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The AMSA Voice

Obligated to Truth

The AMSA Voice

Exposure to rat poisons is not just a problem in big cities.

Utilizing anticoagulant rat poisons can echo through a whole ecosystem

By Corina Ursache, Co-editor March 30, 2025

Second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides, a commonly used category of rat poison in the New England area, are harming all kinds of wildlife – not just rats. Once the poison is consumed, the animal...

TikTok may still be banned in the United States on April 5.

The possibility of a complete TikTok ban is still looming

By Brynlee Barrette, Staff writer March 12, 2025

At 10 p.m. on Jan. 19, TikTok went dark. American users were briefly denied access to videos or messaging software, and a message stating that a U.S. law was the reason for blocking their access took...

Frank Herbert's novel is a science fiction classic.

Two new electives coming for 2025-2026

By Audrey Hodgson, Co-editor March 12, 2025

AMSA is introducing two new electives for the 2025-2026 school year. Electives are most often half-credit classes that students can take to learn about certain subjects without enrolling in an everyday...

Winter conditions lead millions to suffer from Seasonal Affective Disorder.

Feeling down or depressed this time of year may be more than just ‘winter blues’

By Emily Pollard and Corina Ursache February 3, 2025

More than 737 million people are affected by Seasonal Affective Disorder worldwide, according to Johns Hopkins Medicine, and the winter is a pivotal time for these people’s mental health.  SAD is...

Colors seemed to be muted around campus for this year's "color wars."

Did ‘color wars’ lose its luster?

By Amelia A. Haryanto and Tarian Lynch February 3, 2025

The decorations for “color wars,” AMSA’s Spirit Week day when high school grades dress and decorate the school in their class colors, seemed lacking on Oct. 25, according to some teachers and students,...

A new traffic loop connects the parking lots on campus and allows for a single pattern through the campus.

The same school, but a different traffic pattern

By Maddie Marin, Staff writer January 9, 2024

Because of construction on a new science building and lingering safety concerns for pedestrians on campus, AMSA built a new traffic loop and changed the arrival and dismissal traffic patterns at the start...

AMSA's new science building is slated for use in the fall of 2025.

AMSA’s new science building is coming to life

By Will Holmes, Staff writer January 8, 2024

CConstruction is in full swing on AMSA's new science building, located between the White Building and the Lower School. After months of waiting, walls have been torn down, rubble has been cleared, and...

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