midterms
November 2, 2018
“Sure, I would vote, but I don’t know enough about the candidates...” Have you ever heard this excuse before, or even used it yourself? Midterm elections are swiftly approaching, set for November 6, 2018, but many people opt out of voting in midterms simply because they do not feel they know en...
Nerinx’s Gold Award Girl Scout: Laura Smith
Theresa Sholy, Editor-in-Chief
November 2, 2018
Filed under Features, recent, Spotlight
For Nerinx students, it’s important to instill key values of faith, community, justice, and respect. Knowing yourself and your world is another philosophy that Nerinx Hall teaches to every one of its students. Gold Award winner Laura Smith exemplified Nerinx’s values in this capstone Girl Scout ser...
Why You Need to Care About the Supreme Court
November 2, 2018
People living in the United States are constantly bombarded with news, especially concerning politics. Understandably, many wish to drown out the seemingly constant stream of political commentary and presidential tweets in the media. However, all Americans, including teenagers, should tune in to a trusted sou...
How Many More? The Need for Gun Control in America
Laura Smith and Claire Capelli
July 2, 2018
Filed under Letter to the Editor, Op-Ed, recent
A Letter From Your Editors. On an average day, 96 Americans are killed through gun violence, a statistic vastly different from other developed nations. That is 96 lives gone once a bullet pierces the skin, 96 families changed forever, 96 last breaths taken. Over 3.5 per 100,000 people wil...
First of Many: Cape Town
July 2, 2018
Filed under Op-Ed, Opinions, recent
Cape Town is a beautiful tourist city that sits at the tip of South Africa. Cape Town is quickly running out of water. The local government is racing to address the situation, with desalination plants making seawater drinkable, groundwater collection projects, and water recycling programs. This issue ...
Fighting the Algorithm: How “cookies” influence our lives in more ways than we think
July 2, 2018
So, odds are, you have probably heard of cookies before. No, not the amazing gooey, chocolatey goodness that you bake on a night in at home, the other kind. When used in an internet usage context, “cookies” refers to the way a web browser stores data from websites accessed to shop, research, or ...
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July 2, 2018
Nerinx Hall’s spring musical was a production of the timeless classic Little Women. First released as a novel in 1869, Little Women tells the story of four sisters and their mother living in New England...
Women’s March 2018 Photo Essay
February 5, 2018
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December 15, 2017