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No Rest for the Weary

No Rest for the Weary

Sophia Kremer ’20 April 4, 2019

After two weeks of camping out in my apartment, studying for hours on end for finals, the last place I want to spend my intersession is at home. During finals’ weeks (yes, plural because it is more than...

The Juuling Epidemic

The Juuling Epidemic

Tammy Palagi ’21 and Maya Chaovat ’21 April 4, 2019

Millions of teenagers in America have become swept up in the new culture of Juuling. A Juul is a type of E-cigarette that was created in 2015 with the intention of helping adult smokers quit cigarettes....

Fire Merch Drops by the GO

Fire Merch Drops by the GO

Sophia Kremer ’21 April 4, 2019

This year, Ramaz’s student government has upped its merchandise game by creating well designed, trendy sweatshirts that all community members can enjoy. Thanks to the new selection of apparel, tens of...

Is Extra Time Extra?

Is Extra Time Extra?

Natalie Kahn ’19 April 4, 2019

With the emphasis on standardized testing in today’s college process, extra time has moved to the forefront of academic controversies. The well-intended idea behind extra time is to level the playing...

JSPA Conference

JSPA Conference

Josephine Schizer ’20 April 4, 2019

During the first weekend of February, four Rampage writers and Dr. Milowitz attended the Jewish Scholastic Press Association Conference in Los Angeles. The conference was co-sponsored by Shalhevet High...

Is the Third Language Still Relevant?

Is the Third Language Still Relevant?

Charles Spielfogel ’21 April 4, 2019

Ramaz currently offers French and Spanish as foreign language options, even though other schools offer not only a wider variety of languages (i.e., Arabic and Mandarin being two common ones), but also...

Test Swindlers

Test Swindlers

William Kremer ’21 April 4, 2019

What's worse: an attendance strike or a failed test? To a growing number of Ramaz students, it’s a failed test.  More than ever, freshman, sophomores, juniors, and even seniors have taken up the practice...

Being Happy With What I Have: My Experience on the Mission to Moldova

Being Happy With What I Have: My Experience on the Mission to Moldova

Rebecca Massel ’21 April 4, 2019

Warmth and chills; smiles and tears; laughing and crying; giving and receiving; support and emptiness. These words are the only way to describe my experience on the Ramaz February Break Mission to Moldova....

Winter Sports Update

Winter Sports Update

Caitlin Levine ’21 April 4, 2019

This year Ramaz had nine teams compete in winter sports, including girls and boys JV and Varsity basketball, girls JV and Varsity volleyball, boys JV and Varsity floor hockey, and an ice hockey team. ...

Reviewed: Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes

Reviewed: Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes

Hadley Kauvar ’19 April 4, 2019

Netflix recently released Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes. This four part documentary details the killing spree of one of the most notorious American serial killers, Ted Bundy. The series...

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