Skip to Main Content
The Student News Site of Grier School

The Cricket

'To have a cricket on the hearth is the luckiest thing in the world.' -Charles Dickens

The Cricket

The Cricket

NSTEM Guides Young Scientists

NSTEM Guides Young Scientists

Irene Back, Journalist May 14, 2026

As the cherry blossoms bloom and the trees turn to green, STEM activities hit full steam as students pursue their STEM interests with joy and determination. Last Friday, NSTEM club members, Josie Filan,...

Dr. Belhassen and students Pia Rock, Amalys Zahrouni, and Olivia Richmond ran an Eid Fest with some delicious food!

Eid Mubarak

Sophia Richards-Cordell, Senior Editor April 1, 2026

Grier students celebrated Eid Al-Fitr this year with a cultural party held in the Living Room by the French club. Eid is held the morning after Ramadan, a month in the Islamic faith that promotes fasting,...

Progress at PJAS

Progress at PJAS

Kaylie McCabe, Junior Editor February 28, 2026

On February 7th, several students attended the Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science (PJAS) competition at nearby St. Francis University. This year, students who attended included Alexa Anderson ‘29,...

Grier Gathers for Galentine's Day

Grier Gathers for Galentine’s Day

Sophia Richards-Cordell, Senior Editor February 28, 2026

As the snow begins to melt and the sun starts to appear earlier and stay up later, Grier hosts their annual Galentine’s Day on February 13th. All students gather on campus to celebrate a time meant to...

Grier's delegation in entirety at AmeriMUNC

Ambition at AmeriMUNC

Natalie Kelsey, Editor-in-Chief February 20, 2026

Model UN is a popular club on campus, with many students taking the opportunity to go on conference trips in locations across the northeast. On February 6th, Grier Model UN students traveled to Washington,...

Jazzy Brown '31 is En Garde!

Fencing: A Sports Spotlight

Cricket Staff February 19, 2026

The foxes' season started out slow when they lost their home match with a score of 6-8 against Northern Bedford County on Wednesday night. Spectators can join them away against NBC on February 18th...

Positive News: The Bison Return to Illinois

Positive News: The Bison Return to Illinois

Irene Back, Journalist February 19, 2026

After nearly 200 years of being absent from the Illinois plains, bison are returning back to the state. It was the industrial revolution that “exiled” the bison away from their habitat, and according...

The Water Question on Campus

The Water Question on Campus

Irene Back, Journalist February 16, 2026

Grier recently faced an unprecedented water boiling issue, which lasted from February 12th to February 16th. Grier’s campus, along with greater Birmingham, had to use bottled water rather than tap or...

Load More Stories
Donate to The Cricket

Activate Search
News