Thank you for reading The Beacon Beat this school year! There were a total of 67 articles by 30 authors, who were assisted by 7 editors. Together, we covered dozens of unique topics. But now that we’ve wrapped up for the school year and the 2022 print edition has been released, it’s important to look back at everything we’ve been able to create this year. Here’s every article from The Beacon Beat in 2021-22, in chronological order.

Key:

• An asterisk (*) indicates the article appears in the 2022 Beacon Beat print edition.

• Two asterisks (**) indicates the article is the writer’s Beacon Beat debut.

• Three asterisks (***) indicates both above conditions are true.

October 2021

• “Will we ever stop watching the Marvel Cinematic Universe?” by Sammy Bovitz (October 1st)
• “The GOATs of Soccer: Goalkeepers” by Lucien Betancourt (October 1st)
• “It’s Time For Lunch! (To Change)” by Sanai Rashid (October 4th)
• “The GOATs of Soccer: Defenders” by Lucien Betancourt (October 12th)
• “A deep dive into NBA rappers” by Sammy Bovitz (October 15th)*
• “The reading blues amongst Beacon students” by Sanai Rashid (October 20th)
• “The GOATs of Soccer: Midfielders” by Lucien Betancourt (October 27th)

November 2021

• “Teen Girls Vs. The World” by Cali Carss (November 1st)*
• “The Streaming Service Everyone Already Forgot About” by Sammy Bovitz (November 5th)
• “The GOATs of Soccer: Forwards” by Lucien Betancourt (November 10th)
• “‘An Evening With Silk Sonic’ Review” by Sammy Bovitz (November 15th)
• “Taking ‘Ctrl’ Of My Sophomore Year” by Sanai Rashid (November 22nd)

December 2021

• “Why Red (Taylor’s Version) is Important to Fans” by Olivia Ruiz (December 2nd)***
• “‘The Big Blue’ Film Review” by Anya Geiling (December 13th)
• “The Facade of the American Police Force” by Hannah Rajalingam (December 15th)*
• “Larger Than Life: The Legacy of Andre the Giant” by Reiner Geiling (December 17th)**
• “Dance Treasure: The Life and Legacy of Katherine Dunham” by Cali Carss (December 20th)
• “Metroid Dread is Artful, and the Best Game of 2021” by Sammy Bovitz (December 22nd)
• “Beacon’s 2021 Album of the Year” by Sanai Rashid and Sammy Bovitz (December 23rd)

January 2022

• “Meet Beacon’s Guidance Counselors” by Sanai Rashid, Anna Mintzer**, and Olivia Ruiz (January 11th)*
• “Screens to Pages: Six Book Recommendations based on TV Favorites” by Kaya Bruno (January 13th)*
• “Let Beacon Be Beacon: Why PBA Week Should Continue” by Anna Mintzer (January 13th)
• “The Fractured Rise of the Bundesliga” by Lucien Betancourt (January 18th)
• “Are snow days a new nostalgic feeling?” by Olivia Barker Dell and Anna Di Iorio-Reyes (January 20th)
• “The Upside to a Failing (Energy Efficiency) Grade” by Ariel Konieczko (January 21st)***
• “Miss Unsinkable: The Survivor of Three Major Shipwrecks” by Anya Geiling (January 24th)
• “The Microsoft-Activision deal, explained“ by Sammy Bovitz (January 28th)

February 2022

• “Octopus Garden: A Song and Reality” by Anya Geiling (February 4th)*
• “The Gilmore Girls That Get It, Get It” by Hannah Rajalingam (February 7th)
• “The New Mayor in Town: Eric Adams’ plan for NYC” by Anna Di Iorio-Reyes (February 9th)
• “Puffers of The Concrete Jungle” by Sanai Rashid (February 10th)
• “The Book of Boba Fett is good fan service, and nothing else” by Sammy Bovitz (February 15th)
• “Spotify: Profit Over Principle” by Sasha Chajet-Wides (February 16th)**

March 2022

• “The Stars of Beacon’s Black Excellence Show” by Sanai Rashid (March 7th)
• “Settling the Messi vs. Ronaldo debate once and for all” by Lucien Betancourt (March 8th)*
• “Introducing The Beacon Beat’s new logo” by Devon Chang and Sophie Green (March 10th)**
• “Some of the history that we never got to learn” by Hannah Rajalingam (March 11th)
• “Cover Story: A brief history of Black journalism in America” by Cali Carss (March 18th)
• “Shuttered Businesses Post-Pandemic” by Sasha Rafiy (March 21st)*
• “Dandelions: A Healthy Herb” by Reiner Geiling (March 22nd)
• “Meet the Female Athletes of Beacon High School” by Chisom Eke (March 25th)***
• “Facing the Music” by Olivia Barker Dell (March 28th)
• “Growing Up in America as a Majority and a Minority” by Sofia Lewis (March 30th)***

April 2022

• “A 2022 MLB Season Preview, featuring a golden poison frog” by Sammy Bovitz (April 1st)
• “‘The Batman’ review: Yep, it’s a Batman movie” by Anna Di Iorio-Reyes (April 5th)*
• “Who is Cool Girl?” by Sadie Howard (April 8th)***
• “The Super League: One Year Later” by Lucien Betancourt (April 11th)
• “Hedy Lamarr: Mother of Wi-Fi and Star of the Silver Screen” by Cali Carss (April 12th)
• “Mayor Eric Adams keeps New Yorkers guessing” by Griffin Feather (April 13th)*
• “How playing Devil’s Advocate in the world of debate creates disharmony” by Faith Liu (April 26th)***
• “From Scrabble to Wordle: A Five Letter Legacy” by Ariel Konieczko and Keira Krisburg** (April 29th)*
• “Can you separate the art from the artist?” by Cleo Thompson (April 29th)***

May 2022

• “The racial bias of Western media’s reporting on the Ukraine war” by Hannah Rajalingam (May 3rd)
• “Learning, Living, and Dancing Through It” by Miranda Lupel (May 5th)***
• “Why idolizing Breakfast at Tiffany’s may not be a great idea” by Miranda Yang (May 6th)***
• “Reflection and Rejuvenation: Seeking Positivity in Day-to-Day Life” by Devon Chang (May 6th)*
• “Renewable Rikers: NYC’s Journey to Climate and Criminal Justice” by Sasha Chajet-Wides (May 12th)
• “Audrey Hepburn: Hollywood Star, Humanitarian, and… World War II Spy” by Luchia Ceriello (May 13th)**
• “The state of streaming: Spring 2022” by Sammy Bovitz (May 18th)
• “Community Service Beyond Beacon: An Interview With Zoe Timms” by Amelia Poor (May 20th)**
• “Beacon Boys’ Ultimate: A Brief Breakdown” by Lucien Betancourt (May 27th)
• “Behind the scenes of Beacon’s beloved clubs” by Keira Krisburg (May 31st)

June 2022

• “If I Was a Man, Then I’d Be The Man: Sexism Within The Music Industry” by Olivia Ruiz (June 1st)
• “Lana Del Rey: Behind the Glamour” by Mia Sarzynska (June 2nd)**
• “The 2022 Beacon Art Show: A Preview” by Anna Di Iorio-Reyes and Ivy Luders** (June 2nd)
• “A Makerspace: The Future of Beacon” by Anna Mintzer (June 2nd)
• “2021-22 in review with Principal Brady Smith” by Sanai Rashid and Sammy Bovitz (June 3rd)*