Sim Saini, Staff Contributor

Sim Saini is a Junior who is in her second year of Journalism. She took Journalism because she loves to write and loved the class last year. One of the things she loves to do most is hang out with her family and friends. She hopes, to one day in the future, become a Psychologist and help others with their mental health. 

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Haikyuu Review

Haikyuu Review

Sim Saini
May 12, 2021

Haikyuu, a shonen-sports-comedy anime, was directed by Susumu Mitsunaka, written by Taku Kishimoto, and has been out since April of 2014. It was animated by the people at Production I.G and was adapted...

Ginny and Georgia Review

Ginny and Georgia Review

Sim Saini
March 24, 2021

There are some shows that just don't have enough detail to capture an audience’s attention, however, Ginny and Georgia, which came out February 24, 2021, is by far one of the most detailed and mind-capturing...

( Picture By: NDTV)

India Farmers Protest: Follow Up

Sim Saini
February 24, 2021

The world’s largest democracy, India, is currently experiencing its largest protest: the farmers’ protest. The peaceful protest started back in November when farmers from various states, mainly Punjab...

We Were Liars Book Review

“We Were Liars” Book Review

Sim Saini
February 24, 2021

National Book Award finalist E. Lockhart’s young adult fiction and psychological thriller, We Were Liars, is an outstandingly well-written novel. There wasn’t one instance I wanted to put the book...

photo by: Harp Farm

India Farmers’ Protests

Sim Saini
January 15, 2021

The world’s biggest protest is currently taking place in India due to its government passing bills that Indian Farmers believe will negatively affect them. On November 26, 2020, a rough estimate of 250...

The last green as the world turns to brown.

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The last green as the world turns to brown.

A pastel sky raging against the coming darkness.

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A pastel sky raging against the coming darkness.

Barren trees spiderwebbed against an evening sky.

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Barren trees spiderwebbed against an evening sky.

A gradient evening sky.

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A gradient evening sky.

The sun sets through the trees on cold autumn day.

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The sun sets through the trees on cold autumn day.

A wood line, stark in contrast against the evening sky.

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A wood line, stark in contrast against the evening sky.

A can sits forgotten on a trail near Old Mill in Centreville.

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A can sits forgotten on a trail near Old Mill in Centreville.

The National World War II Memorial

Tourism and COVID

Sim Saini
October 30, 2020

Flight cancellations, border closure, and more have caused the tourism companies to be hurt a great deal by COVID-19. Global tourism is one of the most affected areas because of COVID; it is predicted...

Suicide Awareness

Suicide Awareness

Sim Saini
October 2, 2020

September is Suicide Awareness month. This month is here to bring attention to a topic not talked about often enough. Many people that suffer from mental health, or are struggling with something in their...

(Photo: Paramount)

Review: Sonic the Hedgehog

Sim Saini
March 5, 2020

On February 14, the action-adventure comedy Sonic the Hedgehog, was released. The redesigned Sonic may have just saved the movie from its generic plot. The movie utilizes an animated hedgehog and a...

photo by: WORKING@DUKE STAFF@WORKINGATDUKE

The Spread of the Coronavirus

Sim Saini
January 23, 2020

At the end of December 2019, the spread of a new coronavirus began. As of now, this virus has spread throughout China, Japan, Thailand, and South Korea, and it has now been found the United States of America....

(photo by Rebecca Conway for The New York Times)

India Struggles to Breath

Sim Saini
November 22, 2019

In India for the past month the amount of pollution in the air has spiked dramatically. The levels of bacteria and toxins in the air are 10 times higher than what’s considered safe by the World Health...

(photo by: Khushi and Cleo)

Student Spotlight: Cleonda Perkins and Khushi Saini

Bianka Balcazar and Sim Saini
October 31, 2019

Centreville’s freshman football team has two girls, Cleonda Perkins (running back and linebacker) and Khushi Saini (left guard). They started playing football at the beginning of August and have always...

(photo by: Breitbart Texas Photo/Lana Shadwick

Notable Sheriff’s Deputy Shot and Killed

Sim Saini
October 17, 2019

Harris County Sheriff's deputy, Sandeep Dhaliwal, was fatally shot and killed on Friday September 27th during a routine traffic stop.  The ambush happened when Dhaliwal made a traffic stop at 12:23...

(Photo: via Ms. Lee)

New Teacher Spotlight: Pearl Lee

Sim Saini
October 15, 2019

One of Centreville High School’s newest English teachers is Ms. Pearl Lee. Before teaching at Centreville, Ms. Lee taught in Charlottesville, Richmond. She graduated from the University of Virginia and...

(Photo: via Apple)

Apple’s New iPhone 11

Sim Saini
September 20, 2019

Last week, Apple launched a new generation of iPhones: the iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max. In-store purchases start on September 20, while pre-orders began on September 13. Prices for...

(photo: João Laet/AFP/Getty Images)

The Amazon is Burning

Sim Saini
August 30, 2019

There have been more the 9,500 new fires spotted in The Amazon. The fires are burning through many states in Brazil which are inhabited with human life. Being the largest rainforest in the world fires...

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