Commentary · Education For Subscribers Lifeline To Oppressed Easthampton Ninth-Graders: How To Fight The Power and Stay Cool By Matt McDonald December 18, 2017 · 8:41 PM EST · Updated June 25, 2025 1:39 PM · 2 min read read Advertisement Listen to audio version of this article Members only Subscribe to listen Dear Easthampton High School Freshman, That's what you are, right? A freshman? Dear Easthampton High School Freshman, That's what you are, right? A freshman?… Advertisement Read Next DEATON: People Over Politics Boys Help Two Massachusetts Girls’ Volleyball Teams Start Season Undefeated I’m 50 Years Old, and I Bricked My Phone Maura Healey Wants To Suspend The Gas Tax; Beacon Hill Wasn’t So Concerned When Gas Hit $5 In 2022