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Mini-Interview #1: Gus (8th grade)
This is the first article in our Mini-Interviews series where we speak to different BKI students and staff members about various topics that interest them. This interview is with Gus (8th Grade) and talks about his involvement in the BKI Ping Pong Team. Terrapin Times: Today we’re here with Gus from 8th grade to see…
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Teachers on Teaching, Part #1
Interview by Skyla This is an interview that Skyla (6th Grade) conducted with Kevin (7th & 8th Grade Science Teacher). This interview covers his thoughts on teaching this year and may be the start of a larger series where other teachers may get interviewed as well. We hope you enjoy this article and that you…
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Terrapin Times Retrospective & Futurespective
Written By Clyde (Retrospective) & Archer (Futurespective) Retrospective This has been a journey, there is no doubt about it. From the day I started Newspaper in 2021 when I was a sixth grader, I’ve tried to make it an integral part of this community, and I hope I’ve succeeded in that endeavor. I was part…
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BKI’s Second Election Poll
By Clyde Brittelle and Archer D’Angelo Hello! Here are the results to our second election poll! We didn’t include analysis this time but we hope you still enjoy our results. He already lost this one!
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Top 12 Unbecoming moments of Former President Trump
By Clyde Brittelle and Archer D’Angelo Much of the media has been talking about Joe Biden’s age and how it impairs his memory. With instances like him falling on airplane stairs having broken the internet, the American public is very much aware of Biden being 20 years older than the youngest senior citizen. But while…
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Political Typology : The Groups That Shape American Politics
By Clyde Brittelle and Archer D’Angelo In our modern political landscape, there is such a spectrum of differing ideologies, so Archer and I thought we could detail multiple political typology groups to display who they might side with in this year’s coming election. Please enjoy, NOTE: This is in order of left to right politically,…
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High School Applications, How They Work, And Their Effect On 8th Graders
By Clyde Brittelle Something that has been on the news a lot is the highschool application process. The main focus has been on how it should be altered, and the racial, societal, and economical aspects of the process. If you’re reading this article, I’ll assume you know at least the bare minimum about highschool applications…
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Sleater-Kinney And Its Relation to Riot Grrrl
By Nina Fry-Meromi Ask anyone to name a few riot grrrl bands, and they’ll (most likely) say something along the lines of ‘Bikini Kill, Bratmobile, L7, Heavens To Betsy,’ et cetera. Some may add in, ‘Sleater-Kinney’. However, this is, somehow, disputed. Some claim Sleater-Kinney (an American rock/punk duo formed in the nineties) isn’t a riot…
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BKI’s Three NEW Electives (But One Existed Last Year)
By Archer D’Angelo In the Second Elective semester of the 2023-24 school year there are three new electives : Set Design, Sewing/Costume Design, Step Team (Step existed last year but not last semester). In this article I summarize all 3 electives and interview the teachers leading them. So let’s get started with the least new…
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