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Oct Oct. 18, sophomores Ashley Rudolph, Sofia Sklias and Manuella Poggio dance at Gloco. "I thought Gloco was fun and I liked the decorations. My favorite part was being with my friends," Rudolph said.
Homecoming weekend: SGA pep rally, Gloco engages students
Hayley Gottesman, long form editor • October 25, 2024
Senior Sid McCasland plays with a Halloween decoration of a skeleton. Decorations are a common tradition for homeowners to add flair to their property during the Halloween season. "I'm so excited for Halloween. Halloween is my favorite holiday," McCasland said.
Beware: Halloween events, traditions ramp up during spooky season
Liam Sloan, staff writer • October 25, 2024
Filmmaking Club is creating its own movie with the help of its members. Anyone who wants to be a part of Filmmaking Club, should reach out to senior club leader Miles Sklar.
Filmmaking Club enables unique media experiences
Jack Sullivan, staff writer • October 23, 2024
Former President Donald Trump at a CPAC event in 2017.
Second assassination attempt on former president sparks worries
Jack Weinstein, staff writer • October 18, 2024
Profiles
New cheer coach Samaris Sirano-Rodriguez taking pictures with sophomore Shayna Fleischer (this writer) before the second home football game against Gaithersburg on Sept. 26.
Cheer Coach Samaris Sirano-Rodriguez rises to occasion
Shayna Fleischer, opinion editor • October 9, 2024
Juniors Bryan Ngouzo and Ashton Ingram celebrate a touchdown by Ngouzo during the first home football game against the Rockville Rams on Sept.13. This is an example of the sports photojournalism of Keon Gray.
Keon Gray captures sports photography in new light
Annalise Yi, staff writer • September 26, 2024
New Resource Counselor Elizabeth Robinson works on student schedules and ensures every counselor has what they need. "We want our students to do well and doing well doesn't just mean doing work. We also want them to know we care and we were once high school students as well so we are here to listen," Robinson said.
Counselor Elizabeth Robinson steps up as head counselor
Shayna Fleischer, opinion editor • September 14, 2024
Miranda Custer is a co-coach of the school's first girls' flag football team. She also teaches biology and forensics and, with, “two new classes that I'm teaching, it's a whole new group of kids and age group and I'm really excited to just start fresh and to have my ability shine through,” Custer said.
Miranda Custer: teacher, coach, fellow Gen-Z member
Helen Manolis, features editor • September 12, 2024
Opinion
The new bathrooms have the sinks positioned in the hallway and two larger handicapped stalls on the sides. This design has proved to be an incovenience as students get used to the new facilities.
New bathrooms disappoint, prove to be inconvenient
Claire Lenkin, editor-in-chief • October 8, 2024
Top: Then freshman Helen Manolis (this writer) attends a football game with her friends. Bottom: Rather than going to a football game, now in her junior year, Manolis stays home and does homework on a Friday night.
Do football games lose excitement throughout high school?
October 8, 2024
Senior Abby Brodsky logs into Naviance to check the status of her college applications. "It's sometimes hard to see all your documents and know their status," Brodsky said.
Inefficiency of Naviance impacts accessibility of higher education
October 6, 2024
Students in Eva O'Keefe's fourth-period math class listen to the day's lecture.
Does the school system see us as products or students?
October 5, 2024
Reviews
Gladiator II opens at Pike and Rose on Nov. 22.
Fall films grab audiences’ attention
Zachary Derman, reviews editor • October 25, 2024
An 8-inch pizza and wings from Ledo's pizza is $19 and could feed two people. "Ledo's is also really good because of how thin it is," senior Marissa Cook said.
Best local pizza places
October 18, 2024
Pumpkin spice latte is one of the limited time, popular fall drinks sold at Starbucks. "Pumpkin spice latte is a classic favorite at Starbucks during the fall season," senior Josie Spicer said.
Seasonal fall drinks are back
October 9, 2024
The "Alien: Romulus" poster is displayed at AMC Theatres in Rio, Gaithersburg. The poster depicts an attack from the iconic facehugger alien. "We wanted to bring back that visceral, edgy feel that made the first Alien movie so terrifying," director Fede Álvarez said in an interview with The Latin Times.
Alien: Romulus honors horror film classic
October 8, 2024
Features
Junior Mia Coven takes photos on digital camera during the homecoming football game against Watkins Mill.
Return of 2000s: Digital cameras resurge
Sami Karcz, sports editor • October 25, 2024
A student plays poker in class with friends. "I think poker is a really good way to socialize. Even though I'm playing it in class with my friends, I just want to have fun with them," a junior who requested to remain anonymous said.
Students flush out academics for poker
October 25, 2024
The weekly calendar in math teacher David Fantegrossi's class contains each day's notes and homework so that absent students know what they missed.
The key to avoiding falling behind on work when absent
October 10, 2024
Junior Ethan Knighten sits with friends in math class. Last year he attended the now-closed Virtual Academy.
County cuts Virtual Academy budget ending virtual learning option
October 9, 2024
Columns
Senior Josie Spicer reads "The Scarlet Letter," by Nathaniel Hawthorne, on Friday, Oct. 5, during advisory. Having not read a book in a while, she said she is struggling to find the motivation.
What the world is reading: Slumps
Emma Karcz, managing editor • October 4, 2024
Senior Brandon Bartee stands in front of the poster for Francis Ford Coppola's 23rd film, "Megalopolis" outside of AMC theaters on Sept 28. "Any attempt to portray a message or make a grand critique of the world fell very far short, a waste of two hours," Bartee said.
‘Megalopolis:’ mega flop
Ahmed Ibrahim, opinion editor • October 4, 2024
Senior Emma Karcz read 17 books over the summer including "Into the Wild."
What the world is reading: Summer book review
Emma Karcz, managing editor • September 10, 2024
Senior Carma Ghorab watches Michael Showalter’s seventh feature film “The Idea of You” on May 25 on a roadtrip to New Jersey. “There was no substance to the movie, it felt like a story for older One Direction fans that are now mothers. It was a very odd trope, a mother with a newly adult,” Ghorab said.
Unpacking ‘The Idea of You’: What went wrong?
Ahmed Ibrahim, opinion editor • May 28, 2024
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