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The Student News Site of Barrington High School

The RoundUp

The Student News Site of Barrington High School

The RoundUp

The Student News Site of Barrington High School

The RoundUp

Don’t Kiss and Tell

Don’t Kiss and Tell

Abby Monk, Editor-In-Chief
Published February 14, 2025

You’re walking down the hallway, on your way to your next class. Up ahead, a couple is pushed up against the lockers, oblivious to the flow of students around them. You try to look away, but it’s hard...

Reclaiming Self-Love

Reclaiming Self-Love

RyAnn Brown, Online A&E Editor
Published February 2, 2025

Social media is often described as a comparison battlefield. With flawless selfies, amazing dream vacations, and lives full of excellence dominating our feeds. we're forced to live through the moments...

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Settling

Mahi Rai, Print Features Editor
Published January 30, 2025

Throughout history, Women have always been held to unrealistically high beauty standards. Let's go back to the 2000’s, the beauty standard back then was thin, and many preferred women with bigger chests....

 Sabrina Carpenter poses for a photo. She is a popular singer who is well known for her stylish, side-swept curtain bangs. Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.

Curtain Bang Craze

Mia Rao, Staff Writer
Published January 29, 2025

As we ring in the New Year, should we leave this vintage trend in 2024, or should we continue the curtain bang craze? It’s the 1960s, and you are yearning for a new and exciting hairstyle: a look...

Envy: thief of joy or catalyst of success?

Envy: thief of joy or catalyst of success?

Hannah Kim, Editor-In-Chief
Published January 29, 2025

Recently, it seems every time I open any kind of relevant social media app (ex. Instagram/TikTok) all I notice is the surge of comments hating on influencers. Saying things like, “Oh to have your life.”...

Graphic created by: Ruby Nass

Guilt in Gossip

Anshul Nadendla, Editor-In-Chief
Published December 25, 2024

We’ve all had that conversation. The conversation starts with ‘Don’t tell anybody I said this but’ or ‘Did you hear about what happened?’. The create fun conversations for sure, a exciting...

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Oh I Fear, The Christmas Cheer

Ruby Nass, Online Opinions Editor
Published November 22, 2024

Every year, like clockwork, it happens. The first leaf falls in autumn, the temperatures dip, and before you can say “Pumpkin Spice Latte,” there’s a house on my block with Christmas lights already...

Photo of Autumn paper garland decor a door.

Fall-ing For Your Feed

Casey Swart, Staff Writer
Published October 28, 2024

With Autumn upon us, social media has been overflowing with leaves, scarecrows, you name it. No matter what app you use, what your feed looks like, it’s inevitable that you stumble across a picture perfect...

A flipped car from a major accident is visible in the driver’s side mirror, showing severe damage.

Road Risks

Mia Rao, Staff Writer
Published October 19, 2024

My body collides with the interior of the vehicle. My shoulder slams against the window with a resounding thud, the impact sending shock waves throughout my body. Blaring car horns and the echoes of my...

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No One is Watching the Same TV Show Anymore. Is This the End of the World?

Sabrina Roach, Editor-In-Chief
Published February 21, 2024

I am now at the age that my father has dubbed “suitable for watching TV shows.” More specifically, his TV shows: hilarious, strange, 70s TV shows. Full disclosure, I am not one for TV. As a high...

Photo by Rio Lecatompessy on Unsplash

Fast Fashion — Tearing at the Seams

Stephanie Murarus, Features Editor
Published December 15, 2023

In the tapestry of online culture, interwoven with reliance on consumerism, our closets expand to match the pace of social media trends. TikTok and Instagram continue to breed new microtrends, changing...

Photo illustration by Stephanie Murarus, '24.

Merry Thanksgiving?

Natasha Baratta, A&E Editor
Published December 1, 2023

The summer air is fading and the cool breezes of fall are arriving. With school back in session, our free time becomes more and more limited. One thing that gets many students through the changing seasons...

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