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The Fire at RMHS: News Story Below
The Orbit is a student-run newspaper based at Reading Memorial High School in Reading, MA. Here you can find reviews, as well as local and school news.
Run by co-editors, Catherine Adams and Ella Ramos along with adviser, Micheal McSweeney.
Email rmhsorbit@gmail.com with questions, article ideas, or news!
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Massachusetts Students and the Fight for Gun Control
On Valentine’s Day, 2018, 17 teenagers were killed and 15 injured in a Parkland, Florida High School. Since that time, students across...
Sophie Lynch
Apr 10, 20182 min read
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Hate Drawn on a Desk...What is Being Done?
The swastikas are becoming a real issue at RMHS. On February 8th, another swastika was found in the lower cubby of a desk. Mr. Bakr sent...
Lydia Freedman
Mar 13, 20182 min read
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How To De-stress: Especially as Midterm Exams Near
Teens in high school are faced with plenty of stress, especially as us students at RMHS head toward Midterm exams. We have to juggle...
Kayla Loughman
Jan 3, 20182 min read
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The Stress and Excitement of College Applications
“The whole college application process has been stressful. There is always a little pressure surrounding getting into a ‘good college’,”...
Maura Letendre and Alana Loughman
Jan 3, 20182 min read
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New Year, New Goals
2017 was an eventful year. In the past year, the fascinating eclipse occured, Starbucks created their first “magical” unicorn drink, La...
Rita Gyurko
Jan 3, 20183 min read
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December Dilemma: Hanukkah or Christmas?
That is the question that many interfaith families have asked for years in December. This phenomenon is known as the December Dilemma. It...
Lydia Freedman
Dec 21, 20172 min read
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Important Tips for the Holidays
How to avoid political fights at family parties: Most family holiday parties are great, but there’s always that one cousin or aunt that...
Brenna Sullivan
Dec 21, 20172 min read
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School Changes...Can they Really Happen?
On Wednesday, November twenty second, the RMHS staff will begin a ten year improvement process by giving a survey to all students asking...
Brenna Sullivan
Dec 21, 20173 min read
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RMHS Girls Volleyball Players Give Thanks to Coach Hopkinson!
Coach Michelle Hopkinson has been the Varsity Head Coach of Reading’s Volleyball team since 2008. Her volleyball career had humble...
Jessica Liu and Carolyn Biggart
Dec 21, 20173 min read
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The Reading Girls Swim Team pulls a Three-Peat!
The Reading Girls Swim Team is definitely one of the stronger teams that competes for the Reading Memorial High School as shown through...
Rita Gyurko
Dec 21, 20173 min read
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Students of RMHS are Overwhelmed with Joy From the New Coffee and Hat Policies
Two big changes were enforced this year at RMHS. The world at Reading High has finally been restored for the better. 2017 started off...
Katelyn Panacopoulos and Olivia D'Amico
Nov 26, 20172 min read
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The New Summer Reading Policy: A Must or A Bust?
As most students and faculty know, each summer students going into grades 6-12 have a list of books that they have to read for the...
Jessica Liu and Carolyn Biggart
Nov 26, 20172 min read
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Clubs and Activities at RMHS
Editor's Note: Calling all Freshmen! Get the inside scoop on all the exciting clubs and activities here at RMHS. Find out how to get...
Jessica Liu and Carolyn Biggart
Nov 26, 20173 min read
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Junior Year: Haunting Yet Survivable
The transition from Sophomore year to Junior year was especially challenging compared to every other year. Teacher’s expectations are...
Sophie Lynch, Rachelle Rikov, and Alannah Carr
Nov 26, 20172 min read
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Student-Run Theatre Takes Center Stage
On May 22 one of the members from RMHS’s Drama club, senior Kyle Mungenast, debuted his first play, Frontier, which he wrote, directed,...
Elizabeth Berry
Jun 22, 20172 min read
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RMHS' Drama Club Wraps Up a Successful Season with Spring Production
This past weekend, RMHS’s Drama Club performed William Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew. The story follows Baptista, played by...
Elizabeth Berry
May 7, 20173 min read
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Dear Rising Seniors
When I walk the hallways now at RMHS, I am constantly reminded that I will soon be leaving. But, I also realized that a fourth of the...
Elizabeth Berry
May 7, 20174 min read
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Misster RMHS 2017
This year’s Misster RMHS was equal parts entertaining and redeeming. Following major inconsistencies in last year’s show, there were...
Lily Dunn
Mar 26, 20173 min read
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Teens Across the Globe Talk Trump
Here in Massachusetts, the election and actions of president Donald Trump have caused quite a stir. In this unprecedented period of...
Jess Squires
Mar 23, 20175 min read
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1776 Ends Winter Season On a High Note
This past weekend, the RMHS Drama Club put on the musical “1776.” In other words, the Drama Club indirectly performed Hamilton. Either...
Elizabeth Berry
Mar 7, 20172 min read
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