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New York Governor Kathy Hochul Considers Statewide Cell Phone Ban in Schools
Artwork from the National Museum of Khartoum. Khaled Desouki / AFP / Getty Images
Sudan Faces Destruction of History and Art Amidst Genocidal Civil War
The MTA’s Wishful New Budget
The MTA’s Wishful New Budget
Gregg Vigliotti / New York Times
Fare Evasion and Evading the MTA’s Budgeting Crisis
JROTC Honors 9/11 Heroes Through Tunnels to Towers Event
JROTC Honors 9/11 Heroes Through Tunnels to Towers Event
Fall scene from When Harry Met Sally.
Fall Movie Classics
Scene from The Ring.
Pilot Picks: Halloween Movie Recommendations
Fetch! Fort Hamilton's Mean Girls is a Triumph
Fetch! Fort Hamilton’s Mean Girls is a Triumph
Sabrina Carpenter’s “Espresso” Is That Sweet
Sabrina Carpenter’s “Espresso” Is That Sweet
Grande Makes Grand Return
Grande Makes Grand Return
Welcome to The Girls Varsity Swim Team
Welcome to The Girls Varsity Swim Team
Players run onto the field wearing pink accessories in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
Tigers Football Team Builds on 2023 Success
Fort Heralds Success at Homecoming Game
Fort Heralds Success at Homecoming Game
Lacrosse Girls Off to Auspicious Start Under New Coaches
Lacrosse Girls Off to Auspicious Start Under New Coaches
Student Athlete Profile: Hudson Pepper
Student Athlete Profile: Hudson Pepper
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Indigenous Peoples Day
4 Minutes: A Guide on How to Get to Class on Time
4 Minutes: A Guide on How to Get to Class on Time
Starcatcher: Start the School Year Right
Starcatcher: Start the School Year Right
Ms. Imperial, New ENL Teacher, Welcomed to Fort Hamilton
Ms. Imperial, New ENL Teacher, Welcomed to Fort Hamilton
Oasis Reunion
Oasis Reunion
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Op-Ed: Competition In Art
Why is it so important for young people to vote?
Why is it so important for young people to vote?
Op-Ed: Social Media Accounts are Capitalizing on Student Anxieties
Op-Ed: Social Media Accounts are Capitalizing on Student Anxieties
Princeton campus. Photo by Denise Applewhite.
How Much Does an Ivy Degree Matter?
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The Case Against Standardized Testing in a Post-Pandemic World

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Vernon Demir, Writer, Columnist

Vernon Demir is a senior at Fort Hamilton High School. He has been a part of The Pilot since his sophomore year. In his free time, he enjoys reading, writing poetry, and planning lessons for his club, Students for Peace.

All content by Vernon Demir
Artwork from the National Museum of Khartoum. Khaled Desouki / AFP / Getty Images

Sudan Faces Destruction of History and Art Amidst Genocidal Civil War

Vernon Demir
November 11, 2024
Gregg Vigliotti / New York Times

Fare Evasion and Evading the MTA’s Budgeting Crisis

Vernon Demir
November 11, 2024
Latinos Unidos Club

Fort Hamilton Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month

Vernon Demir
November 10, 2024
Mr. Coulter Retires and Leaves Behind Legacy

Mr. Coulter Retires and Leaves Behind Legacy

Vernon Demir
June 21, 2024
Act Out Hosts Fourth Annual Pridefest

Act Out Hosts Fourth Annual Pridefest

Vernon Demir
June 21, 2024
NHS Bowls a Strike – And a Great Time

NHS Bowls a Strike – And a Great Time

Vernon Demir
June 20, 2024
Pilot Picks

Pilot Picks

Vernon Demir, Sara Elazab, and Aayan Ibrahim
June 19, 2024
​​The Law Team Celebrates End of Another Season

​​The Law Team Celebrates End of Another Season

Vernon Demir
May 9, 2024
Act Out members strike a pose after their makeup tutorial.

Drag Story Hour Returns to Fort Hamilton

Vernon Demir
May 9, 2024
Anthony Wallace, Gettys Images.

Op-Ed: South Korea’s (justified) Spring of Strikes

Vernon Demir
May 9, 2024
Fort’s Black Student Union Hosts Another Black History Month Performance

Fort’s Black Student Union Hosts Another Black History Month Performance

Vernon Demir
May 9, 2024
Fort's Talent Show Returns

Fort’s Talent Show Returns

Vernon Demir
February 15, 2024

South Korea’s Increasing Radicalization

Vernon Demir
February 15, 2024
Image of a completed zine that members of Act Out completed.

Act Out Acts to Educate

Vernon Demir
December 5, 2023

148 Days of Striking: The Summer of Strikes and the WGA

Vernon Demir
November 30, 2023
Improv activities such as the one depicted above at Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire, Illinois were done during the Improv Team competitions.

Fort’s Improv Team Starts Strong

Vernon Demir
June 25, 2023
People protest outside of the Supreme Court in Washington, Thursday, June 29, 2023. The Supreme Court on Thursday struck down affirmative action in college admissions, declaring race cannot be a factor and forcing institutions of higher education to look for new ways to achieve diverse student bodies. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

Supreme Court to Rule on Affirmative Action

Vernon Demir, Writer
May 1, 2023
A crowd in Tallahassee protests Gov. Ron DeSantis’s rejection of the AP African American Studies course. Photo by Alicia Devine/The Tallahassee Democrat via AP

Op-Ed: College Board’s Troubling History with Racism

Vernon Demir, Writer
March 16, 2023
Professor Gang Chen is a mechanical engineer at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Photo by Tony Luong/New York Times.

The Sinophobia behind the “China Initiative”

Vernon Demir, Writer
March 16, 2023
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