Ms. Garcia, a student counselor at PHS, was kind enough to sit down with me and talk about how much our school's student body has changed since the COVID-19 pandemic, and also how much remains the same. Along the way, we discuss the stress surrounding college applications, the beauty of therapeutic poetry sessions, and more.

The PHS girls' swim team had a historic season this year — they went 15-0 and won the NJSIAA Group B Girls Swimming State Championship. Jessica Hull '23 explains how they did it, and what lessons we can all take from their success.

Five days ago, Mr. Chmiel was put on paid leave. The Board of Education, citing New Jersey’s Open Public Records Act, have not provided an explanation for his dismissal, but plenty of parents have: we take a look at how the outrage that resulted from the perceived injustice of his situation culminated into an hour-long demonstration on the PHS lawn, and wonder about who's being left out of the conversation.The New Yorker article quoted in the episode is "J. D. Vance, Ron DeSantis, and the G.O.P’s Diverging Paths."Episode corrections:Ms. Birge is the acting co-principal of PHS, not an interim principal.Clarification: although many students and parents have used the word "dismissed" to describe Mr. Chmiel's departure from PHS, he and the administration have clarified that he's on "paid administrative leave."

Math and religion are often seen as fundamentally different disciplines, but in actuality, a long, rich history of philosophical thought ties them together. Brent Ferguson, a calculus teacher at PHS, breaks those connections down, and explains how his own theological outlook affects the way he thinks about — and teaches — math.