By Samantha Schwartz ’16 Most high school students’ schedules are jam-packed, and it is always difficult to fit in required courses such as an art or STEM credit. Luckily students have the opportunity to take one required credit online, Comprehensive Health Education, like I did. For six weeks in February and March I took MCPS’ online version of the health … Read More
By Madison Dymond ‘16 We’ve all seen those movies about high school life that highlight social cliques. There are usually jocks, popular girls, nerds and all the other stereotypical groups. It goes without saying that Hollywood definitely exaggerates high school, but there’s one overall fact that films got right. Many people may deny it, but there are definitely cliques at … Read More
By Gianna Bartolini ‘15 When you’re a high school freshman, it is very easy to imagine the future and think that you know the way your life will turn out. If grades are what you base this on, it may be possible, but on a social and emotional level, it will not be the case. As a senior, looking back … Read More
What issues should be highlighted next year? How can the new superintendent incorporate student voices more effectively? What can the new superintendent learn from Starr? MCPS Superintendent Joshua Starr announced his resignation after having served three-and-a-half years. While Starr may have had his detractors, there is no doubt that he had to deal with a lot of issues. If the … Read More
By Meagan Barrett ‘15 In Philadelphia, a former Wall Street worker has left his wealthy life behind to start a pizza restaurant called Rosa’s. Aside from having unusually low prices (1 slice is only 1 dollar), Rosa’s has become famous for feeding the homeless. Because the prices are so low, it’s an option for people to buy a second piece, … Read More
By Steven Witkin ‘16 It is the same routine every time. You get a field trip form and have to go around to every teacher to get their signature as some sort of approval. The official purpose of this seems to be so that the teachers know in advance when a student is out for a field trip, but many … Read More
By Maya Koeppen ‘17 Over the years, everyone’s favorite personality emoticons have been criticized for being too limited in terms of choices. Apple offers a wide variety of Caucasian skin tone emojis, ranging from two girls dancing to a small family, but no other races. The only racial emojis include a dark skinned emoji with a supposedly religious headdress and … Read More
By Stacey Wells ’15 As many individuals recognize, our country needs a major renovation of its educational system. Unfortunately, the higher powers seem to believe that more testing will solve everything. The federal government has been pushing for an increase in testing for years and it has finally begun in MCPS. The PARCC (Partnership for Assessment of College and Careers) … Read More
Cartoon By Emma Hierholzer ’15
How influential should college rankings be? How should students use information from college ranking websites? Should the government create their own ranking system? In December of 2014, President Obama released information about the Department of Education’s plans to publish a new college ratings system by the fall of 2015 to help students compare the quality of different colleges. The plan … Read More