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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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The True Meaning of Success
The poem “Success is counted sweetest” was written by Emily Dickinson. In Dickinson’s poem, she explains her perspective on success. ...
Elizabeth Berry
May 5, 20165 min read
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Prom by the Numbers
It’s that time of year again… prom season! Prom has become one of the longest awaited nights, and one of the most stressed over as well,...
Regan Lynch
May 5, 20164 min read
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A Different Kind of Song
It’s not too often to hear a song that isn’t about a breakup or a love gone wrong on the radio. When I first heard “Stressed Out,” by...
Elizabeth Berry
Apr 5, 20162 min read
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The Tradition of Competition
Rubber whizzes through the air, the strike of a ball marking the opponent’s downfall, Montagues vs. Capulets, Sharks vs. Jets.... this is...
Regan Lynch
Apr 5, 20162 min read
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Misster RMHS 2016
Mr. RMHS is a surprise every year, and this year’s newly dubbed “Misster RMHS” was no exception. The decision to allow girls to...
Lily Dunn
Apr 5, 20162 min read
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Emphasis on Exhaustion
Editor’s Note: Following our student sleep edition of “Word on the Street,” this article’s necessity was deemed both appropriate and...
Regan Lynch
Mar 16, 20163 min read
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The Semi Do List
The Semi Do List: 8:50: Open eyes and immediately check Instagram, Snapchat, iMessage, Youtube, Vine, and Facebook. 9:05: Flop out of...
Elizabeth Berry
Mar 15, 20162 min read
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The Nerd Takes The Stage
The Nerd takes place in Wisconsin in the year of 1979. The play follows Willum Cubbert, played by Tim Sanford, as he welcomes Rick...
Elizabeth Berry
Mar 15, 20162 min read
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Star-catchers and Stargazers
Growing up in Reading, focus on the future is an intrinsic part of our upbringing. From an early age, thoughts of the jobs we want to...
Regan Lynch
Mar 11, 20164 min read
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How-To Guide to the 2016 Presidential Election
Being a legal adult at eighteen comes with many privileges; the option of a name change, opening a bank account, suing someone, buying a...
Chris Synan
Mar 11, 20164 min read
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Catching Z's
On how many hours he/she sleeps per night: “I get 4-7 a night, which is bad because people our age are supposed to get more.” - Nora...
Lily Dunn
Mar 1, 20161 min read
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Mr. Endslow's Legacy Lives On
Prior to seeing the RMHS play, Around the World in Eighty Days, I interviewed the director, Mr. Endslow. Mr. Endslow was the drama...
Elizabeth Berry
Feb 23, 20163 min read
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The Champions Dethroned
The mood in halls of Reading Memorial High School last Monday were were not good after the Patriots’ devastating 20-18 loss to the...
Chris Synan
Feb 12, 20165 min read
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RMHS takes RWPS
Editor's Note: This article fuses one of our very own Orbit member's experiences throughout Real World Problem Solving this year, with...
Regan Lynch and Elizabeth Berry
Feb 3, 20163 min read
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An Accepting and Updated RMHS
Editor's Note: Due to the sensitive topic matter, those interviewed chose to remain anonymous. Recently, RMHS has installed a few new...
Lily Dunn
Feb 3, 20162 min read
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Art or Entertainment?
In honor of the upcoming Oscars, airing on February 28, I decided to watch the winner of last year’s Oscar for best picture, Birdman,...
Elizabeth Berry
Jan 27, 20162 min read
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Word on the Street: Substitutes
Benefits of substitute teaching: "... you can continue teaching. It gets me out, gives me things to do. I’m retired so it’s nice to get...
Lily Dunn and Nora Jerrett
Jan 27, 20161 min read
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Gun Violence's Different Faces
In the wake of Anderson Cooper’s “town meeting” with President Obama over gun control and gun violence, Reading must consider its...
Regan Lynch
Jan 27, 20164 min read
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Spotlight on Art: Sculpture
The students enrolled in the art elective, Sculpture, have recently finished their second project of the year. This project involved...
Elizabeth Berry
Jan 5, 20161 min read
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RMHS' Spotlight
The highly acclaimed new film, Spotlight, recounts the controversial true story of the “Spotlight” team of investigative reporters from...
Regan Lynch
Jan 5, 20164 min read
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