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The Student News Site of Saint Francis High School

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Saint Francis' Holy Cross Amazing Race taking place all across the globe.
All around the world: a recap of the Holy Cross Amazing Race
Keira Schultz ('26) February 28, 2025

This February, the Saint Francis community experienced The Amazing Race: Holy Cross Global as the theme for the Holy Cross Spirit Week. The purpose of this week was to see the value of the Holy Cross Congregation in places across the globe. There was so much potential in the week’s theme, but it sadly...

Same color, different eras.
Sides of the Same Coin: portrayals of naivety and ego in “Emma” and “Clueless”
Jasmine Salgado ('26) February 28, 2025

This article contains spoilers! Amy Heckerling’s Clueless garnered major success as one of the most iconic coming-of-age films of the ’90s. This film adaptation of Jane Austen’s Emma follows beautiful, wealthy, and well-liked Cher Horowitz. Daughter...

A basketball is shot through the air.
Girls’ Basketball season recap
Rohan Gohel (’26) February 28, 2025

The Saint Francis girls’ basketball team’s electric 8-0 start in the preseason earned them the sixth seed in the CCS Open Division Playoff Bracket. With their electric style of play and winning mentality, they are the team to watch during the playoffs...

A timeline of junk food throughout the years.
The eras of junk food
Julianne Jones ('28) February 28, 2025

Eating junk food—whether it’s having a juicy burger on a Friday night, some buttery popcorn during a movie, or a bag of crunchy chips for...

A variety of vegan yogurts.
Vying for veganism: a review of dairy-free yogurt alternatives
Savannah Mann (’27) and Stella Ang ('27) February 28, 2025

Yogurt is a great snack with a long list of benefits and plentiful nutrients. Known for its live cultures, high protein, and large amount of...

The illustrious, media-fied glamor of “being rich" pushes luxury into the spotlight.
What makes designer and luxury goods so appealing?
Coco Rothenberg ('26) February 28, 2025

Rolex, Louis Vuitton, Cartier. Coach, Kate Spade, Michael Kors. I have no doubt when I say that you have definitely heard of these names before....

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An Aldabra admiring the sunset.
The ultimate comeback: an extinct bird species evolves again on Aldabra Atoll
Jalyn Wu ('27) February 28, 2025

Recently, scientists at the University of Portsmouth in England discovered fossils of a bird species from more than 100,000 years ago. These...

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