When the weekend rolls around, some students gear up for basement ragers, while others avoid the party scene altogether. An anonymous survey on party culture at the high school conducted by The Cypress was sent out to the whole student body via Canvas. Out of the total 207 respondents, 45.9 percent of respondents said they had not attended a party in Brookline in the last 12 months, while 54.1 percent said they had attended at least one. Within those who do attend parties, there was significant variation in their frequency of attendance. Find out more at thecypressonline.com. ✍️ Flannery Poon and Surya Jayashankar 📸 Anonymous

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

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

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

#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

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!

The boys took down Lincoln Sudbury 56-0 on April 4th. On to Hanover this Friday. 🥏⛽️

Boys Varsity Basketball 2024 Senior Night 🔥 🎥: Annie Shi

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