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Snack Sale is a Success!

Since late September, there has been a snack sale every other Friday. The graduating class of 2025 wanted to raise money for Senior...

Can we trust AI?

Did you know that there are currently over 7,000 cars that don’t require a driver in the USA? None of them are perfect, but the main...

Winter Fest Door Decorating Ideas:

Well it's that time of year...no not Tax season...nope it's not the end of the school year. IT'S WINTER-FEST AT MS158. If you haven't...

Deforestation and Climate Change: An Evil Loop

Global warming is a popularly discussed topic among the people of the world. Everyone is concerned and even scared about the future, and...

The Marie Curie Spelling Bee

The day was November 20th, 2024. I was with my good friends Patrick and Cougar doing the announcements. Then, one thing pops out of the...

What Does Your Future Hold?

It’s so hard thinking about what we will do in our future. For example, what are our accomplishments? What about your career? What do you...

The 2024 Election: Kamala Harris vs Donald Trump

On the Tuesday after the first Monday of every November, Americans 18 or older gather every 4 years to carry out one of their civic...

Advice for the class of 2027

It’s a new year at M.S.158, meaning there's new 6th graders. Coming to a new school can be hard at first, but after some time it will get...

How Much Sleep Should You Be Getting?

Did you know how many people can’t focus during the day because they don’t get enough sleep? Well, it’s probably more than you think....

The Fall Dance

The fall dance is about appreciating and enjoying fall. You can enjoy the time with your family and friends and just have a fun time...

What is going on in the school?

3...2..1...We’ve got the Juice…the BEETLEJUICE!

Announced recently, the 2025 Marie Curie Middle School theater club is performing the show, Beetlejuice Jr. Whether you’re living or...

10 Amazing Animals!

Everyone loves animals, right? Tell me I’m right. Well, animal lovers, at least you're still here. If you really want to be an animal...

The aftermath of hurricane Milton

A category 5 hurricane Milton swept throughout Florida causing major disasters such as flooding and pop-up tornados in certain places...

Global Warming

Have you ever wondered about global warming? Well, there are many causes of global warming, and if we don’t try to stop it now bad things...

I'll Be There For Yoooouuuuu

Friends play a big impact on your school and personal life. Friends make you feel less alone. When you have group work and you don’t have...

Our well wishes to those impacted by the hurricanes in Florida

A Second Hurricane shortly after another just swept through? Recently, after Category 4 Hurricane Helene (throughout September 24 to...

It was the best of times with The Curious Times

The end of the year is always a hustle with graduation and reflecting on our past year. We have been through so many adventures during...

Student Government News

Members of our school’s Student Government Organization attended their final District 26 SGO meeting and made our school proud.

Congratulations band students of MS 158!

The past week, our band performed at the "Queens Salute to Music Concert". The band performed extremely well, congratulations on a great...

Our Experience with the ELA State Test

The ELA state test this year was taken by all grades on Thursday and Friday. (4/11 and 4/12). The test, however, was not mandatory and...

Student Opinion

New year, new me...New Friends?

Friendship can be confusing, but it’s a very important thing to consider when making friends. According to Google, friendship is “ the...

Our Schools New Device Ban

As many know, our school: MS.158 has recently banned devices during lunch. There have been many mixed opinions about the ban. Here are...

Don’t Worry! We Are All Here For You

Everyone faces challenging situations at least once a day. For instance, someone might have faced bullying in school, or even darker...

What does it mean when you are having a breakdown?

Your breathing gets shallow. The walls start to close around you. Why is it so hot? Why are you sweating like crazy? All the bad things...

Bubble Tea - from Taiwan to The World!

Bubble tea, or boba tea, is a drink from Taiwan that is best known for its chewy tapioca pearls, or boba. In this article, we will do a...

What is the meaning behind Red Ribbon week?

Red ribbon week is all about honoring a healthy life, a drug free lifestyle, and letting you live a happy and healthy life. You can...

The most popular songs 2024

Taylor Swift Anti-Hero-won her a Grammy Midnights- biggest hit ever (of her songs) Blank Space-longest running No.1 song You Belong with...

Movie Recommendations

Many people often find themselves wondering, "What should I watch?”. To find out, read this article full of movie recommendations… The...

Sit Straight: Good posture is crucial!

Posture. All of us have heard this word at some point in life. It’s the way or position a person maintains when sitting or standing....

How Much Sleep Should You Be Getting?

Did you know how many people can’t focus during the day because they don’t get enough sleep? Well, it’s probably more than you think....

Arts and School Extracurricular Activities

Opinions on Taylor Swift

Fans may know her as the 14 time Grammy winner, or that blonde girl dating a football player, or girl who only writes about her...

Clubs and Classes in M.S.158 You Should Understand!

Foreign Language Foreign Languages include Mandarin and Spanish. You could take a foreign language proficiency exam which you could have...

The Thirteen Colonies

Throughout the 17th century, colonists departed from Europe and established settlements/colonies in the “New World” (presently known as...

What Is Your Zodiac?

Everybody has a zodiac sign. For every month, there are certain days when you’re born and have certain characteristics. There are 12...

DIY Halloween Decorations

Black Cat Pumpkins: Credit- 100+ DIY Halloween You Will Need: Faux pumpkins of various sizes and shapes -Hot glue gun and glue sticks...

Catlin Clark’s Fantastic Rookie Season

Catlin’s Adaption to the Court With Catlin Clark being declared as rookie of the year, she is certainly taking the WNBA by storm. Coming...

Why You Should Vote Cha Woongki on Universe League

If you’ve been a fan of the Curious Times for a while, you’ll know I was obsessed with Boys Planet back when I was in 6th grade, or 2023....

Trapped in The Television

One very busy day at school, Lily walked into her house and slumped onto the couch. She took out her laptop and started her homework. She...

Who Likes K-Pop??

As of May 2024, I’ve been to three K-pop concerts. With the amount of knowledge I’ve gathered through them, I’ll be giving some tips and...

Fast Fashion : Fashions downfall

“ Shein haul!” “Check out this cool, cheap, stuff off Temu!” “___ aesthetic is out, ___ is in” These are probably phrases you've heard...

Student and Teacher Spotlight

Do Sports! They’re good for you!

Have you ever wondered if you need something fun to get you healthier? Your answer is sports! Sports are extremely good for you! If you...

How are you doing in school so far?

The first marking period of school has just ended! (Yay!) And with that, the second marking period begins (Yay?). As we start the second...

The Middle East War

The Israeli-Palestinian War has been going on since 1948 and still being fought today. Why are they fighting? The Palestinians have...

Nothing Matters: Absurdism vs. Nihilism

Philosophy makes us think about big questions, about things like existence and the meaning of life. It helps us understand the world...

Emo isn’t Pop Punk!

We’ve all heard the word “Emo” at least once in our lives, both as an insult and as a compliment. Emo is a music genre and a subculture...

How Hard Is It To Be Accepted Into Ivy League Colleges?

IVY LEAGUE Colleges: Harvard, Yale, Cornell, Princeton, Brown, Dartmouth, Penn, and Colombia. These are the top 8 Ivy League colleges....

The Poor Use of Light

Light pollution is a huge issue in today’s world, but why? Wait, what is light pollution? For those who do not know Britannica.com ...

How do kids see their culture and heritage represented

At Marie Curie 158, I believe that many people feel like they fit in, and all of them on some basis feel like their culture and...

The Treacherous Tragedy: Hurricane Milton

Do you know about the horrible Hurricane Milton? It was a disastrous hurricane that made landfall in Florida, it was one of the worst...

Responsibility- what does it mean to adolescents?

Responsibility-a word that has such a heavy impact and meaning on our generation. What does "Responsibility" mean to young adults? This...

Fun & Games

Short Story

Dear, Mr. Pollack I’m anonymously writing this letter to you, though it’s possible that you might recognize me; perhaps by my...

The Best Winter Activities

As we’ve all probably noticed, it is no longer T-shirt and shorts weather. A lot of people (including me, to be honest) don’t like the...

If you like cookies try one of the BEST Cookie Recipes I ever found!

Cookie Ingredients: 1 3/4 cups (220g) or 12 tablespoons all-purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon or 0.17 tablespoons baking soda 1/4 teaspoon...

Adolphe Sax: The Man Who "Died" 7 Times

Played by many people around the world, the saxophone is one of the most popular instruments since its making. Even our school, M.S. 158,...

Corruption in Russia

Russia is the largest country in the world, containing a diverse landscape with forests, rivers, a frozen tundra and deserts. Pyotr...