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The official student newspaper of St. John's School.

The Review

The official student newspaper of St. John's School.

The Review

A familiar letdown to kids nationwide, seeing an empty candy bowl is definitely one of the worst feelings.

Ranking the top 10 worst things that could happen on Halloween

Wanya Zafar, Online Section Editor October 30, 2025

When the neighbor's halloween candy runs out early on And of course, it's the house that gave out king sized candy bars. Now all you're left with is an empty bowl and disappointment. Your...

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Houston hopes for NHL expansion

Harry Alig October 21, 2025

When the final horn blew from the Jumbotron on April 17, 2024, the Arizona Coyotes skated off the ice with 5-2 win over the Edmonton Oilers.  Less than three months later, the Oilers were headed to...

Ranking top 10 performances at ACL

Ranking top 10 performances at ACL

Rebekah Costa, Staff Writer October 20, 2025

1. Empire of the Sun This Australian band took Texas by storm. The group’s electronic alternative feel was perfect to hype people up at the start of the weekend. Some big hits, like “Alive” and...

Ignorance is not bliss.

Falling on deaf ears: The implications of the government shutdown

Kavan Pandya, Staff Writer October 16, 2025

When I sit in my study room and watch as a seemingly friendly discussion turns into a heated argument, I think about the current government shutdown. I think about how people in the government cannot cooperate...

Under Review: "Superman"

Under Review: “Superman”

Ved Kulkarni, Staff Writer October 14, 2025

This summer, Superman was released in theaters on July 11. Written and directed by James Gunn, the movie provided a much-needed reinvention of the Superman character, 12 years after the last Superman film,...

Hitting a dead end: The importance of public transit

Hitting a dead end: The importance of public transit

Asher Gurr, Staff Writer October 8, 2025

On Sept. 4, the front page of the Houston Chronicle displayed a public scandal: Mayor John Whitmire’s personal texts, uncovered by a Freedom of Information request, showed he had been covertly planning...

NIL changes will affect future student athletes' choices of schools.

The Negatives of NIL

Harry Alig, Staff Writer September 29, 2025

NIL Collectives  Nico Iamaleava, the second-ranked quarterback in the class of 2023 coming out of high school (Warren HS, Long Beach, California), shocked the college football world when he transferred...

 Nathan Kim shares his thoughts on navigating civil discourse at the School. 

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Violence is not the answer

Nathan Kim, Managing Editor September 14, 2025

“Charlie Kirk got shot.” Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2:08 pm. A flurry of texts and whispers rippled through classrooms. People crowded around phones and spoke in hushed tones, and that’s when so...

Pope Francis greets attendees of the Canonization of Saint John XXIII and Saint John Paul II in 2014.

Pope Francis’ legacy through the eyes of a Muslim

Amina Khalil-Zegar, Online Section Editor May 5, 2025

On April 21, the world mourned the death of the Roman Catholic Church’s 266th pope. The keyword being “world,” as many people from diverse religious backgrounds mourned the loss of a pope who broke...

Sophomore Yutia Li, Copy Editor of the Review, unloads her thoughts about how schools encourage memorization instead of understanding.

Beyond the test: Think critically, not transactionally

Yutia Li, Copy Editor April 30, 2025

Finals season is here, which means it’s time to bury your head in a textbook and absorb every ounce of information you can. Then, the moment summer break begins, you can forget it all. That’s high...

Caroline Thompson ranks the 10 worst trends that should not come back for '80s-themed Prom. 

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Top 10 trends from the ’80s that should not return for Prom

Caroline Thompson, Staff Writer March 21, 2025

School Bullies named Chip/Biff/Ace/Chuck Other names not included could include Brick, Stick, Rock, Mud, etc. Did their names really have to be as cartoonish as their “your face” jokes?   ...

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