By Isabella Gallagher Rattan The nominations for the 2025 Grammy Awards have arrived, with some expected nominations and others that will shock you. Unsurprisingly, Beyonce dominates the list with a whopping 11 nominations, with other names such as Charli XCX, Post Malone, Kendrick Lamar and Billie Eilish also popping up frequently. The most anticipated categories […]
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Why was Trump Voted in Again?
By Antonia Carter In 2020, the democratic party led by Joe Biden won the election by a majority as 51.3% of Americans voted for Joe Biden and 46.8% of Americans voted for Donald Trump. The 2024 election outcome was a complete reversal of the 2020 election result. How did this happen? The US election predictions […]
Are your devices keeping you up at night?
By Salma Kamar In our modern, tech-saturated world, it’s very unlikely to find someone who does not sleep with a smartphone or tablet within arm’s reach. Whether it is using the device as an alarm, scrolling through social media before bed, or falling asleep to a podcast, our devices have found their way into our […]
Celebrating U16s Hockey Success!
By Phoebe Philips On 14th October 2024, the U16s participated in the tier 3 Middlesex hockey tournament. Our first match was against Ibstock Place, in which we secured a 3-0 win. The goal scorers were Alice Bubb, Edie Howell-Jones and Phoebe Phillips. The opposition provided us with a good challenge. Still, St. Augustine’s came together […]
The Earth’s Second Moon
By Natania Arora The Earth will gain a second moon, referred to as a ‘mini-moon’, between 29th of September and the 25th of November. In this time, a small asteroid will be pulled into the Earth’s orbit by the Earth’s gravitational field into a ‘horseshoe’ shaped trajectory, known as the ‘slingshot’ trajectory that NASA and […]
Tuck Shop Takeover
By Isabella Gallagher Rattan Thursday 10th October 2024 – Mental Health Awareness DayAs you may have noticed (by the repeated reminders) I held a fundraiser for HFEH Mind at little break and after school on Thursday this week. But what does that actually mean? Where did the countless snacks come from and where did all […]
Art as a Response to War and Conflict
By Esinam Asima Art has always served as a powerful medium for expressing the realities with war and conflict. Art has the capability to evoke raw emotion and portray this emotion to it’s viewers. “Art does not reproduce the visible; rather, it makes visible”, Paul Klee explains, who translates illuminating aspects of the human experience […]
US Election: How does it affect us?
By Giorgia Carraretto With only one month left until the 2024 United States elections, many are feeling apprehensive about the results. Although only American citizens will go to the polling stations to vote for their new president, it is happening at a time when there is a climate crisis, coalitions of authoritarian leaders, and pressures […]
Mapping a Fly’s Brain with AI
By Natalie Hartley On the 2nd of October, a team of ground-breaking scientists announced that they had a complete connectome of a female fly’s brain, which included over 8000 cell types. A connectome is defined as a map of all the neural connections in a brain. Neurons make up the nervous system, which transmits signals […]
How Different Cultures Celebrate Halloween!
By Layla Baboli Halloween, celebrated on October 31st, has grown into a global event, but it is not celebrated the same way everywhere. Different cultures have their own unique traditions for this spooky occasion. In the United States and the UK, Halloween is known for trick-or-treating, where children dress up in costumes and go door-to-door […]