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May 16, 202316 min read

Senior Recitals

by Annabelle Smith I sat down with five of the senior instrumentalists to find out about the senior recitals. Over the course of four...

May 1, 20238 min read

The Cast Interview Of The 2023 All School Musical: The Spongebob Musical

Haoua Saley Well folks, that time of year is finally over. This year our students and staff put on The Spongebob Musical in the Maryland...

Apr 29, 20235 min read

How to Have a More Neurodivergent-Inclusive Classroom

To conclude our 2023 collection of Autism Awareness and Acceptance Month articles, I would like to influence readers, especially...

Apr 22, 20233 min read

Autism Awareness Month: The Influence of Autism

Too often the news is filled with something bad happening to someone with autism. Or you read a study on the multitude of issues we face....

Apr 15, 20233 min read

Autism Awareness Month: Terminology & Puzzle Pieces

Kidney Shilling When you hear the word ‘autism’ what do you think of? Images of puzzle pieces and stimming children probably cross your...

Apr 8, 20233 min read

Happy Autism Awareness and Acceptance Month!

Cass Cosens All April, we will be discussing the neurodivergent experience to spread awareness and educate those who are uninformed. We...

Apr 1, 20232 min read

The Final Course: Visual Arts Senior Expedition '23

Kidney Shilling The Visual Arts Seniors had their senior expedition on Friday, March 24, 2023. It featured each of the seniors' amazing...

Mar 26, 20232 min read

Janet Jackson; A Retrospective

By Calleigh Hoffman On February 4th, 1986, Janet Jackson released her third studio album “Control”. Being her first hit album, it...

Mar 24, 20232 min read

'23 Creative Writing Spring Reading

Nguyễn Thủy Tiên Photo by Jeff Irwin The Creative Writing department welcomed Spring with an incredible night! On March 17th, the Spring...

Mar 19, 20233 min read

Women's History Month Column: Underappreciated Female Inventors

Jia Johnson See sources at bottom of article Top: Dr. Shirley Jackson, Bottom Left-Right: Maria Beasley, & Mary Anderson Throughout...

Mar 19, 20233 min read

Pre-Festival Choir Concert

By Zoe Bedregal Photo's by Sadie Hull On Thursday, March 9th, the vocal department held their Pre-Festival Concert. The concert began at...

Mar 12, 20232 min read

Lobotomies Place in Women's History

by Katie Licari Women’s emotions have often been categorized as “hysterical”, therefore these emotions have been dismissed due to the...

Mar 6, 20233 min read

Writing From the Front Lines

by Annabelle Smith Picture from National Women's History Alliance Happy Women’s History Month! For the month of March, The Phantom will...

Feb 28, 20233 min read

Black History Month: Black Health and Wellness

Haoua Saley An estimated 5 percent of physicians identify as Black, despite making up 13 percent of the U.S. population. A recent study...

Feb 22, 20232 min read

Black History Month Column: Critical Race Theory

Haoua Saley Photo from Adobe Spark Critical race theory has been a hot topic in the last few years. It is easy to get lost in the...

Feb 13, 20232 min read

Black History Month Column: Learning About Amanda Gorman

Haoua Saley "I'm the daughter of Black writers who are descended from Freedom Fighters who broke their chains and changed the world. They...

Dec 19, 20226 min read

Holiday Spectacular '22: O Holy (Opening) Night

by Annabelle Smith As the Holiday Spectacular approaches, every practice room, stairwell, and empty bathroom is filled with music. The...

Dec 12, 20229 min read

Holiday Spec '22: An Interview With Two Senior Theater Students for Holiday Spectacular

Kidney Shilling On December 7th, I talked to Mariah Ryland and Luke Malott from BISFA’s Theater department. With theater being one of our...

Dec 12, 20224 min read

Holiday Spectacular '22: an Interview with the Dancers

Nguyễn Thủy Tiên The Phantom is excited to introduce the Dance Department and what their plans are for 2022’s Holiday Spectacular! On...

Dec 5, 20224 min read

"Dark Nights & Twinkling Lights" A Collaboration Between The Visual Artists and The Creative Writers

Haoua Saley Welcome to the first week of December, everyone! December is a crazy time for Barbara Ingram because of the all-school...