The 2023 Spotify Wrapped was released last week, and alongside it, a collection of data from Spotify’s users has become available on the internet. As part of the collected information, the most streamed podcasts and their respective most listened-to episodes become valuable instruments to track trends and notorious topics across the web. As pointed out…
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Spotify Wrapped 2023: Taylor Swift Dominates
J1 students paused at the end of November to find out about what AHS students listened to, how they felt about it, and their thoughts about students Spotify Wrapped for 2023 and the Spotify Artist of the Year, Taylor Swift. Attitudes ranged from full fandom to not that interested and over to angry. “I…

2023 Spotify Wrapped Top Podcast Topics: Taylor Swift- The Eras Tour
Taylor Swift just wrapped up her first year on her International World Eras Tour. Breaking countless attendance records in stadiums across the globe, Swift has single-handedly made history by touring in 2023. She started her tour on March 17th, 2023 in Glendale Arizona. From even before her first show, Swift was attracting extreme amounts of…

2023 Spotify Wrapped Top Podcast Topics: Tom Brady’s Retirement
Following his 22nd season in the NFL, On February 1st, 2023 quarterback Tom Brady made his retirement official and hung up the cleats. In his storied career, Brady racked up 7 Super Bowl wins, the most passing yards in league history, and was ranked as the best player ever by the NFL Top 100 Players…

2023 Spotify Wrapped Top Podcast Stories: The OceanGate Titan Submarine – A Disaster Waiting to happen
On June 18, 2023, the world was taken aback when a submarine that was touring the Titanic wreck went missing. The debris was found 4 days later, confirming the deaths of the 5 passengers. The Titanic wreckage might be one of the most known shipwrecks world wide, and has captured a wide audience of people…

2023 Trends: “Roman Empire”: What is it?
Many are asking about the viral TikTok saying “Roman Empire”. What exactly does it all mean? The catchy phrase started by girls asking boys, “how often do you think about the Roman Empire?” To which they repeatedly replied, 2 times a day…” This trend is meant to poke fun at the stereotypical differences between men…

Editorial: Construction at AHS Not Student-Centered
Schools are supposed to be places of learning, so when my attempts to understand the Ideal Gas Law in AP Chemistry are interrupted by jackhammers, I cannot help but wonder who exactly thought that students could learn through such disruptions. Though the construction project has just begun, it has already proven itself to be lacking. …

AHS Continues Recognizing Children’s Grief Awareness Day
Every third Thursday of November marks Children’s Grief Awareness, a day to recognize children suffering the loss of a loved one. Many people underestimate how hard it is on a child to lose someone, and how much support they need. This event takes place to help teach the community about grieving children. It helps give…

Gaming: Super Smash Bros: The History of an Underground ESport
In a time where video games are played competitively for money, a time where companies will hold massive tournaments for games like Valorant, Overwatch, Street Fighter, and League of Legends, it seems that a game that could’ve been one of the leading ESports in the community is constantly screwed over by it’s parent company. I…

What is AHS Thankful For – 2023 Edition
Heading into Thanksgiving break, Journalism 1 students headed out into the under-construction hallways to ask students about what they are thankful for in 2023. Here are a few responses: