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The academic team “The Fighting Nerds” practices every Thursday after school at Doctor Catherine Croft’s room preparing for their competitions against other teams in the district. Their first scrimmage will be on January 19. For each match there are three rounds with four competitors per round and team. To prepare, “The Fighting Nerds” practice buzzing in and answering different questions....

The new Dungeons and Dragon Club (DnD) had their first meeting on October 18. The DnD club is sponsored by Jacob Preli and meets every Monday after school from 2:45 p.m. to 5 p.m. Anyone can join, and experience isn’t necessary. DnD, is a table-top role-playing game where players tell a story. There are many materials needed to play this game but “most students have the materials ready and have...

Eco Club is buzzing with activities. Meeting two or three times a month on Mondays and after school, Eco Club’s focus is to improve the environment. They participate in “trash pick-ups, environmental movie nights, on campus bee keeping and throwing school-wide Earth Day celebrations,” said Eco Club President Tino Martella. A big part of Eco Club is taking care of the on-campus beehives. “We...

The chess club held their first meeting with over 30 members in attendance in October. Juniors Peter Pacassi and Brendon O’Hara initiated the club and were soon sponsored by Doctor Catherine Croft. “We were playing chess against each other and then we said let’s make a chess club,” said Paccassi. Three days later the chess club was set in motion and now over 60 students come to the cafeteria...