Thanksgiving is a wonderful time, full of joy, thankfulness, family, and festivities. It is one of my favorite holidays and it kind of feels like a friendly reminder of all there is to be grateful for. Thanksgiving perfectly embodies the spirit of autumn. The warm colors of orange-toned table settings,...
It’s Advanced Placement, or AP, exam season and stress in school is so high, it’s almost tangible; it thickens the air. Study plans, stacks of practice tests, and very late nights (essentially just very early mornings) fill the final days of each school year. Although many of us place significant...
When searching for outlets to deal with struggles in life, many find that therapy can be the best option. Therapy, however, is a large category that contains a wide range of sub-categories. Therapy includes cognitive behavioral therapy, physical therapy, Exposure Therapy, and many, many more. One form of therapy, however, which is rapidly gaining popularity...
Mr. Pickering is an English teacher at HANC High School who teaches grades 9, 10, and 12. Multiple times a week, he presents his classes with a “Word of the Day” (from merriam-webster.com) as well as riddles, and he assigns journal work to help provoke classroom discussions. One fact about Mr. Pickering that some HANC students may not know is that...
Following an undefeated season and a whirlwind of a semi-final game against Ramaz High School, the HANC Girls Volleyball team was set to play Yeshivat Frisch on March 5th at Ma'ayanot High School. In what can only be described as a nail-biter filled with tension and excitement and every emotion...
West Hempstead, NY—In an event that HANC students, faculty, and alumni had all been greatly looking forward to and will be looked at for years as a monumental day for our program regardless of the outcome, the boys and girls basketball teams took on a quadruple-header of local rivals and opponents...
