Valedictorian of the Class of 2017- Sirajum Sandhi

Boris Kaplan, Reporter

A great person is a subjective opinion. It is dependent on one’s worldviews and other such opinions. Yet there are some descriptions that can be agreed upon. A person who ov...

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Mohammad Rahman – Upperclassman of the Month

Mohammad Rahman, Reporter

Congratulations to Mohammad Rahman, the June Upperclassman of the Month! Coming to FDR, feeling welcomed and safe, makes Mohammad love attending FDR. The various teams and clubs...

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John Morgan – Underclassman of the Month

Xin Hang Xie, Reporter

John enjoys attending FDR because of the friendly staff, students, and a clean environment. Math and Global Studies are John’s favorite subjects, because the teachers have successfully...

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Laura Alvarez

Dr. Laura Alvarez originally wanted to become a Psychologist. However, she was, in her own quirky words, “a goober” in Math (whatever that means). She was asked by the Statistics...

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Is Peer Mediation For You?

Priscilla Soo, Contributor

Among many of FDR's clubs and teams, peer mediation is one of them. Peer mediation consists of students helping other students solve disputes they may be having. According Ms....

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How should you prepare for college?

Samia Tariq, Contributor

June is finally here, seniors are graduating, summer vacation is here and for some the pressure of finding the perfect college has begun. Juniors should have already started prepping...

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Female Athlete of the Month – Kinga Kupras

Giancarlo Pimentel, Reporter

Very special congratulations to Kinga Kupras of the Flag Football team, our Female Athlete of the Month. Kinga somehow manages to balance her time to be on not one, but three sports teams! The multi-talented athlete is very humbled by this achievemen...

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Girls Badminton Team

Sean Markisic, Reporter

Coach Hellman is very proud in what his girls have accomplished this season. He’s still transitioning from coaching boys for many years to now coaching girls. Even with the success of the Girls Badminton Team, he still has to face challenges in coaching...

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Golden State vs Cleveland: The Trilogy

Winston Traverz, Reporter

For the third time in as many years, the Golden State Warriors and the Cleveland Cavaliers will face each other in the NBA Finals. With both teams claiming one victory, the third time around might be the best series yet. Both teams have shown the world...

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Male Athlete of the Month – James Barasch!

Giancarlo Pimentel, Reporter

It is an honor to award to the Male Athlete of the Month to no other than James Barasch. You may know him around as “Jimmy,” but James has been an outstanding four year veteran for the FDR baseball team. Not only did he earn himself the title of being...

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David Mardakhayev- Becomes A Milken Scholar!

A very special congratulations to The New Dealer's David Mardakayev for becoming a Milken Scholar. David was one of six students from the New York area to receive this national scholarship. David was honored this past weekend at an honoree dinner in Manhattan. He is the firs...

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The New Dealer Is Hiring!!!

The New Dealer is looking for hardworking and energetic freshman, sophomores, and juniors for the 2017-2018 staff. If you are interested, come see Mr. Sullivan ASAP! Mr. Sullivan can be found in room 129 or 113 (The Dean's Office). Students of all abilities and interests are welc...

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FDR Fashion Show

Samia Tariq, Reporter

At the end of April as usual FDR held the annual Fashion Show full of exciting and colorful trends. Students, as well as staff, walked on this year’s runway to show off their personal style. After weeks and weeks of prepping, on the 27th of April, it was finally the day of...

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Did You Know?

Joshua Kelly, Reporter

Since the end of the year draws near, it would only be fitting to find out "the ends" of famous persons, via their last words. Quotes to draw from: Oliver Cromwell: “It is not my design to drink or to sleep, but my design is to make what haste I can to be gone.” This ma...

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Time-Management Treatment: Got on and off the Board

Time-Management, in board games, refers to how well a player stays in control of his or her game at any time during the game. Players with good time-management can maximize their efficiency in every second that he or she consumes. In other words, these players used just the right...

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Time to Play Indoors!

Kevin Gutierrez, Writer

Summer is just around the corner. You’ve finished ten months of school, whether you were the one learning or teaching, and you’ve finally earned yourself that summer vacation. What should one use this time for? Gaming of course! What games you ask? Well this time, I have...

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