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Local Listen: Mr. Blackwell
BY SAM BARTLETT
Pablo Blackwell, a sophomore at Durham School of the Arts, spends his free time producing and rapping under the alias, Mr. Blackwell. ​
Fresh faces in DSA leadership: getting to know the new assistant principals 
BY IONA TURKAL
After more than a year of being out of school, the transition back has been eventful. As new students come onto campus, new staff members do as well. 
Absences accruing: bus driver shortage at DSA
BY LIAM JONES
Crowds of students stand in the freezing cold waiting for their bus to arrive. They wait for long minutes that feel like hours until it becomes clear that the bus isn’t arriving. Parents have to come a long distance to take their children  home.
DSA unrooted: rumors spread about a new campus
BY SRIKAR KALIGOTLA
Local news put out articles saying that DSA was planning to move locations, because there is a possibility that DPS wants to relocate their district office to the heart of downtown. ​
Driver's Ed gets the green light
BY STEPHANIE HUGHES
After finishing one last Zoom call,  a student celebrates as they open an acceptance email to the Durham Public Schools Driver’s Education program for the upcoming fall.

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Athletic and insightful: a look at two remarkable DSA students
BY DELPHINE LIU

​Adrien Jacobs and Precious Ogboko are two remarkable athletes, students, and people who have both recently achieved impressive awards in their respective sports. Balancing many activities can be challenging but these two students have mastered the task. With support from friends, family, and coaches, they have become role models in their communities, using athletics to inspire others around them.

Spotlight:  Chloe Daniel, the Junior Class President ​
BY LAYLA NIBLOCK

Flyers filled with smiling faces and various persuasive techniques dotted DSA’s halls in late November, their message loud and inescapable. During a hectic few weeks in the second quarter, students campaigned and voted for the Junior Class President. In the end, Chloe Daniel, a junior actively involved in DSA’s student government, won the title and will represent the student body as Senior Class President next year.

"You have pretty hair for a Black girl": daily microaggressions push away DSA students
​By Morgan Royster

Students are speaking out about their own personal experiences with institutionalized microaggression, inequity, and even racism. ​The definition of microaggression is an action or statement that can either be intentional or unintentional and specifically shows negative attitudes towards marginalized groups. Some DSA students have had enough.

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