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School News
NJROTC Brings Home the Trophies at Southold Drill Competition
NJROTC Brings Home the Trophies at Southold Drill Competition
Omy Henry • January 7, 2025
Cardozo's Annual Holiday Show Spreads Holiday Cheer Through Dance and Music
Cardozo’s Annual Holiday Show Spreads Holiday Cheer Through Dance and Music
Isis Irizarry • January 2, 2025
Cardozo Cancels Annual Holiday Door Decorating Contest Due to FDNY Violation
Cardozo Cancels Annual Holiday Door Decorating Contest Due to FDNY Violation
Mariana Prieto • December 20, 2024
Recent Stories
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Sports
Boys Varsity Basketball Celebrates a Triumphant Victory Over Springfield Gardens
Boys Varsity Basketball Celebrates a Triumphant Victory Over Springfield Gardens
Melanie Gonzalez • January 9, 2025
Balancing Goals and Growth: Inside Cardozo's Girls Indoor Track Team
Balancing Goals and Growth: Inside Cardozo’s Girls Indoor Track Team
Makena Hannam and Aleeya Johnson • December 17, 2024
Paul Millsap Retires After 16 Years in the NBA
Paul Millsap Retires After 16 Years in the NBA
Nathan Singh • December 16, 2024
Humans of Cardozo
Ms. Arias Celebrates 23 Years of Impacting Lives at Cardozo High School
Mr. Munno: Igniting Curiosity and Shaping Future Scientists at Cardozo High"
Empowering Students Through Fitness: Mr. Tsolekas' Legacy of Strength and Nutrition
Assistant Principal Jaramillo Returns "Home" to Support and Enrich the School Community
Ms. Lakhani's Path of Inspiring Students with Passion, Creativity, and Personal Growth
Ms. Waga's Journey of Cultivating Cultural Discovery at Cardozo
World News
Canada Seeks Legal Action Against Open AI for Copyright Infringement
Canada Seeks Legal Action Against Open AI for Copyright Infringement
Juliette Gonzalez • January 17, 2025

Open AI is a readily available resource that uses artificial intelligence and has now made its way into everyday use. Several Canadian news outlets...

New Holiday Movies to Watch in 2025
New Holiday Movies to Watch in 2025
January 3, 2025
Hanukkah: A Celebration of Light, Tradition, and Family
Hanukkah: A Celebration of Light, Tradition, and Family
January 2, 2025
The Angel Tree Program: the Good, the Bad, and the Giving
The Angel Tree Program: the Good, the Bad, and the Giving
December 23, 2024
How Christmas Became a Staple of the Month of December
How Christmas Became a Staple of the Month of December
December 23, 2024
Opinions
A Critique of Cardozo's Hall Sweep Policy: Is it Really Helping Students?
A Critique of Cardozo’s Hall Sweep Policy: Is it Really Helping Students?
Madison King • December 18, 2024

Hall sweeps have been a procedure at Cardozo for quite some time — when students arrive late or are in the halls after the late bell, they...

Why the Embodiment of New York City is a Pigeon Statue
Why the Embodiment of New York City is a Pigeon Statue
Zoey Huie • November 25, 2024

You read that right. This 16-foot tall statue perched right in the middle of Manhattan is what many people are saying symbolizes our glorious...

Arts & Entertainment
Rising Star d4vd Shines with Two Hit Songs in ‘Arcane’ and ‘Invincible,’ Marking a Major Milestone in His Music Career
Rising Star d4vd Shines with Two Hit Songs in ‘Arcane’ and ‘Invincible,’ Marking a Major Milestone in His Music Career
Fatima Mukhtar • January 7, 2025

Rising music artist David Anthony Burke, more commonly known as d4vd, has recently produced two songs featured in the TV series Invincible and...

Breaking Down the Most Streamed Songs of 2024
Breaking Down the Most Streamed Songs of 2024
Nathaniel Hammond • January 3, 2025

As 2024 winds down, anticipation over the year's most-streamed hits has grown. Many songs have come out and left people wondering what is the...

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Yusuf Rahimi
Yusuf Rahimi
Junior Reporter

Yusuf Rahimi is a junior at Cardozo and is a reporter for The Verdict. He is an opportunist by engaging in the school as much as he can. Yusuf is a courageous and charismatic person.

Demetrius DeShields
Senior Reporter

Demetrius DeShields is a senior reporter for The Verdict and has been a part of the team for two years. He is a student-athlete on the varsity football team. Although he is very introverted, he talks when...

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