THE EPA NEWSPAPER ARCHIVE · SEPTEMBER–OCTOBER 2025
Stories close
to home.
Community, curiosity, and the art of paying attention.
Reporting and editorial work from Elite Preparatory Academy.
FOUNDER & EDITOR-IN-CHIEF · BOGE XIAO
Community · 24 Sep 2025
A partnership begins
The first meeting between EPA’s Community Ambassador Club and The Smile of Hopatcong.
By Boge Xiao · 3 min readCommunity · 1 Oct 2025
A first visit to SMILE
An afternoon of conversations, keepsakes, and everyday hospitality.
By Boge Xiao · 3 min readInterviews · 1 Oct 2025
In their own voices
Victor Qiao’s interviews with the SMILE community, alongside reflections from student volunteers.
Reporting by Victor Qiao · Edited by Boge Xiao · 5 min readCommunity · 7 Oct 2025
When pumpkins glow
A pumpkin-carving evening becomes a story about making room for one another.
By Boge Xiao · 3 min readMaterial culture · 11 Oct 2025
Listening to tile
A visit to Fonthill Castle, and a personal reflection on craft, memory, and the people behind objects.
By Boge Xiao · 5 min readJournalism · 16 Oct 2025
Learning to listen, learning to report
A conversation with Lake Hopatcong News editor Karen Fucito about local journalism.
By Boge Xiao · 4 min readFROM THE PRINT ARCHIVE
The Halloween edition.
The complete eight-page issue, including school messages, community reporting, a student interview, and Halloween Spirit Week. Contributions retain their original credits.
THREE WAYS INTO THE ARCHIVE
Choose a thread
A community relationship, unfolding
Start with the partnership meeting, then follow the first visit and Pumpkin Night.
A partnership begins →02 · Material cultureObjects, memory, and care
A personal essay linking a museum visit with the questions behind my collections.
Listening to tile →03 · JournalismHow a story is made
Begin with a working journalist’s reflections on reporting and photographs.
Learning to listen, learning to report →CONNECTED BY A QUESTION