Opinions
Here writers can share their opinions on any local, CA community, or global eventsWinter Sports Tryouts
Many people at Concord Academy feel that there is not enough time between sports seasons. As a member of girl’s soccer, my season ended on...
Veterans Day: A Necessary Day Off
Veterans Day at Concord Academy has long been a topic of debate. Students and faculty alike discuss the question of whether or not we should take...
Reckoning With The History of Thanksgiving
On November 24, the fourth Thursday of the month, millions of Americans will unite with their families to eat turkey, express gratitude, and watch...
The Finals Schedule: Does it Really Make Anything Better?
Any Concord Academy student will tell you that finals are exhausting. Classes are all ending simultaneously, and there are exams, papers, and...
Are Club Announcements Necessary?
Announcements have always been an essential part of Concord Academy culture. Whether it is a message from a leader of our school, a faculty member,...
The Case For Banning Books
Content warning: Mention of gun violence and pedophilia In 1997, in West Paducah Kentucky, 14-year-old Micheal Corneal opened fire into a group of...
All-Gender Bathrooms: Good Purpose, Wrong Use
Concord Academy houses multiple all-gender bathrooms as a way to be more inclusive to non-binary, gender-nonconforming, and transgender students....
The Great Concord Pumpkin Spice-Off
Here in Concord, we are lucky enough to have a multitude of cafés to choose from to get our caffeine fix, and this fall I set out on a mission to...
Salem Witch Trials: Should We Really Be Entertained By Them?
During break the other day, I heard some of my classmates talking about the release of Hocus Pocus 2. This got me thinking about how the Salem witch...
The International Student Experience
There is a quietness that exists here that I do not get in Saigon. I hear constantly the small hum of a quiet suburbia, a town riddled with...
The Media Matter
I hate to be one of those people who goes on a semester away and then continues to talk about it for the next half of their time on Earth, but my...
Queen Elizabeth II
The Queen is dead. She was the latest iteration of queenship: a ceremonial position that through existing should have helped her nation hold itself...
Should Clubs Move to Schoology?
Have you ever felt that clubs at CA are a little too disorganized? I’ve often felt that there are too many clubs that are super disorganized or...
At PEN America, the Challenges and Legacy of the Fight for Free Expression
On September 12, 2022, the free speech advocacy organization PEN America hosted a conference in New York City, a highlight of the group’s centenary...
Reviewing the Schedule for This Year
The new schedule for the upcoming school year is virtually a copy of last year’s schedule, but with a few logical changes. This year, CA fixed some...
The Womb Where It Happens: Roe, Dobbs, Casey and the Uncertain Future of Reproductive Health
On June 24th, my phone screen lit up with notifications. The postdoc at the lab where I worked over the summer ran out of the sterile room, still...
The Potential for a Concord Academy Golf Team
A walk through the lower SHAC will take you past dozens of images of old athletic teams from years ago. If you take a close look at these images you...
Is Formal Pricing Reasonable?
The Formal Dance is an end-of-year event that everyone looks forward to. This year, the email containing the sign up sheet for Formal tickets...