Saving Lives With Organs

By Kayla Cohen ’17 Many teens are in the process of getting their driver’s licenses, and they will be asked whether or not they would like to be an organ or tissue donor. Most young people likely have not given the issue much thought and might say no to being a donor. Each day, 79 people get an organ transplant, … Read More

The Fees Cost Too Much

By Meghan Proctor ’16 By now, many seniors have applied to some colleges. Some may have already finished the process. Whether someone has applied to one college or 10, that student likely had to pay an application fee, usually around $40 – $50. This payment may not seem like much individually, but they can add up to become a problem, … Read More

Recalling the Grand Old Party

By Christopher Sung ’17 “We believe in America,” but now the American public doesn’t believe in them. In the latest fiasco that has plagued the Republican Party, the unruly House Freedom Caucus—the Tea Party radicals—have somehow managed to plunge the Republican Party back into turmoil, as a series of selfless acts to unite the embattled faction by both former Speaker … Read More

This Type of Conservatism is Nativist

By Will Van Gelder ’16 As this country slowly gears up for the long 2016 Presidential election, Republican voters have a plethora of candidates to choose from. There are too many governors, former governors and senators to count and the number of candidates had ballooned to seventeen before Wisconsin governor Scott Walker and former Texas governor Rick Perry dropped out. … Read More

Food Waste Has Many Unintended Consequences

By Kira Yates ’16 Food waste in the United States is an increasingly serious problem. Each year, 40 percent of the food produced in the United States is never consumed, but rather thrown away by grocery stores and restaurants. This converts to wasting about $165 billion every year, from resources used to grow the food, to the manual labor, to … Read More

Chromebooks Have Limited Use

By Christopher Sung ’17 Throughout the country, the current trend in education has seen school districts investing millions of dollars on the latest new devices seen on advertisements and tech magazines. In Montgomery County, the Board of Education spent $15 million last year to fund the first phase of a massive three-part Chromebook Acquisition. Despite logical opposition to the program, … Read More

Chromebooks Provide Benefits

By Meghan Proctor ’16 With the rise of technology in everyday lives, there comes a growing demand for use of that technology to better benefit students. Chromebooks help satisfy that demand by providing more options for both teachers and students while taking very few expenses out of MCPS’s budget. Especially in high schools, Chromebooks act as extra computers for when … Read More

Ending Final Exams Is For The Best

In early September, the MCPS Board of Education’s Management Committee accepted the proposal to eliminate two-hour final exams for high school students starting in the 2016-2017 school year. MCPS students primarily reacted to the news with an outpouring of excitement. After all, who likes taking tests anyways? However, some students admit that final exams are necessary in order to help … Read More

Removal of Parallel Parking Hinders Young Drivers

In late May, the Maryland Motor Vehicle Association (MVA) removed the parallel parking requirement from the driver’s test. The news was received with enthusiasm by unlicensed drivers across the state. Others believe that the maneuver is essential and its removal jeopardizes the safety of all drivers. By not testing this skill, new drivers will be less proficient on the road. … Read More