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Julian Shishkin

Opinions

Middle School Grading System Fails to Prepare Students For High School

Julian Shishkin ’27 argues that the lower/middle school grading system leaves students lost when they transition to letter grading in high school.

by Julian Shishkin
January 29, 2024
Features

Life Skills Workshops Offered to Seniors, Met with Mixed Reactions

Julian Shishkin ’27 reports on the Life Skills Workshops seniors participated in at the beginning of the year.

by Julian Shishkin
September 17, 2023

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