[Editor's Note: Although there is some debate as to when this annual soccer game tradition started at Rectory School, we have confirmation from one administrator that it's been happening at least as long as he's been at Rectory, which is six years. Thus, we know that this tradition has been alive at...

The Model United Nations (Model UN) is an organization for students to debate and propose solutions for real or fictional global problems. It is an annual four-day conference for high school students that promotes values of education, excellence, and teamwork. Yale University was responsible for the...

What if I tell you that there is a museum that is an entire city?   You probably won’t believe me, but I tell you, there is.  There is.   It’s Xi’an. Home to several ancient Chinese dynasties, Xi’an contains countless historical references or objects. Two museums in Xi'an exhibit...

Driving down a long, empty road, snow-covered trees come into sight. A cold gust of wind hits my face as my feet crunch in the snow. Filled with anticipation, I step on the porch and open the front door. Despite being 100 years old, it feels quite new. Walking down the corridor during a class transition,...

My Brilliant Friend is the first book in the Neapolitan Novels, and it was translated from Italian into English by Ann Goldstein. In this book, the author, Elena Ferrante, narrated the childhood and adolescence of two girls in Elena Greco's (Lenù)’s first-person view. The two girls are Raffaella Carullo...

Introduction by Ms. Sara DiIorio, Rectory ESW Teacher: Rectory’s Effective Speaking and Writing (ESW) classes held their first annual Coffeehouse on April 7th in the P.Y. & Kinmay Tang Performing Arts Center and online. Each student in ESW composed, memorized, and performed an original Spoken...

The baseball season is well underway, and I wanted to share my projections for the 2021 season. As the season progresses, many burning questions will be answered, such as: Can the Dodgers repeat? Can the Padres challenge them for the N.L. West Crown? Can the Yankees’ stars stay healthy, and finally...

History is simple because there is only one truth, one story. Artifacts, on the other hand, are not so simple because people can view each object through infinitely different lenses. “Curios,” not surprisingly, is a synonym that people have given to artifacts. Artifacts contain historical evidence...