Man Must Rise Above The Earth Because Only Then He Can Truly See The World Which He Is Living In

Bilal Emin Coskunsoy, Reporter • June 17, 2026

As Socrates said, “Man must rise above the earth- for only thus he will fully understand the world in which he lives in.” When The New York...

Editor of the Newspaper: A Day in The Life

Ella Angelo, Editor-in-Chief • June 17, 2026

One of my personal greatest roles as a student is my role as editor-in-chief of The Comet. Alongside Senior Terra Allen, my day as the editor-in-chief...

Legacy dancers in 'I Did It Again', a Britney Spears-themed Pom dance (red), wait backstage in anticipation for their number while dancers from other studios go back to the dressing room.

Competitive Dance: Backstage Chaos and Camaraderie

Fabiana Ruggiero, Reporter • June 17, 2026

A voice booms out over the speakers: “Entry number 559, I Did It Again.” Over and over, the voice calls numbers and names of dances. The...

Roses and Thorns: Super Bowl 60

Stellarose Fratantonio, Reporter

February 13, 2026

Roses to a night of football and buffalo chicken dip

Thorns to waking up early the next morning

Roses to the funny commercials

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Thorns to the aggressive fans watching from home

Roses to Bad Bunny’s halftime show

Thorns to Super Bowl ticket prices

Roses to Seahawks fans

Thorns to Patriots fans

Roses to field goals

Thorns to the first touchdown in the game happening in the 4th quarter

Roses to the Seahawk defense

Thorns to Drake Maye being sacked almost every possession

Roses to Kenneth Walker’s rushing yards

Thorns to incomplete passes and dropped footballs

Roses to Russell Wilson supporting his old team

Thorns to Tom Brady not rooting for his dynasty team

Roses to Super Bowl pools

Thorns to 1 and 5

Roses to skipping school the next day

Thorns to teachers giving a test the morning after the Super Bowl

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Stellarose Fratantonio, Reporter

Stellarose Fratantonio is currently a reporter and main spirit coordinator of “Roses and Thorns” for The Comet. Stella has been on the staff since 2023. Within the school community, Fratantonio is also on the Varsity Softball team.