by Cal Wilson ’14 Well, exam time again. This is when all those notes from the very beginning of the year are pulled out and looked over in hopes of remembering ancient facts long forgotten by students. On top of stressful mid-terms next week, some students have to tackle additional HSAs this week. This is the time for cramming, and … Read More
Sports Beats Girl’s Basketball, Boy’s Basketball, Wrestling Girl’s Basketball Austin Tucker ’14 After winning five of six games, the girls’ basketball has lost two straight games. After last week’s 56-44 loss at Paint Branch, the girls got another loss on Friday in a 62-47 game at home against Blair. In Friday’s loss, senior Alia Smith led the team in points … Read More
by Caroline McCue ’12 First, I think it is important that you take a moment to remind yourself why you are really here at school. This will help you to attain an attitude of active indifference. Students go to school because they have to, and that is basically where you should stop caring. If you take the following advice to … Read More
Please print out and enjoy the Soduku puzzle below! If you press on the image below, you will be directed to a printable version. Solution:
by Paul Szewczyk ’12 After a disappointment with 2011’s selection of animated films (I’m talking to “Cars 2”) it was nice to end the year with the enjoyable animated film, “The Adventure of Tintin”. “Tintin” tells the story of a journalist named Tintin (voiced by Jamie Bell) and his dog Snowy as they search for clues that will lead them … Read More
by Bethany Van Waes ’12 Every new year begins with the dreaded semester exams. They’re worth a quarter of our grade, but they have the worst timing. To be honest, the yearly schedule for Montgomery County Public Schools does not make any sense. Winter break comes right before the end of second quarter, leaving exams to be what students come … Read More
by Michael Wagner ’12 While the majority of us were going about our winter break in the usual, festive manner, one Australian teenager was hard at work studying weather maps in order to prepare for her long journey. Jessica Watson, 18, is famous for having circumnavigated the globe by herself when she was 16 and now she is competing in … Read More
Sports Beats Girl’s Basketball, Boy’s Basketball Girl’s Basketball Austin Tucker ’14 After a poor start to the season, the girls’ basketball team has won 5 of their last 7 games to reach a 6-4 record including a win against rival Magruder. Seniors Katie Ruth and Alia Smith lead the team in scoring, Ruth with 135 points and Smith with 118 … Read More
by Evan Schwartz ’13 In a movie almost three hours long, laced with strong nudity, violent molestation, and disgusting sadism, it would be surprising, yet truthful, to say that the audience left the show feeling enlightened and inspired. Director David Fincher does just so in the powerful film adaptation of the late Stieg Larsson’s novel “The Girl with the Dragon … Read More
Please print out and enjoy the crossword below! If you press on the image below, you will be directed to a printable version of the crossword or you can complete the puzzle online by clicking here. Please note: There are spaces between the words. Across: 2. Year 3. Across 6. Horse 8. Tennessee 13. Hypothesis 15. … Read More