From the Editors-In-Chief: Celebrating
​the Life of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg 

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Dies at 87

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The Inspiring Legacy of Ruth Bader Ginsburg

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The Issue 

How White Jews Can Become Better Allies to the Black Community
Willa Spalter '21

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COVID Activism: Why we march during a pandemic
Teddy Palmore '23

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 Blackout Tuesday: A Case Against Performative Action
Norah Kanukalonu '23 Tassneem Selman '23

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The Importance of Affinity Groups at St. Albans
Jacob Fife '23

Global, National, & Close News

The Ramifications of the Syrian Refugee Crisis: What Project Turquoise and IROC Are Doing to Help
Heidi Yazdani '21

A New Brand of American Antisemitism 
Zach Leiter '21

Black Students over the Summer: Demanding Change
Arrie Solomon '21 Nia Brown'21

Voices

Is There Any Place for Cancel Culture?
William Barbee '22

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Performative Activism and the Problem with Instagram Infographics
Jorge Guajardo '21

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Age and Activism: The Power of the Teenage Voice
Helen Wickett '22

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Why NCS Needs WARAC
Louisa Kean '22

Upcoming Events 

Close-Wide Events

• September 21st and 22nd, 6:30 PM- Upper School Play Auditions
  
• September 24th, 6:30 PM- Upper School Play Callbacks​
  
  

NCS Events

• September 21st, 10 AM- Parent Office Hours about MyNCS
  
• September 21st, 7:40 AM- Morning Prayer for NCS Adults and Parents
  
• September 28th, 7:40 AM- Morning Prayer for NCS Adults and Parents
  
• September 29th, 8 AM- Parent Encouragement Program’s first session
  
• September 30th- Purple and Gold Day (in place of Spirit Day)
  
• October 1st, 5:30 PM- Upper School Back-to-School Night
  
  

STA Events

• September 23, 8 AM- In School SAT for Form VI
  
• September 23, 5 PM- Back to School Night for Upper School
  
• September 25, 7:45 AM- Form VI Retreat (Probably will not happen)
  
• September 25, 8 AM- Form V Parent Meeting
  
• September 25, 9:55 AM - Dr. Clay Ackerly ‘97 talk on self-care during COVID
  
• September 25, 12 PM- Lower School Virtual Information Session
  
• September 25, 1 PM- Upper School Virtual Information Session
  
• September 30, 8 AM- Form B Parent Meeting
  
• October 2, 8 AM- Form IV Parent Meeting
  

Arts

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Cartoons
Eric Buendia '22

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Tiktok Activism: Tiktokers Using Art to Bring Awareness to Social Injustices
Sasha Perkins '22

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The Best of Scott Joplin 
​Shreyan Mitra '23

Issue made possible by David Donoghue '21, Madeline Hopper '21, Nisa Quarles '21, Noah Wohlstadter '21, Christopher Nash '22, Sophie Andersen ‘21, Nicki Anyanwu '22, Henry Brown ‘23, Ceylin Erkan ‘23, Spencer Hall ‘22, William Howe ‘21, Alyssa Bui ‘23, Peter Donets ‘22, Shreyan Mitra ‘23, Sasha Perkins ‘22, Blake Swensrud ‘21, Michael Harreld '21, Zach Leiter '21, Heidi Yazdani '21, Arrie Solomon '21, Nia Brown '21, Jorge, Guajardo '21, William Barbee '22, Helen Wickett '22, Louisa Kean '22, Willa Spalter '21, Jacob Fife '23, Teddy Palmore '23, Norah Kanukalonu '23, Tassneem Selman '23, Eric Buendia '22, Julia Buzzacott '21 (Cover Photo)