by CC Thomas ’24 With the new year arrives new resolutions, yet this tradition often demonstrates some concerning behaviors among those who choose to partake in it. The idea of the new year resolution is to encourage self-improvement in the coming year by making promises to oneself to change behaviors, habits, or any other un-appealing attributes. However, this tradition becomes … Read More
by Gael Rebu ‘24 Creativity is often a characteristic of lessons given to elementary school students. The younger students are able to express themselves through the work they do in class, whether through drawing pictures, watching interactive videos, or writing stories. Younger students often have the autonomy in choosing how they present their understanding of a topic in their assignments. … Read More
by Katie Ng ’25 In the 2022-23 school year, MCPS created guidelines supporting putting personal mobile devices, including phones, away during instructional time. At the high school level, personal mobile devices were permitted before and after school, during lunch, and principals had the discretion to determine if devices could be permitted during class and in between classes. However, these guidelines … Read More
by Noah Bair ’24 In a country where the average age of an American is just under 39 years old, it is unacceptable that the average U.S. Senator is 64 years old and the average age of a member of the U.S. House of Representatives is 57 years old. Now more than ever, members of Congress are anything but most … Read More
by CC Thomas’24 Coming in March of 2024 is a new age of SAT testing. Early in 2022 the College Board announced plans to begin offering the SAT in a digital format as an option for students. The digital PSAT will arrive in October, but the SAT is really where the focus here lies, as changes to the format of … Read More
by Hannah Mushahwar ‘24 Sherwood’s homecoming spirit week was full of various activities, ranging from pep rallies, homecoming halls, clothing themes, and Friday night football games. But, as the end of Friday’s pep rally signaled a transition into food truck palooza, Sherwood students turned into animals. With almost 15 minutes left in the Powderpuff game, the students rampaged down the … Read More
by Katie Ng ‘25 Moms for Liberty protested against gender-affirming care and LGBTQ+ inclusive curriculums and books outside Gaithersburg High School recently. The parents protested because they believe gender-affirming care is “psuedo-scientic nonsense.” They also believe that “children cannot consent to puberty blockers’’ and have been challenging books that feature transgender characters. However, providing access to these medical services and … Read More
by Connor Pugh ‘24 After Representative Kevin McCarthy was ousted from his position as Speaker of the House by fellow Republicans, the election of the new speaker Mike Johnson finally brought almost a month of chaos in Congress to a close. A radical member of the Republican party who parrots 2020 election denial talking points among other contentious opinions, Johnson … Read More
by Marceline Meador ‘24 The goal of any company is growth, which is a principle that is the basis of capitalism. What happens, though, when just a few companies take up all the room and do not leave space for any others? Massive corporations that play a part in our everyday lives are ever-expanding, pushing out their competitors, stomping out … Read More
Recently, the system of student accountability across MCPS has made a drastic shift. This new set of principles–with “restorative justice” placed first and foremost–do not produce expected results, as is illustrated by the September 1 fight between Walter Johnson and Bethesda Chevy-Chase High School students at a Metro station after a football game. The violence displayed by these students in … Read More