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The Cypress

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The Cypress

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The Cypress

Dressing up and working through cases students participating in the Mock Trial Club get the firsthand experience of being in a courtroom.
Mock Trial builds cases, confidence and camaraderie
Alexa Lieberman, Staff Writer • May 21, 2025

From robotics to crochet to food and climate justice, there’s no shortage of clubs for students to choose from at the high school. But, the number of clubs in which students...

Because of staffing shortages in the 22 Tappan cafeteria, deans have had to stepped in to fill the needs of the lunchroom staff.
Deans step up to the plate, serve lunch
Aleida Méndez-Sippen, Staff Writer • May 8, 2025

As you line up for a school lunch, you might be handed a tray by a surprising and familiar face: your own dean! In the past few months, the 22 Tappan deans have begun working...

On Wednesday April 30, the Red Cross Club held a blood drive in room 106. 51 students, teachers and parents signed up to donate blood.
Red Cross Club hosts blood drive
Josephine Ross, News Editor • May 8, 2025

Students, teachers and parents alike donated blood at the blood drive which took place in room 106 on Wednesday, April 30. The American Red Cross partnered with the high school...

We're too late to reverse the effects of global warming. Instead of reaching for an intangible goal, let's spend the limited time we have helping those who need help now.
Everything by Ezra: stop fighting climate change
Ezra Kleinbaum, Opinions Managing Editor • April 30, 2025
This article was published in the April Issue Centerspread as part of a Head-to-Head with Contributing Writer Toby Sillman. Read Sillman's opposing piece on the Opinions
Poet June Jordan’s raw and emotional writing brings her perspective to a new light with poems such as “POETRY
FOR THE PEOPLE” and “ROCK AGAINST SEXISM.”
Activism radiates at Radcliffe
Ella Upadhyay, Staff Writer • April 16, 2025

I’d never considered T-shirts, flyers, scribbled notes or poems to be art. Not the kind that would hang on a museum wall, at least. As I walked into the Harvard Radcliffe...

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Opinions Managing Editor Ezra Kleinbaum shares the story of the high school’s Meatless Mondays, reflecting on the change that he, the Warriors for Animal Rights Club and many other community members have made.

🎥 Ezra Kleinbaum
Opinions Managing Editor Ezra Kleinbaum shares the story of the high school’s Meatless Mondays, reflecting on the change that he, the Warriors for Animal Rights Club and many other community members have made. 🎥 Ezra Kleinbaum
6 days ago
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On Tuesday May 6, Brookline voters elected Michael Rubenstein to the Select Board. In the race for School Committee, Valerie Frias was reelected, and newcomers Danna Perry and Bob Weintraub took the remaining two spots.

Joey Elasmar, the high school senior running for the Board of Library Trustees, did not win his race.

Read our article on thecypressonline.com for more information and updates.

✍️ Geo Elasmar and Marco Neer
📸 Geo Elasmar
On Tuesday May 6, Brookline voters elected Michael Rubenstein to the Select Board. In the race for School Committee, Valerie Frias was reelected, and newcomers Danna Perry and Bob Weintraub took the remaining two spots. Joey Elasmar, the high school senior running for the Board of Library Trustees, did not win his race. Read our article on thecypressonline.com for more information and updates. ✍️ Geo Elasmar and Marco Neer 📸 Geo Elasmar
2 weeks ago
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2/9
Institutional neutrality is the idea that an educational institution should not take political stances and should, in the words of The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, “host critics—not become the critic itself.”

Though generally applied in the context of colleges and universities, themes regarding institutional neutrality have gained some traction locally, including in a February piece by Opinions Managing Editor Elias Brendel and a suggested proposal for a district-wide political signage policy that would have, in part, banned unapproved “Political, religious, or commercial advertisements” from being displayed on school property.

The Cypress interviewed five of the six School Committee candidates in the upcoming May 6 Town Election and asked the following general question: “Is institutional neutrality an achievable goal in Brookline? If so, is it an admirable one?”

Read what they had to say at the link in our bio.

✍️ Marco Neer
📸 Kiran Bhatia
Institutional neutrality is the idea that an educational institution should not take political stances and should, in the words of The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, “host critics—not become the critic itself.” Though generally applied in the context of colleges and universities, themes regarding institutional neutrality have gained some traction locally, including in a February piece by Opinions Managing Editor Elias Brendel and a suggested proposal for a district-wide political signage policy that would have, in part, banned unapproved “Political, religious, or commercial advertisements” from being displayed on school property. The Cypress interviewed five of the six School Committee candidates in the upcoming May 6 Town Election and asked the following general question: “Is institutional neutrality an achievable goal in Brookline? If so, is it an admirable one?” Read what they had to say at the link in our bio. ✍️ Marco Neer 📸 Kiran Bhatia
2 weeks ago
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3/9
#1 IN NEW ENGLAND 😤 The Cypress cleaned up at the nespa conference on Friday, winning:

1st place: All New England Print Newspaper
1st place: All New England Online Newspaper
Story of the Year: Decision to pre-record DoRRS speeches sparks debate (Geo Elasmar)
1st place News Story: Decision to pre-record DoRRS speeches sparks debate (Geo Elasmar)
1st place Sports Story: Climate change threatens winter sports (Lily Kleinbaum)
1st place News Series: DoRRS 2025 Controversy (Marco Neer and Geo Elasmar)
All New England High School Journalist: Geo Elasmar
…and 10 more Special Achievement awards for individual articles 🤩🥳 #staywinning #donthurtemnow
#1 IN NEW ENGLAND 😤 The Cypress cleaned up at the nespa conference on Friday, winning: 1st place: All New England Print Newspaper 1st place: All New England Online Newspaper Story of the Year: Decision to pre-record DoRRS speeches sparks debate (Geo Elasmar) 1st place News Story: Decision to pre-record DoRRS speeches sparks debate (Geo Elasmar) 1st place Sports Story: Climate change threatens winter sports (Lily Kleinbaum) 1st place News Series: DoRRS 2025 Controversy (Marco Neer and Geo Elasmar) All New England High School Journalist: Geo Elasmar …and 10 more Special Achievement awards for individual articles 🤩🥳 #staywinning #donthurtemnow
3 weeks ago
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4/9
Girls Varsity Rugby highlights versus Weymouth. On to Algonquin this Thursday 4/8. LETS GO WARRIORS!

Send in your team’s game film for a highlight reel!
Girls Varsity Rugby highlights versus Weymouth. On to Algonquin this Thursday 4/8. LETS GO WARRIORS! Send in your team’s game film for a highlight reel!
1 month ago
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5/9
The boys took down Lincoln Sudbury 56-0 on April 4th. On to Hanover this Friday. 🥏⛽️
The boys took down Lincoln Sudbury 56-0 on April 4th. On to Hanover this Friday. 🥏⛽️
2 months ago
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6/9
Boys Varsity Basketball 2024 Senior Night 🔥

🎥: Annie Shi
Boys Varsity Basketball 2024 Senior Night 🔥 🎥: Annie Shi
3 months ago
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7/9
The high school held its annual Day of Racial Reform and Solidarity (DoRRS) on Tuesday, Jan. 28, nearly two months after its originally planned date of Dec. 3, 2024. The day went forward despite postponement, debates over its format and controversy surrounding one of its student speakers.

Read the whole story at the link in our bio.

✍️ Marco Neer and Geo Elasmar
📸 Marco Neer
The high school held its annual Day of Racial Reform and Solidarity (DoRRS) on Tuesday, Jan. 28, nearly two months after its originally planned date of Dec. 3, 2024. The day went forward despite postponement, debates over its format and controversy surrounding one of its student speakers. Read the whole story at the link in our bio. ✍️ Marco Neer and Geo Elasmar 📸 Marco Neer
3 months ago
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8/9
What Iz Jehnuinely Anya mind? WE NEED TO KNOW!
What Iz Jehnuinely Anya mind? WE NEED TO KNOW!
4 months ago
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The boys varsity volleyball team crushed the Needham Rockets in three sets Thursday, Apr. 10 in the Schluntz Gymnasium.
Boys varsity volleyball beats Needham Rockets for first time in 14 years with 3-0 sweep
Jonathan Traub, Staff Writer • May 12, 2025

The boys varsity volleyball team defeated the Needham Rockets in three sets on Thursday, Apr. 10 in the Schluntz Gymnasium, improving their record to 5-0 for the season. Entering...

Boys varsity volleyball defeated Saint John's Prep 3-0, maintaining their win-streak.
Boys varsity volleyball keeps their undefeated streak, dominating Saint John’s Prep 3-0
James Carr, Staff Writer • May 3, 2025

Boys varsity volleyball swept the Saint John's Prep Eagles 3-0 on Saturday, April 12, in the Schluntz Gymnasium. In the first set, the team started out with energy as Schluntz...

A senior captain on girls varsity hockey, Izzy Paes helps to lead the Warriors both on and off the rink.
Izzy Paes brings positivity and leadership to the girls ice hockey team
Amedeo Bettauer, Staff Writer • April 28, 2025

The rink fills with the sounds of skates cutting through the ice, sticks clashing and the crowd applauding. Amid all this intensity, one player thrives and leads the rest...

Crossing the Quad: May crossword
Crossing the Quad: May crossword
Geo Elasmar, Editor-in-Chief • May 21, 2025
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