MCPS Implements New Guest Sign-In System
Anna Stewart, News Managing Editor
March 28, 2019
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Five months after the new guest sign-in system was implemented at RHS in October 2018, other schools are now also installing the system in their main offices throughout the county. The check-in system requires that all visitors scan their driver’s licenses or other form of ID into a machine loca...
3 Additional Easy-Fill Water Stations Installed Throughout Building
Ben Kushner, Staff Writer
March 25, 2019
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Allowing students to easily fill up water bottles, new water fountains were installed the second week of March outside the main gym, outside the main office and in the second floor rotunda paid for by an MCPS wellness grant and the Student Government Association (SGA). The water fountain with the water bottle ref...
It’s Academic Team Outlasts Two Competitors, Makes Semi-Finals For First Time in 3 Years
Sabina Salguero, Staff Writer
March 21, 2019
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After an intense playoff match against Richard Montgomery (RM) High School (HS) and Landon HS Feb. 16, RHS’ It’s Academic televised team (A-Team) won 590–495–390 and will be moving on to the semifinals for the first time in three years. There were nine games in the It’s Academic playoffs, which beg...
New Bill Would Restore County Autonomy In Deciding School Calendar
Javier Lopez, Staff Writer
March 11, 2019
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Maryland senators are fighting to overturn Gov. Larry Hogan’s 2016 executive order that requires Maryland public schools start after Labor Day and end by June 15. State Senator Paul G. Pinsky introduced a bill Jan. 18 that would allow individual county school boards to determine their own start and...
Behind the Cafeteria Counter: Inside Look at School Lunches
Zoe Moser, Editor-in-Chief
March 6, 2019
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About one third of RHS students eat school-provided lunch every day, yet many are unaware of what goes on behind the scenes to prepare their meals. All MCPS elementary, middle and high schools offer both lunch and breakfast meals to students with a varied menu. The MCPS Division of Food and Nutritio...
After Renaming Middle School, All School Names Under Review
Elenna Mach, Editor-in-Chief
March 1, 2019
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Following Montgomery County Council President Nancy Navarro’s recommendation to change Col. E. Brooke Lee Middle School’s (MS) name, the Board of Education (BOE) has asked for a review of existing school names to “ensure that all names are appropriate candidates for school facilities,” accor...
AP Lang Students Create Local Museum Exhibits
Andrew Coulibaly, Opinion Managing Editor
February 25, 2019
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Seventy-four students from English teacher Krista McKim’s Advanced Placement Language and Composition (AP Lang) course created their own museum exhibits called “Migrate With Us: Through the Stories of Those Living in MoCo,” displayed in the Beall-Dawson House Jan. 31. Students began this pro...
History of Helping in RHS Community
Anna Stewart, News Managing Editor
February 22, 2019
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Rockville is a fairly small community, but the people in it have rallied around big causes demonstrating a strong level of commitment and support to each other. Time and time again the community has banded together to help its members in need - whether it be with restaurant nights or simply spreading awar...
It’s Academic’s Uncertain Future
Elenna Mach and Sabina Salguero
February 14, 2019
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Every Monday and Wednesday evening, the It’s Academic team studies together. Only, they are going over things most students are not concerned about, such as which Turkish empire brought tulips to Europe. It’s Academic is a competitive club that has been running for over 50 years where schools...
Washington Post Article Spotlights Possible Grade Inflation in MCPS
Colleen Barrett, Print Copy Editor
January 16, 2019
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Following a Dec. 31 Washington Post article which questioned recent MCPS policies for causing potential grade inflation, Superintendent Jack R. Smith and the community at large have once again been discussing the topic of assessing student grades. The Washington Post article noted that while internal grades ris...
MCPS Holds Job Fair to Support Federal Workers
Zoe Moser, Editor-in-Chief
January 16, 2019
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MCPS held a job fair for furloughed federal workers Jan. 15 in their Rockville human relations office in which people applied for open job positions such as substitute teachers, maintenance staff and bus drivers. Hundreds of applicants showed up and brought their resumes and government identification, sig...
FDA Regulates Juuls, Bans Flavors Popular with Teens
Teddy Bilodeau, Staff Writer
January 2, 2019
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Juul Labs Inc. has advertised itself as an alternative for smokers trying to quit, but is now sparking a new epidemic: nicotine addiction in non-smoking teens. The Federal Drug Administration (FDA) announced Sept. 12 that vape company Juul would be given 60 days to prove they can keep their produ...
Sabina Salguero, Staff Writer
May 15, 2019
For the first time ever, all MCPS high schools offered free in-school SAT testing April 9 to all students scheduled to graduate in 2020, without a required voucher. In...
Suicide Prevention Video Shown to Class of 2019
May 14, 2019
Tornado Warning Forces MCPS into Weather Shelter
May 13, 2019