By Anna Popnikolova, Assistant Editor in Chief On Saturday, June 12th, the Nantucket High School senior class of 2021 graduated. The event was held entirely outside, at Backus Lane Field behind the Nantucket Intermediate School building, in order to accomodate COVID-19 precautions. Originally, the ceremony was planned to take place starting at 11am; however, a … Continue reading Class of 2021 graduate outside, students triumphant
Current climate activists call on youth to take action
By Sarah Swenson, Editor in Chief On Wednesday, June 2nd, enterprising students from five prestigious schools gathered under a tent outside the Greater Harbor Yacht Club to present the results of the Envision Resilience Nantucket Challenge, created and run by ReMain Nantucket, to a captive audience of 323 attendees, present both in person and virtually. … Continue reading Current climate activists call on youth to take action
If you support affordable housing, prove it
By JohnCarl McGrady If you are a landlord or a real estate agent who opposed the three affordable housing articles at Nantucket’s annual Town Meeting (38, 90 and 97) but supports affordable housing in general, prove it to me. Let’s write an article together for next year's Town Meeting, one we can both support that … Continue reading If you support affordable housing, prove it
Four steps to save Nantucket
By Sarah Swenson, Editor in Chief “It’s like Nantucket in the summertime” a text from my friend reads. It is accompanied by an out-of-the-window shot of cars stacked up, bumper to bumper, sidewalks lined with polished white Jeeps and stylish, summer-y convertibles. Even without the visual prompt, I would have understood what she meant. But, … Continue reading Four steps to save Nantucket
Why I switched to Cohort A
By Anna Popnikolova, Assistant Editor in Chief I fully understand, and at this point accept, that I am a complete and utter hypocrite. But in my defense, you never know what you’ve been missing out on until you finally experience it. A few weeks ago, I decided I couldn’t be remote anymore. I just couldn’t. … Continue reading Why I switched to Cohort A