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The Crimson

The student news site of Bernards High School

The Crimson

The student news site of Bernards High School

The Crimson

The letter grade has become more important than the learning

Letter grades have become less important

Ella Patel, Co-Editor-In-Chief
January 8, 2025

With school becoming even more strenuous and competitive over the course of the years, grades have become an even more crucial part of school. For the majority of students, grades are a deciding factor...

Australia's social media ban could start other countries banning social media

Australia bans social media for teens under 16

Jack Martin, News Editor
January 7, 2025

On November 28th 2024, Australia passed the Social Media Minimum Age bill, banning social media sites of the likes of TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and X. This will officially start about a year...

Christmas spending has grown over the past few years

Christmas spending has gone too far

Gaia Albeniz de Rinaldis, Staff Writer
December 20, 2024

The holiday season, known for its festive ornaments and traditions, is also known to be the time of year in which people spend thousands of dollars on gifts and decorations. Thousands of houses are decorated...

The Bernardsville Cinema has shown multiple sequels that Hollywood studios have put out over the past few years

Sequels are taking over the movie industry

Colin Caggiano, Opinions Editor
December 19, 2024

In early August 2024, during Disney’s D23 expo, the media giant announced a number of movies coming out in the next few years. All these movies had a common denominator; they were either sequels or remakes...

Side by side of the Genesis and PowerSchool website home screens

Great Debate: Genesis vs Powerschool

Kya Patel and Brigid Duff
November 25, 2024

Genesis, familiar to some but not all, has recently been added to Bernards High School as a new form of tracking grades. Genesis is a software company out of Jamesburg, New Jersey, that provides school...

There are now three categories within the grade book: major assignment, minor assignment, and homework/class participation

New grade book sparks controversy

Ella Patel, Co-Editor-In-Chief
November 21, 2024

With the introduction of Genesis to Bernards High School, there have been some changes. Aside from the new platform, there have been some updates to the grading system. The new grading system was a separate...

An Instagram post of the water that the Pluckemin Presbyterian Church collected in their fundraiser

New Jersey inspires aid for those in need

Kristen Lee and Gaia Albeniz de Rinaldis
November 19, 2024

In late September 2024, Hurricane Helene made landfall on the western coast of Florida, impacting Georgia, North and South Carolina, and Tennessee. Just nine days into October, another hurricane, Milton,...

A screen capture of Outer Banks season 4 on the Netflix's website

Outer Banks season four divides viewers

Ashika Papishetty, Staff Writer
November 12, 2024

The first season of Outer Banks was originally released on April 14, 2020, and has gradually released the following three seasons over the past three years. It has become one of the most popular shows...

The  cover for almost monday's debut album 'DIVE'

Photo Courtesy of Creative Commons

A ‘DIVE’ into almost monday’s first album

Colin Caggiano, Opinions Editor
November 6, 2024

When a musical artist releases new music, their record label promotes it using various methods. One of these methods is sending high school newspapers a poster promoting the new release. The Crimson, Bernards...

The remodeling of the Bernards High School track is on its way to being completed.

The new track construction impacts fall sports

Kya Patel, Staff Writer
November 5, 2024

As the Bernards High track is in the works of being redone, many sports and athletes have had to adjust their schedules in order to accommodate the work being done. The renewal of the track is putting...

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