SGA Lacks Student Involvement and Passion
June 8, 2018
While the Student Government Association (SGA) is meant to harness the talent of the best leaders throughout the school, more recently it has been less about leading the community and more about the candidates and their résumés. Officer positions should be taken more seriously because there is a...
Consequences of Overachievement Underemphasized in High Schools
June 8, 2018
A wide range of extracurriculars, 4.5 GPA, 1500+ SAT, 300 SSL Hours and a few Varsity letters are all highly likely to be on the résumé of a student who plans to attend a top college in 2018. As the number of high school students applying to college goes up, so does the competition to secure a spot...
Pro/Con: Should Celebrities’ Opinions Matter on the Country’s Most Pressing Issues?
Matthew Liu and Connor Phillips
June 7, 2018
Mental Health Needs More Attention
Emily Nagy, Associate Editor
May 29, 2018
The end of 2017 brought great tragedy to MCPS as students opening their Snapchat “stories” found black screens with a single colored heart symbolizing the lost of a student to suicide. Walter Johnson HS and Walt Whitman HS (WWHS) faced the tragedy directly, but no school community escapes...
Trade War Hinders Teens’ Ability to Get Jobs, Invest in College
Esther Frances, News Managing Editor
May 10, 2018
Chances are, teenagers pick up their phones in the morning to check the latest Instagram posts of their favorite celebs, or to send all of their Snapchat streaks a quick “good morning.” Most are not instantly checking the well-being of the stock market and the current tariff stand-off between...
MCPS Wastes Energy in School
May 3, 2018
Enter any classroom or hallway in the building and there is a rectangular blue recycling bin, reinforcing a concerted effort to be green-friendly in the school. This is a good start to protect and preserve the planet, but it is time for MCPS to reduce its environmental footprint in other, more effective...
Protesting Unites Teens, Gives Them a Voices in Pressing Issues
May 1, 2018
The teenage years are often a time of searching for one’s identity, discovering passions and etching out a clear place in the world. While teens are often written off as inexperienced, lazy and naive, recently there has been an upsurge in teen activism. As shown through recent national issues, teens...
Teddy Talks: High School Recess
Teddy Andrew, Staff Writer
April 20, 2018
High schoolers need recess. A provided time to run around and take a much-needed break would be beneficial to the scholars who put immense time and effort into their work during the school day. To function at maximum capacity, RHS students need to have adequate time every day to frolic through the...
Poli-Ticks Me Off: Punish Former Olympic Doctor
Emily Nagy, Features Managing Editor
April 19, 2018
Professional and collegiate athletes have their physical strength constantly tested throughout their careers, but after over 150 gymnasts confronted their longtime abuser in a week long court case that took place in January, their mental and emotional strength was also tested in unimaginable ways. ...
Students Need Later Start Times For Health
Kate Morey, Opinion Managing Editor
April 18, 2018
School start times have always been controversial, perhaps most memorably for current students when MCPS adopted former Superintendent Joshua Starr's plan to push back the start time 20 minutes from 7:25 to 7:45 in the 2015-2016 school year. For the average high schooler, 20 minutes makes a small...
Jack Horan, Game Story Editor
February 27, 2020
John F. Kennedy High School senior, Student Member of the Board (SMOB) Nate Tinbite proposed last November that MCPS partner with driver education programs to enable more...
Sensitive Student Info Compromised by Testing Company
June 12, 2019
MCPS Graduation Rate Drops for the Third Year in a Row
June 12, 2019