A Pirate’s perspective on the Option ii changes
Opinion Editor Liam Knox responds to this article here. —By William Jiao & Jamie You— The Board of Education recently introduced several changes to the district’s Option ii program, restricting […]
Abolish the high school midterm
Last year, the West Windsor-Plainsboro school district revamped the high school midterm, replacing one-period, do-or-die cumulative tests with three smaller assessments in each subject scattered across the first semester. The new system was designed to promote the district’s 21st-century Competencies and to help students who thrive during class activities but struggle on high-stakes exams. “This fair, low-pressure system will make […]
Library noise during lunch has gotten out of control
—By Fariha Tamboli— The bell rings, the clock strikes, it’s 10:50—the beginning of lunch. You have to finish and print out that essay that’s due for your English class, so you […]
The culture of WW-P is not LGBT friendly
—By Madhavi Challa & Bushra Hasan— January 4, 2013. A married couple from West-Windsor submits a letter to the editor of the West Windsor and Plainsboro News attacking South’s Gay-Straight […]
Meghan Trainor’s vapid music? It’s definitely all bass
—By Elise Gorberg— Music is a forum for social issues, and the subject of feminism in music has become anything but uncommon. Breakout pop singer Meghan Trainor is one of […]
Lessons I learned from The Daily Show
Here’s the lesson Jon Stewart has taught me about the world: just because you can laugh at something doesn’t mean you don’t care about it; quite the opposite, in fact. […]
My new iPhone wants to consume my soul
This Christmas, I finally got an iPhone. I’m not quite sure how I feel about it. I guess we have sort of a love-hate relationship. On the one hand, I […]
It’s time to put down the selfie stick
I have a selfie stick. I’m not proud of it, I’m really not, and I swear I’ve used it only once, and hopefully never will again. In fact, the only […]
Five important facts about the US-Cuban rapprochement
The Cuban embargo dates back to the Cold War In 1960, the United States commenced an embargo on its neighbor just 90 miles off the coast of the Florida. This […]
A Knight, Errant: So, Option ii…we meet again
This is a response to an article about the recent Option ii changes. I told them I’d retired. I told them I wouldn’t do it again. I got out of […]
What really happened to the Patriots’ footballs?
Millions across the globe are still wondering what really happened to the Patriots’ deflated footballs. The question has been brought up in the media many times in the past week. […]
Nosy seniors ruin juniors’ prom, lives
—By Julia Bannon and Elise Gorberg— Prom: the pinnacle of the high school experience, what separates the strong from the weak, the boys from the men, and the stylish from […]
How Superintendent Aderhold decides whether to call a snow day
The bright red text on the ww-p.org homepage is the text of triumph, of relief, of salvation, of snow days. It appears during grueling weeks of school, or after long […]
The staff debates No Homework Nights
It’s no secret that the competitive nature of WW-P leads to a hefty workload. That’s why district administration recently scheduled four “No Homework Nights” in an attempt to alleviate student […]
Spotify is not the enemy
In case you live under a rock, Taylor Swift’s new album 1989 recently recoded the best first-week sales since The Eminem Show in 2002. It is also the first platinum […]
Ignore the studies: smart, stupid and in-between people all listen to Beyoncé
Indie, country, pop. More so than ever, we’re surrounded by an incredible variety of music, and of course different demographics of people listen to each. But an arbitrary study published […]
The Knightly News 