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Opening day of Chick-fil-A at Gateway Center Mall
News
Brooklyn’s Newest Chick-fil-A Comes to Gateway Center Mall
Zakayla Tyson, Reporter • December 18, 2024

On the morning of December 5th 2024 , the long wait for the brand new Chick-fil-A location in Gateway Center Mall to open was finally over! Students...

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Ravens vs Phantoms: Second Game of the Season
Sports
Spring Creek Ravens: Underdogs Rise in the 2024-25 Season
New Season, New Players, New Goals
Armani Baker and Isaiah Wilson December 18, 2024

Spring Creek Ravens brings underdogs through the 2024-25 season. Our starting five players Isaiah Wilson , Amir Moe, Justin Romain, Demetrius...

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11th grader and current captain Alesha Arjune, 11th grader Shalimar Cazales, 11th grader co-captain Julissa Napier, alumni and former captain Cleopatra Salam, Ms. Trishawna MSK club adviser
MSK: My Sister’s Keeper
December 17, 2024
Art club members: Stacy Jean 11th grade, Sanaa Greaves 11th grade, Sariya Brooks 11th grade, Chandra Datadeen 12th grader, Xavier Fletcher Johnson 12th grader, Stephanie Munoz 11th grader, with their adviser and art teacher Mr. Tolu
AFYW Introduces Art Club
December 17, 2024
Original artwork by Stacy Jean
Opinion
How Students at AFYW feel about the 2024 Presidential Election
Stacy Jean, Reporter / Editor • December 17, 2024

It’s been over a month since the 2024 presidential election, and the results of it have prompted a range of reactions from people all across the country. The perspectives of young people in our society often get overlooked, especially youth from marginalized...

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Current AFYW school uniform options displayed in glass showcase on the fourth floor
Opinion
Should Public Schools Enforce Uniforms?
Harry Perez, Quamelle Andrew, and Adam Collado December 17, 2024

In 2023, The Academy for Young Writers brought out a school uniform policy under the then newly appointed Principal, Ms. Tanisha Brown. Now in the second year since the policy has been implemented it seems that students still have mixed feelings.  Should...

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Meet the Staff

She attends church every weekend with her family and values being part of the community. “I would go and say I love my church district,” she stated.  “...because if you ask our generation they would...

Harry Perez
Reporter

Harry is Dominican and Puerto rican and was born here in New York. If you see him in the hallways, he is always hanging out with close friends of his. He is just chillin fr. A quote he told me was, “It...

Joanne Beckford
Editor-In-Chief

Kaira Evans
Reporter

Kaira Evans is a junior at Academy for Young Writers. She was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York by parents that are both from the Caribbean. Her mother is from Trinidad, and her father is from Jamaica....

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