Zoe Fritz-Sherman, Metro Editor
June 18, 2019
For most seniors, graduation is a celebration of hard work, perseverance, and moving on to a new stage of life. But at CRLS, students also take time to acknowledge some of the most pivotal people in their development...
Juliana Vandermark, Managing Editor
June 18, 2019
Whether you have a job from 9-5 every day or plan on catching up on every season of every show on Netflix all summer, there’s always something going on in Cambridge to spice up your summer routine.
Charlie Reed, Around School Editor
June 17, 2019
As school comes to a close, the warm weather and the general excitement for the start of summer brings singers and artists to Boston. Boston Calling, the annual music festival, took place from May 24th to May 26th and included performances by artists such as Twenty Øne Piløts, Travis Scott, Sheck Wes, and Logic.
LiLi MacArthur, Esther Cull-Kahn, and Chloe Duncan-Wald
June 5, 2019
Outdoor track and field is a rigorous sport that is offered in the spring season at CRLS. Track is the word used to describe time-and-distance-based events such as sprints, long-distance, and hurdling, which are all won by the athlete who records the fastest time. Meanwhile, the field events—javelin, discus, and long/triple jump—are decided by the greatest distance that an athlete throws or jumps.
Lacrosse Culture and Dedication Finally Yields Results
June 5, 2019
The CRLS Boys Varsity Lacrosse team and its athletes’ dedication have finally seen success after years of failing to make the playoffs. After beginning the season on a five game win streak, the team’s record is sitting at 8-7 as of May 27th, and the team qualified for states for the first time under Coach Thomas Goldman.
Athlete of the Month: Solomon Hearn
June 5, 2019
Solomon Hearn, a junior, plays for the CRLS boys basketball team and the boys volleyball team.
College Scandal Leaves Athletes Feeling “Betrayed”
May 2, 2019
In March of this year, federal prosecutors pressed charges on 50 people around the nation for bribery concerning college admissions. The report cites numerous Division 1 coaches who were bribed by parents to give one of their recruitment slots to their children. In many of these cases, the applicants involved in the scandals had never played the sport before.
RF Athlete of the Month: Ella Simonsen
May 1, 2019
Ella Simonsen, a junior, is the captain of the CRLS girls basketball team and a goalie for the girls Lacrosse team.
Andrew Mello, Arts and Entertainment Editor
June 18, 2019
If I were to boil down my experience watching Rocketman into one feeling, it would be déjà vu. As soon as the film began, I already knew exactly which beats the story would follow because Rocketman is like so many other movies. By the time the end credits rolled-around I was bored.
Yuni Gerzon, Contributing Writer
June 17, 2019
On Friday, May 17th, the CRLS music department coalesced to create a final production of the year—the Spring Concert. The show started with the Drumline/Percussion Ensemble, directed by Mr. Guillermo Nojechowicz, followed by Dr. Ivan Stefanov’s vocal ensemble.
“Booksmart”: Targeted for Teenagers but a Must-Watch for All
June 17, 2019
Olivia Wilde’s Booksmart is the kind of movie that can make an entire theater buzz with laughter and excitement. Set in LA, the film tells the story of two best friends, Molly and Amy (Beanie Feldstein and Kaitlyn Dever) on their last night as high schoolers. The girls spent their high school careers focused exclusively on activities that would ensure their acceptance to top tier universities—and it worked; Molly is off to Yale and Amy to Columbia.
June 17, 2019
Hey, seafood lovers! Haitian fried fish is one of my favorite dishes from the whole fritay category. Fritay is a Haitian word for fried foods. Fried fish is one of the easiest dishes to make.
Ella Spitz, Opinion Editor
June 15, 2019
About a month ago, the College Board announced that their new “Environmental Context Dashboard” will be implemented next year, affecting all SAT and AP test takers. The Dashboard puts a student’s SAT scores in context with other students at their school by providing the 25th, 50th, and 75th percentiles of scores at their school as references.
Levi Herron, Metro Editor
June 13, 2019
It is no secret that metro Boston is an expensive place to live, and Cambridge is certainly no exception. According to the Cambridge Development Commission, the average price of a house in the city is $1,150,000 and the median monthly rent is $3,145. For many, the prospect of buying—or even renting—a home can be extremely daunting given these prices.
Julian Knight, Opinion Editor
June 4, 2019
Even before declaring his presidential campaign, former Vice President Joe Biden was the 2020 Democratic frontrunner. Sound familiar? In 2015, once Hillary Clinton announced her campaign, she quickly moved above the pack and joined a crowd of well-known establishment Democrats in the running for the nomination.
Editors-in-Chief Say Their Goodbyes to RF, Rindge
June 4, 2019
As the end of May approaches, it is hard for us to believe that our four years at the Register Forum are coming to an end. For both of us, this paper has been “The Thing” we spent hours on, met hundreds of people through, and dedicated practically all 180 days plus entire summers to for all of high school.
Protecting Religious Diversity
June 3, 2019
Mass shootings have been an all too common occurrence in the United States over the last two decades. Exact numbers depend on how the term mass shooting is defined, but USA Today, which defines a mass shooting as a shooting in which at least four people are killed, identified 271 incidents between 2006 and 2017.
