By Morgan Hill ’16 In the DC area, around three dozen private high schools are responsible for the education of close to 80,000 students. However, counties surrounding DC, including both Montgomery and Fairfax have repeatedly been named as some of the best school districts in the country. Families who enroll their children in private schools, especially in this area, end … Read More
By Leah Peloff ’18 Helicopter parenting, or parents paying extremely close attention to a child’s experiences and problems, derives from good intentions. It almost always, however, leads to detrimental, lifelong side effects that can seriously harm children as they grow into adulthood. For example, children whose parents have hovered over them have been proven more likely to feel sad, lonely, … Read More
By Mallory Carlson ’19 As of March 7, students at Middlebury College in Vermont can no longer buy energy drinks on campus. The college’s decision puts an end to the debate that began when an intern produced scientific research at a Community Council meeting and argued that the unhealthy repercussions of the drinks go against the Dining Service’s mission statement, … Read More
By Kira Yates ’16 Every March, students who have achieved Honor Roll and/ or Straight A’s, are granted a small token in first period, a ticket to miss third and fourth period. During this time, students are supposed to go the Ertzman to watch some songs from Rock’n’Roll. In between every few songs, the Educators of America Club chooses audience members … Read More
By Maya Koeppen ’17 Every high school student in MCPS is required to take a credit worth of art, but quite frankly, it should be a little more than that. The average student spends hours in a single school day listening to lectures and reading from textbooks, all the while absorbing the thoughts of others rather than cultivating their own. … Read More
By Ryan Deal ’16 Everyone knows of Twitter, the hugely successful social media site that connects people worldwide all in a “Twittersphere.” Twitter largely came to be known for its brief “tweets,” publicly displayed messages from a user that capped off at 140 characters. The character limit was unique, and these quick-hitting messages provided a speedier fix for today’s hyperactive … Read More
By Madison Dymond ’16 With exams coming up, there is one thing that is vital to ensure students’ success: motivation. It is the thing they need the most and the thing they can never seem to get. The brain capacity of a student means nothing if they are not motivated to learn and study the material. Exams are memory tests. … Read More
By Naomi Lawrence ’17 A man walks into a community college in Oregon. It sounds like a set-up to a terrible joke, but it’s not. While this man was there, he shot and killed nine people, eventually turning the gun on himself. Mass shootings have become so regular lately that many aren’t even phased by the innocent lives taken by … Read More
By Lauren MacFadden ’17 America was buzzing September 23 when Pope Francis visited the nation’s capitol. While he was here Pope Francis led a midday prayer with U.S. Bishops at St. Mathews Cathedral, he addressed Congress, and appeared at the West Front capitol. Herds of people got into their cars and sat through hours of traffic to be able to … Read More
By Jacob Golomb ’16 A Texas teenager named Ahmed Mohamed made headlines last month when, in an effort to impress his teachers, he rebuilt a clock inside a pencil case. One of Mohamed’s teachers, because she thought it looked like a bomb (and maybe also because Mohamed is Muslim), sent the student to the principal. Even though Mohamed had explained … Read More