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The Student News Site of Thomas S. Wootton High School

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Lea Weinstein, managing editor emeritus

Lea Weinstein is a 2025 graduate.

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Junior Hayley Gottesman and senior Lea Weinstein celebrate the new editors and all of their hard work during the past year at Quill and Scroll on May 6.

Dear Diary, Goodbye high school

Lea Weinstein, managing editor emeritus
May 25, 2025
Freshman Hannah Yuan and senior Maddie Zincke attend the blackout football game against Watkins Mill on Oct.18, 2024.

Students reflect on memories from the year

Lea Weinstein, managing editor emeritus
May 7, 2025
Instead of stoles this year, SGA has been working on a potential design like this one they could put on a pin for graduating seniors.

Graduation season brings changes

Lea Weinstein, managing editor
April 3, 2025
Senior Yana Kohli reads Toni Morrison's "Sula" in preparation for her class discussion the following day. Students went on to write an in-depth analysis of the book.

Sula sparks debate with AP Lit students

Lea Weinstein, managing editor
March 20, 2025
Acting Assistant Principal Panagiota Tsonis joined the administration team on Jan. 24 following the transfer of Eileen Gardner.

New semester brings more administration change

Lea Weinstein, managing editor
February 28, 2025
Alex Ye is photographed in the Volume 51 Fife & Drum yearbook from the 2021-2022 school year.

Former student found guilty of threat of mass violence following 129-page manifesto

Lea Weinstein, managing editor
January 22, 2025
The Poms performed at POTH on Dec. 6. During the show, the squad performed the first part of their competition dance.

Splanning presents Putting on the Hitz

Lea Weinstein, managing editor
December 19, 2024
Senior Elizabeth Griffin (left) went to school for part of senior skip day before leaving for the girls' soccer game against Towson. She then went out to dinner with sophomore Claire Weed (middle) and junior Jordyn Childs (right).

Seniors participate in annual skip day

Lea Weinstein, managing editor
November 23, 2024
Senior Editor-in-Chief Brooke Zweig looks at the trophy case located on the second level of the school next to the pillar entrance stairs, which holds past yearbooks and awards .

Yearbook: Making a mark on the school

Lea Weinstein, managing editor
October 31, 2024
During the first advisory lesson of the school year on Aug. 28, English teacher Dominique Parker introduces the new ID policy to students in her second period AP Literature class.

MCPS introduces new ID policy

Lea Weinstein, managing editor
October 8, 2024
Seniors Jenna Heitman, Jordyn Cottone, Ellie Mollica, Madison Moorhead, Hayley Cooper, Erin McGinness, Lily King, Katelyn Ahn, Julia Messing and Rhea Chelar celebrate at the senior picnic on May 10 at Smokey Glen Farm. Seniors wore shirts representing their school for next year.

Senior year closes with annual class picnic

Lea Weinstein, managing editor
June 3, 2024
Sophomore Katherine Yao hits during a match against Richard Montgomery on Apr. 17. Girls' tennis won the match 5-2.

Match point: Tennis season comes to an end

Lea Weinstein, sports editor, race & equity editor
May 4, 2024
The crew of "How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying" prepared the playbills on the opening day of the show. During sixth period, they gathered in the theater to make final preparations.

Curtains up for drama department spring show

Lea Weinstein, sports editor, race & equity editor
April 29, 2024
Senior SGA president Rhea Chelar and interim superintendent Dr. Monique Felder after the student testimonies on Mar. 7.

Students testify to Board of Education on school renovation

Lea Weinstein, sports editor, race & equity editor
April 4, 2024
President Joe Biden gives his State of the Union address ahead of the election.

Biden faces off against Trump in upcoming presidential election

Lea Weinstein, sports editor, race & equity editor
March 25, 2024
MCPS superintendent steps down

MCPS superintendent steps down

Lea Weinstein, sports editor, race & equity editor
February 23, 2024
The Restorative Justice committee created a mural filled with signatures of students and staff around the school to promote the No Place for Hate initiative. The mural can be found on the Commons bridge.

Restorative justice committee brings No Place for Hate initiative to school

Lea Weinstein, sports editor, race & equity editor
January 24, 2024
The cast of 'Radium Girls' on stage during their performance from the weekend of Nov. 11. The cast performed four shows over four days.

Curtain opens for ‘Radium Girls’

Lea Weinstein, sports editor, race & equity editor
November 17, 2023
Allie Botha, Kaylee Fang, Jessica Chen, Taryn Sy, Rachel Huanh and Danielle Oyekola huddle together on the court during their game against Our Lady Of Good Counsel High School on Sept.13.

Varsity volleyball bumps into new season

Lea Weinstein, sports editor, race & equity editor
September 28, 2023
Varsity lacrosse dresses up in preparation to take on the first game of playoffs against rival school Winston Churchill.

Final shot closes girls’ varsity lacrosse season

Lea Weinstein, sports editor, race & equity editor
June 13, 2023
The varsity girls' lacrosse parents brought giant blow up pictures of the girls' heads to senior night.

Varsity girls’ lacrosse hits end of season, playoffs start

Lea Weinstein, sports editor, race & equity editor
May 9, 2023
The girls' varsity lacrosse team celebrates their new coach on team picture day.

Springing back into varsity girls’ lacrosse

Lea Weinstein, staff writer
March 20, 2023
The poms placed second in their group at their competition on Jan. 7.

Poms jump into competition season

Lea Weinstein, staff writer
January 21, 2023
On Nov. 27 a plane with two passengers crashed into a powerline in Gaithersburg, closing schools the next day due to power outages across the county.

Plane hits powerline; power out throughout county

Lea Weinstein, staff writer
December 14, 2022
Bethan Roberts' "My Policeman" hit theatres on Oct. 21. It starred David Dawson, Harry Styles and Emma Corrin.

‘My Policeman’:1950s themed movie shows heartbreak on big screen

Lea Weinstein, staff writer
December 8, 2022
The JV team enjoys a team breakfast before the game against Walter Johnson.

Final hit brings JV field hockey season to end

Lea Weinstein, staff writer
October 30, 2022
JV field hockey taps sticks with Richard Montgomery after the home game on Sept. 21.

JV field hockey hits off season with 3 wins

Lea Weinstein, staff writer
September 25, 2022
Girls' varsity lacrosse warms up for their game against Sherwood.

Varsity girls’ lacrosse season comes to end

Lea Weinstein, staff writer
May 19, 2022
Girls' varsity lacrosse lines up to say the Pledge of Allegiance at a game against Sherwood on Apr. 22 at Sherwood.

Varsity girls’ lacrosse nears playoffs

Lea Weinstein, staff writer
May 7, 2022
The poms wait for announcers to reveal the winners during their competition on Jan. 29 at Seneca Valley. They placing fourth out of the six teams.

Poms season ends with competitions

Lea Weinstein, staff writer
February 28, 2022
Counselor Robert Kurtz (top row, far right), pictured with the counseling department, said he uses what he learns as a club soccer coach to enhance his approach as a counselor.

School counselor Robert Kurtz journeys from counseling to coaching

Lea Weinstein, staff writer
December 29, 2021
Pitbull performs live in Las Vegas on Apr. 28, 2018.

Reemergence of concerts brews excitement, draws concern

Lea Weinstein, staff writer
November 17, 2021
Interview club provides students with the opportunity to learn how to conduct a successful interview.

Interview club teaches valuable life skills

Lea Weinstein, staff writer
November 3, 2021
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