With only one week left in the school year, we are pleased to announce the new Editors-in-Chief of The NewsBreaker. Longtime journalists Matthew Mendez and Oscar Scholin will take the reins this fall! Matthew has spent the last few years giving our readers a more global perspective with illuminating...

Have you ever wondered what it’s like being a twin? Are you dying to know? Well, here at PGHS we have many pairs of twins! So, let’s see what they had to say.   What’s the best part about being a twin?   Isaac Overstreet (9th, Identical): There is always someone there for...

  In twenty-first century America, tariffs are somewhat of a rarity. (For reference, tariffs are taxes on imports or exports of other nations.) However, throughout American history, tariffs have inspired vehement debates; for example, the nineteenth century saw some of the most fervent debates...

A 21st Century Qhapaq Ñan The Spanish conquest of Peru in 1532 saw the near complete destruction of a complex and magnificent network of roads and bridges (Qhapaq Ñan) built by the Inca in little more than a century. However, the great legacy of the Qhapaq Nan may soon be revived in Peru with the...

Talented author Luke Herzog and brilliant musician Max Afifi came together just last August and spent the majority of the school year perfecting their thrilling musical, “Going Up.” The show opened on April 27th and ran through May 4th, attracting a large throng of rightfully intrigued teachers,...

Mexican president Andrés Manuel López Obrador recently recognized the legitimacy of Venezuela’s dictatorial regime, prompting international suspicion over the president’s dedication to the preservation and promotion of democracy and human rights. During the early years of the presidential crisis...

The 2020 Presidential election is a political bloodbath for Democrats — 22 of them, as of May 10, 2019, fight for approval and victory in the upcoming primaries. By contrast, only two Republicans are running — incumbent Donald Trump and William Weld. This article will serve to inform you of the major...

THANK YOU COACHES! Varsity Head Coach Schuyler Horn and JV Coach Foster Smith are no strangers to the PG Lacrosse Family and community. Their dedication to our players, our program and the sport of Lacrosse in our community as a whole is appreciated by anyone who has had the opportunity to get to...

We are all familiar with William Shakespeare, the poet and playwright who (apparently) wrote widely popular works which continue to be celebrated, performed, and loved by English teachers everywhere. As we do every year, PGHS celebrated the greatest writer in the English language with Shakespeare day....

On 21 April 2019, two-hundred fifty-three innocent lives perished at the hands of a series of terrorist bombings in Sri Lanka. Coordinated by the National Thowheeth Jama’ath, an Islamic jihadist group, the bombings targeted Christian churches throughout the country and three luxury hotels in Colombo....