Category Archives: Features

As Edison continues to celebrate Black History Month. Black Student Union has made a contribution by hosting a Black Student Union Spirit Week. This week is important as it gives Edison students an opportunity to get involved in a month …

The Battle Of The Shops. An annually held fundraiser that gathers perishable goods from all around the Edison community from students and staff to be donated to a local shelter in Jamaica, Queens. Why is it important to the community? …

This school year Edison implemented the new GAMA grading system, this came after the previous system, Skedula, crashed. 

This recent change caused a bit of an uproar across the students and staff of Edison. When questioned about the pros of …

Roughly 15 to 25 thousand dollars made from selling his business, all while still in high school to boot! Saharan Newaz, even holed up at home during the prime of the COVID-19 pandemic and fighting through various obstacles, truly shows …

ACE Club’s first after school event took place this year, featuring art and a poetry showcase, as well as crafting stations. The event took place on Monday, May 23rd in the courtyard and offered free admission to all students and …

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. An issue that needs to be addressed is the negative stigma surrounding mental health in the Black community. The root of this stigma can be traced back to slavery, when most people thought that …

As society continues to choose alternative energy sources to improve the health of the planet, our school seems to be joining the movement. With the installment of over 1500 solar panels on the roof of Thomas A. Edison Career and …

Since the Summer of 2020, this old fashioned hobby has quickly made its way back into the mainstream. While bored in quarantine, a number of people from all over decided to give roller skating a try, and now this hobby …

Perhaps one of the more secretive societies in our school, SkillsUSA, just had its members join a competition in the past month. Here’s a rundown of what happened, how we did, and the benefits of yourself joining SkillsUSA if you …

Braids. One of the most evolving and influential hairstyles in the history of human life. When you hear the word “braid,” you think of cornrows, box braids, knotless braids, tribal braids, Fulani braids, lemonade braids, ponytail braids, to name a …