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Taylor Swift -one of society’s most beloved singer-songwriters - has had an incredibly successful and busy year. With the release of her newest albums 晚上也有, Speak Now (Taylor’s Version), 1989 (Taylor’s Version), the start of her well-known and sold out tour -时代之旅 -, she recently released an entire movie in theaters about 时代之旅.

When you think of the first person to travel all the way around the globe, what name comes to mind? Ferdinand Magellan? Or possibly Sebastián Elcano? What if the real answer was a much less prominent historical figure: a Malay slave called Enrique.

When you think of Central’s rival in sports, who do you think of? For most, one school comes to mind: Andover. Whether it’s an important football playoff game or tennis match, the rivalry between Andover and Central remains constant. 

By Brooke Hillis '26

Microplastics are everywhere. 到处都是! Microplastics can be found in your Starbucks drink, in your plastic takeout container, in the dust in your home, in the air you breathe. 

When you think of the first person to travel all the way around the globe, what name comes to mind? Ferdinand Magellan? Or possibly Sebastián Elcano? What if the real answer was a much less prominent historical figure: a Malay slave called Enrique.

By Divya Mahajan ‘24

根据 Cenus.政府截至2021年，为16.9% of children in America are deep in poverty. This is something not everyone thinks about. People who don’t experience poverty usually don’t realize that almost 4000万年 Americans live in poverty.

By Brooke Hillis '26

的 Catastrophe of Light Pollution

根据 International Dark Sky Association, “Light pollution is a side effect of industrial civilization. Its sources include building exterior and interior lighting, 广告, commercial properties, 办公室, 工厂, 路灯, illuminated sporting venues.” Due to this pollution natural life cycles are inhibited and space observation is hindered.

By Cihara Mathieu '26

When you close your eyes and think of this summer, what is the first thing that comes to mind? Is it the Barbie vs Oppenheimer debate? 的 Summer I Turned Pretty watch parties? Doja Cat going absolutely ballistic and losing half of her fanbase? 的 multiple hit albums and singles released from June to August? Spiderman: Across 的 Spider-verse dominating cinemas for weeks on end?

凯拉·范26岁

Welcome Raiders and all who are new in our community! Central Catholic cannot contain their excitement: we missed you all so much that they just couldn't wait to have you back. In fact, we missed you so much that we've already scheduled your very first detention for being late! But don't worry, it's all in the Raider spirit of 'punctuality appreciation.'

By Dorie McNamara '25

Have you ever experienced an injury (minor or major) as a result of participating in a sport? 根据 的 National Board for Certified Counselors, approximately “8 million high school students play sports in America” and of these athletes “an estimated 5,228,791 sports injuries occurred nationally” each year.