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Using AI to Make New Year’s Resolutions: A High-Tech Twist on Tradition
Using AI to Make New Year’s Resolutions: A High-Tech Twist on Tradition
Rapier Staff January 7, 2025

Every January, people around the world set New Year’s resolutions, hoping to improve their lives in some way. Whether it’s getting fit, learning a new skill, or saving more...

A Times Square Tradition
A Times Square Tradition
Mathias Macias Mera January 1, 2025

Every New Year's Eve at 11:59pm, about a million people join together in Times Square, and a billion people watch from home, as the annual Ball Drop counts down each second to...

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FAFSA Completion Night
FAFSA Completion Night
Rapier Staff January 7, 2025

There is a great opportunity available for college-bound students! On Tuesday, January 7, from 6-8pm in the High School library, work with Financial...

Holiday Spirit Week Announced!
Holiday Spirit Week Announced!
Rapier Staff December 12, 2024

It's time for some holiday spirit!! Spirit week starts Monday, 12/16!

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YALSA's Best Young Adult Fiction of 2024
YALSA’s Best Young Adult Fiction of 2024
Rapier Staff January 7, 2025

You are likely familiar with the Central Islip Public Library and all of the wonderful librarians that work there, but did you know that there...

Song Review: “My Little Love,” by Adele 
Song Review: “My Little Love,” by Adele 
Dannae Gonzalez Rubio December 4, 2024

Adele's song, “My Little Love,” from her album 30, is honestly such a beautiful song that expresses a rollercoaster of emotions. When I first heard the song I felt all...

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Which English Teacher Are You?
Which English Teacher Are You?
Rapier Staff January 7, 2025

Calling All Performers!
Calling All Performers!
Rapier Staff December 13, 2024

Have you ever dreamed of stepping into the spotlight? Have you never dreamed of doing something so out of your comfort zone but feel like now...

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Kelsey Plum,#10 of the Las Vegas Aces, handles the ball during Game 4 of the 2022 WNBA Finals on September 18, 2022 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, CT. She is a proponent of equal pay explaining that women aren't asking for the same pay as men; they want the same percentage of revenue shared. Copyright 2022 NBAE (Photo by Brian Babineau/NBAE via Getty Images)
The Rise of Women’s Sports
Alexandra Veliz December 6, 2024

For the WNBA, 2024 has been the best year so far. The WNBA is starting to grow in popularity. The games are starting to get better and better...

Future Cheerleaders
Future Cheerleaders
Rapier Staff October 7, 2024

The Central Islip Varsity Cheerleaders are offering a very special opportunity for the future cheerleaders in grades K-6 in our community!! The...

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They're Hiring!
They’re Hiring!
James Espinal December 12, 2024

Students looking for jobs are in luck! There is an Aldi opening this week near Target, on Carlton Avenue. They start hiring at the age of 18,...

Want a Job?
Want a Job?
James Espinal November 13, 2024

If you are a teenager in high school looking to get a job, you need to get New York State working papers. "How do I get that?" The forms...

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