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American Eagle's Montgomery Mall location is one of the clothing brands facing a steep price incline following President Donald Trump's foreign country tariffs. "It's so annoying, American Eagle is one of my favorite brands but I can't buy from it now because it's to expensive," sophomore Laya Kudaravalli said.

Clothing prices soar to $300 with Trump’s tariffs

June 12, 2025

The student section during one of the football games in the fall demonstrates school spirit.

Should student admission to sports games be free?

June 11, 2025

Graduations have traditionally been held at the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Constitution Hall. Although the location has stayed the same, the details of the ceremony change year by year. "We collect feedback from students and families at the end of every year and figure out how we can make next year’s ceremony better. We also collect feedback from the planning team after graduation so we can see what worked really really well and what we want to change for next year," graduation coordinator Christy Rice said.

Behind the scenes: How administration planned for senior graduation

June 10, 2025

School Business Administrator Arlin De La Rosa works at her desk on Jun. 3 during lunch. De La Rosa is in charge of the school's finances, building reservations and main office. "If you bring me a problem, we’ll find a solution; we’ll find some way to solve it. I think that’s my biggest drive every day," De La Rosa said.

No business done without Arlin De La Rosa

June 10, 2025

Juniors Owen Goozh, Vikram Mishra, Justin Heller and Bryson Filbert argue over the 100 men versus one gorilla debate. "I think gorilla would definitely get tired out even though my friends disagree," Filbert said.

Students thoughts differ on viral men vs gorilla debate

June 2, 2025

Trending Stories

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English teacher Melissa Kaplan grades assignments in between class periods. Kaplan has been teaching in MCPS for over 15 years, and has had "serious concerns" about the county's grading policy "ever since they got rid of final exams and changed to the trend grading for the semester grade," she said.

Potential changes to MCPS grading policy will affect students, teachers • 308 Views

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Senior Diya Khetan (this writer) and Howard High School senior Sophie Mueller got off the Brown waitlist on May 5. Both students are now committed to attending Brown University this fall.

Update: I survived the waitlist war • 271 Views

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Senior Diya Khetan (this writer) opens her acceptance letter from the University of Maryland College Park on Jan. 31. Only approximately 33% of applicants across the country received an acceptance to UMD through early action this year.

UMD rejects over half of applicants early action • 212 Views

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Current school boundary lines at the site of and around Crown High School are visible using MCPS GIS Interactive Map.

Crown High School threatens redistricting • 212 Views

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The featured novels are some of the most challenged and banned books in the United States. They have been banned due to complaints about their inclusion of profanity, violence and blasphemy, though these books are also considered literary classics.

Read what they don’t want you to read: Three books to explore in wake of imminent ban • 95 Views

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