Nant de Drance is a Massive Step in Renewable Energy
By: Jingwei Zhao Last summer, after 14 years, Switzerland finally completed the $2.1 billion Nant de Drance, . This massive feat of...
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ON THE FITZ
What is On the Fitz?
A collection of articles written by our younger staff writers.
Questions and Concerns about the World Cup in Qatar
By: JJ G Before the FIFA World Cup in Qatar, questions arose quickly. Many soccer fans were thrilled the tournament was coming up, but...
The Importance of Voting
By: Efran Zhao I believe that voting is one of the most important democratic rights and that citizens should exercise it. Although voting...
Gold Coin From 1852 Sells for More Than $750,000
By: JJ G With an asking price of about $750,000, an Australian Type 1 Pound coin from 1852 is for sale at Melbourne’s coin works! This...
Underwater Volcanic Eruption Creates a New Tongan Island
By: Jingwei Zhao On September 10, 2022, a massive underwater volcanic eruption caused a new island to spawn. The island is now a part of...
A Piet Mondrian Painting Hung Upside Down for 77 Years
By: Jingwei Zhao In a New York Museum, a painting by Piet Mondrian, an incredible Dutch abstract painter, art theoretician, and one of...
What Santa Claus Looks Like Around The World
By: Ethan&Connie Cao Ho Ho Ho! Merry Christmas friends from all around the world! Want to see what I look like here? Did you know that...
Santa Around The World
By: Jason Li There are many differences and similarities between different cultures’ Santa Claus. For example, in France, their Santa...
The World’s Oldest and Animal Has His Birthday
By: JJ G Last month, Jonathan the Seychelles giant tortoise turned 190 years old. He is the oldest land animal on earth, earning a...
Amputee Ultra-Runner Sets New Record With 104 Marathons In 104 Days!
By: Ethan & Connie Cao Wow! She did it! Jack did it! You might know it, but most people stop exercising shortly after they start. But not...
World’s Oldest Land Animal Turns 190
By: Jason Li Jonathon, a Seychelles giant tortoise, turned 190 years old recently. He is the oldest animal in the world. His birthday was...
Star Ripped Apart By Black Hole
By: Jason Li Recently, a star had a supermassive black hole traveling in its path and was traveling too close to a black hole, the...
Number One Tennis Pro, Ash Barty, Retires
By: JJ G Ash Barty, an Australian tennis player who was ranked #1 in the world, recently shocked the world by retiring at 25! She said...
New Mosasaur Species found in Morocco
By: Jasmine Wang In 2022, researchers from the University of Bath discovered the fossil of a new mosasaur species in Morocco. It is a...
‘Eco Mermaid’ sets Record
By: Kai Wang On May 7 Merle Liivand the ‘eco mermaid’ broke her own world record for swimming with one fin. This was a Guinness World...
Alaskan Town Experiences its Last Sunset of 2022
By: Jasmine Wang On November 19th, Utqiagvik, Alaska experienced its last sunset of the year. The sun will not rise again in Utqiagvik...
Swimmer Breaks Monofin Record -By Cleaning Up Trash!
By: Jason Li Famous swimmer Merle Liivand just swam a marathon, usually a running race for 30 kilometers, with a monofin (one fin...
Americans Vote in Midterms
By: Stephen Chen Voting is important for every single person. Voting is a symbol of freedom and civic power. For the rest of this essay,...
Abandoned Ukrainian lion cubs now safe at Polish zoo
By: Stephen Chen Poland---Four lion cubs and one panther cub abandoned in the war zone, escaped a bomb attack, and went through a...
Famous Winston Churchill Portrait Stolen From Canadian Hotel.
By: Ethan Cao Oh no! The famous Winston Churchill Portrait has been stolen from a Canadian Hotel! The photograph is valued at about...
An Abstract Piet Mondrian Painting Hung Upside Down for 77 Years
By: Jason Li A few paintings in the Kunstsammlung museum in Dusseldorf, Germany, by Dutch abstract painter Piet Mondrian in 1944 have...
Djokovic cleared for Australian Open
By: Hanna Qian Most people know Novak Djokovic even if they don’t play tennis. Djokovic is one of the top 3 players in the world, with...
Lion cubs from Ukraine Find Safety in a Polish Zoo
By: JJ G Last month, four lion cubs and a black leopard cub were abandoned in a Ukrainian war zone. They had to escape bombings and...
Weird Abstract Painting Hung Upside Down for 77 years made by Piet Mondrian
By: JJ G Piet Mondrian is a Dutch abstract artist. He made a work of art called “De Stijl” that has been hanging upside down for a...
The Tunnels Under The City of Taposiris Manga
By: Jason Li A group of archeologists led by Dr. Kathleen Martinez just discovered an underground tunnel that might be the tomb of...
Abandoned Ukrainian lion cubs are now safe at the Polish zoo.
By: Ethan & Connie Cao Have you ever heard about the war in Ukraine? In Ukraine, four abandoned lion cubs and one black leopard cub...
Winston Churchill’s Famous Painting Stolen in Canadian Hotel
By: JJ G A portrait of Winston Churchill has been stolen from a hotel in Ottawa, Canada. The people who stole it replaced it with a copy....
Child Prodigy
By: Jason Li Yes, I would like to be a child prodigy in athletics. I always thought about what my life would be like if I were amazing at...
Exotic Pet Trade
By: Kai Wang Every year hundreds of thousands of exotic animals are sold around the globe, to become someone's pet. This business is...
Novak Djokovic gets cleared for 2023 Australian Open
By: JJ G Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic has been cleared for the 2023 Australian Open. He was previously banned from three years, but...
‘Eco-Mermaid’ Swims Marathon to Fight Plastic Pollution
By: Ethan & Connie Cao Fighting to end plastic pollution, Merle Liivand broke her own world record by swimming a marathon in Florida with...
NANCY PELOSI’S HUSBAND ATTACKED IN SAN FRANCISCO HOME
By: Jason Li The story of the brutal October 28th clubbing of Paul Pelosi, 82 began with a man that needed answers. David DePape broke...
Spring Festival
By: Peter Yao Spring Festival, the most important Chinese holiday, always stirred mixed feelings in me. In an era when scarcity was...
Painting Hung Upside Down for 77 Years
By: Kai Wang Linear lines in yellow, red, black, and blue over a blank white canvas symboling a skyline. This piece of art is named New...
The Life of Anna May Wong
By: Jingwei Zhao Asians were certainly not that famous in America back in the 1900s, but this one definitely was! Born on the 3rd of...
2022 Wildlife Photo of the Year Awards
By: Ethan & Connie Cao Are you a lover of picture taking and movies? Have you heard about an awesome museum? The Natural History Museum...
It is Time for Diwali!
By: Jingwei Zhao October 24th marked a very important event, Diwali! Diwali is also known as the festival of lights. People gather in...
Want to grow a Giant Pumpkin? Here’s how to
By: Kai Wang Growing a massive pumpkin all starts with the seed. The question is what kind of seeds should you use? I recommend “Dill’s...
Nerve Cells Discovered to be Able to Play Videogames
By: Andrew Bian Just about a month ago, scientists in Australia discovered that basic human nerve cells in a dish could play a simple...
Michael Jordan’s 1998 NBA Finals jersey smashes record at the auction
By: Ethan & Connie Cao Michael Jordan’s game-worn jersey has been finally put at auction. Its final price? 14.9 million dollars! This...
New “Humans” Take Over Art
By: Ethan Pu AI Art Programs are particularly fascinating in the way they work and there is no end to their creative possibilities....
- How does Sunak’s appointment show social progress in the UK?
By: Stephen Chen In October, something shocking happened: Rishi Sunak became the new prime minister of United Kingdom. Who is Rishi...
Very Heavy Pumpkin Breaks American Record
By: Jasmine Wang For normal people, October is the time to eat pumpkin sweets and dress up in spooky costumes for Halloween, but not for...
Travis Gienger Breaks the American Record for the Largest Pumpkin Ever
By: Jingwei Zhao In the month of October, a special event took place around the country, the largest pumpkin weigh-off! Many locations...
New Home-Town Boy Ready For F1
By: Hanna Qian Across all sports, the younger generations are closing in on beating the best. In the sport of racing, Oscar Piastri will...
1998 Michael Jordan Jersey Beats Record at Auction
By: JJ G Michael Jordan’s jersey from a 1998 finals game in the NBA sold for more than 10 million dollars. Michael Jordan’s jersey is the...
Patagonia Founder Finds Ideal Solution to His Company - Donating It
By: Ethan Pu Yvon Chouinard, the owner of the famous outdoor clothing company Patagonia, declared in September that he is donating his...
Iran Protests become Deadly after the Death of Mahsa Amini
By: Andrew Bian Protests in Iran have become deadly after twenty-two-year-old Mahsa Amini was killed. Since 1979, Iran has followed a...
Andres Valencia, A 10-Year-Old Painter Who’s Rising to Fame
By: Jingwei Zhao For all of those who do not know who Andres Valencia is, he is a ten-year-old painter that created the abstract painting...
Janus, A Tortoise With Two Heads, Turns 25
By: Bryan Li Janus, a tortoise born with two heads, two hearts, and two pairs of lungs, turned 25 on September 3rd this year. Janus...
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