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
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
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
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
Cartoon by Sidney Brown ’17
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
Dear Underclassmen, We’ve roamed these halls for four years, and by this point, I think we can say that we know a thing or two about high school. We’ve dealt with drama, struggled to balance school work with our social lives, and created fond memories of bathroom parties, hanging out with friends and, of course, Newspaper. So now we want … Read More
By Haley Whitt ’15 Whether we like to admit it or not, we are concerned with our social image and how other people see us. This seems reasonable, given the fact that much of our lives are spent in groups with others. In addition to socializing, playing sports and working together, groups deliver us our social identity, which adds to … Read More
By Meagan Barrett ’15 Maybe I’m the only one, but high school wasn’t what I would call “fun times.” It was the source of a lot of frustration, anxiety and disappointment, mostly because of the people. However, at the same time, that was the biggest learning experience of all for me, the most useful knowledge that I’ll carry with me … Read More
By Leo Corman ’15 I want to tell you the story of one of the greatest OBGC House Basketball teams to ever don a cotton jersey. I want to tell you about a ragtag group of misfits that came together against all odds to shock the world. I want to tell you about an array of skill, athleticism and swagger … Read More