by Brenna Henderson ‘21 On top of a pandemic and national racism, Americans also have to deal with Pridefall. As many know, June is Pride Month when Americans celebrate the LGBTQ+ community. This year, the celebrations, parades, and festivals were canceled due to COVID-19. The LGBTQ+ community was persistent, moving the celebrations online with many new pages and posts about … Read More
by Lucy Sokol ’21 Ah yes, June is Pride Month, and yes, there are still many ignorant people in this world. The question is, how does homophobia take root in people? Well, it could be from one’s religion that taught them that homosexuality was a sin, or it could just be pure ignorance. While 2020’s society continues to expand human … Read More
by Tori Newby ’22 On Saturday, May 31, I attended a protest in the nation’s capital. Organized by Black Lives Matter DC, the event was targeted to protest racism, police brutality, and the death of George Floyd. The protest was strictly drive-by due to coronavirus safety concerns, so my mom and I put our homemade poster in the car and … Read More
by Adam Levine ’20 It’s not news to anyone that we are in unprecedented and unfamiliar times. High schools seniors know this better than anyone with their future milestones still in purgatory, their fate to be decided in these coming weeks. As we endure this stressful time, worrying about the future of graduation and prom, deciding how we’ll spend our … Read More
by Hailey Sepulvado ’22 Throughout the past year, I have noticed many t.v shows and movies removed from Netflix and placed on alternative streaming services. It is no coincidence that the streaming company or parent company corresponds with the program. One of the most noticeable changes is “Friends” is no longer available on Netflix. “Friends” is a widely known and … Read More
by Joseph Oscilowski ‘22 “Coronacation” is the word many people are using to describe this pause from work and school due to the coronavirus. People tend to use this word because they feel that this is the equivalent to spring break, as seen by the people in Florida that were crowding the beaches and being hooligans. Now I don’t hate … Read More
by Kara Thompson ’20 Taking a language class is a requirement for both graduating high school and many colleges. From the time students are in 7th grade, it is highly encouraged that they take an intro level course of a language; most popular being Spanish and French. In MCPS, it is suggested that students take at least two years of … Read More
by Jenna Bloom ‘21 We live in a world where everything is easily accessible to us. We scroll for hours on apps that show us a new picture or video every couple of seconds, and everything is fast-moving and quickly rewarded to us. Daily news comes to us in a couple of words, and all of our friends are just … Read More
by Tori Newby ‘22 “There are 30 of you, and only one of me,” many teachers say the first day of school, implying that it will take them a little while to learn names. That makes sense. Sure, there are always a few teachers who will know everyone’s name by the second day. But for most, it takes about a … Read More
by Christianna Tran ‘20 With each passing year it seems Olney is becoming less and less familiar. With businesses constantly leaving, the Olney that stands today is not the town that I have come to love. I, who will be going off to college next fall, am afraid that when I come back to the town I grew up in, … Read More