PARCC Replacement: New Name, Same Test
June 12, 2019
As of September 2018, MCPS has decided to drop the PARCC exam, after disapproval from many students and staff, and implement the new Maryland Comprehensive Assessment Program (MCAP) test next school year. The goal of the MCAP is to gather information to strengthen instruction and improve student...
MCPS Needs to Foster Increased Student Empathy Through Inter-school Assemblies
Daniel Pujo, Copy Editor
June 11, 2019
As a sanctuary county and with the majority of the population made up by minorities, Montgomery County is a fast growing, diverse county yet MCPS has struggled to maintain diversity in certain schools, leaving some students uneducated on the importance of respecting different cultures. Incidents involvin...
Recent Abortion Laws Violate Basic Human Rights
Olivia Turner, Production Head
June 11, 2019
Georgia’s HB-481 bill recently signed into law by Gov. Brian Kemp, will make it illegal for any woman to get an abortion after a fetal heartbeat can be detected in the womb. The signing of the law has caused an uproar among women's rights advocates and pro-choice groups. The new law significantly d...
Philanthropy is Always Good, But Focus on Home
George Baldwin, Opinion Managing Editor
June 10, 2019
The Notre Dame, a historic and renowned French cathedral, caught fire April 15, shocking the world. Over $800 million was raised from all over the world to pay for the repairs within a week of the incident. Many wealthy American citizens donated money to the French cause, but these Americans who ar...
Bermuda Grass Field Needs To Be Maintained
June 7, 2019
While most athletes consider playing at home an advantage, the poor playing conditions of Joseph B. Good Stadium make RHS-hosted games dreadful for fall and spring athletes. Despite the installation of Bermudagrass last summer, the field remains patchy and uneven, prompting backlash from players and spect...
Media Needs to Stop Spreading Killers’ Names
Andrew Coulibaly, Opinion Managing Editor
May 23, 2019
In the aftermath of tragic mass shootings, the news media seems to focus more on killers rather than victims, reporting excessively on biographical details and posting the shooter’s name and face all over the internet. The media gives these shooters a spotlight, eerily similar to the attention cele...
Vaccines Prevent Diseases and Save Lives
George Baldwin, Opinion Editor
May 16, 2019
86, 120, 372, 555. Those are the numbers of measles cases in the U.S. by year from 2016-19, according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). The deadly disease measles has made a big comeback in recent years. And everyone has the anti-vaxxers to thank for that. Anti-vaxxers are a group of pe...
Shorter Lunch Decreases Testing, Study Time
Matthew Liu, Opinion Managing Editor
May 15, 2019
It is a frustrating scenario that both students and staff face on a daily basis -- trying to get work done, get help, socialize or take a break from classes during lunch, only to be suddenly interrupted by the bell for sixth period. RHS should make lunch longer by taking time off each class perio...
There is Only One Democratic Candidate Who Can Beat Trump
Aidan Brami, Copy Editor
May 10, 2019
After a presidency filled with turmoil, there’s one man who can put the Democrats in office: former Vice President Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. As the most centrist candidate of the Democrats running, Biden is the most likely to pull in moderate and independent voters in addition to his democratic...
Make D.C. the 51st State
George Baldwin, Opinion Managing Editor
May 8, 2019
Washington D.C. residents have lacked a proper voice in the federal government since 1790, with only symbolic representation in Congress, and limited control over their own laws. Bill H.R. 51, which proposes making part of Washington D.C. a state, is currently going through Congress and should be passed. ...
Elenna Mach, Editor in Chief
June 12, 2019
Sensitive student information stored on TotalRegistration.net may have been exposed due to a misconfiguration on the site’s Amazon S3 file storage device, which Total Registration...
MCPS Graduation Rate Drops for the Third Year in a Row
June 12, 2019
Its Academic Earns 3rd in D.C. Metro Finals
June 12, 2019