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Nico DePalma, editor-in-chief

Nico DePalma is a senior and Editor-in-Chief of Common in his third year writing of writing for Common Sense. In his free time, he enjoys playing guitar, cooking, and spending time with friends. He is excited to be back in person working on articles and newsmagazines after being home for so long. You can contact him @nicodepalmaa on Instagram or at [email protected]

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Senior Miles Wiley totes his materials to school in a laundry basket brought from home for Anything but a Backpack day Apr. 20.

What’s Underway in SGA: A spirited start to spring

May 1, 2022
Students gather in front of school the afternoon of Mar. 17 to view a simulated drunk driving crash coordinated by the SGA. Working with the Montgomery County Fire Department and Every 15 Minutes program, the goal of the simulation was to raise awareness of the frequency and severity of distracted driving incidents.

What’s Underway in SGA: Spring project in review

March 28, 2022
Senior and SGA member Lizzy Jack does spring project work for her committee Feb. 18. Each committee plays a vital role in coordinating and creating media for the project.

What’s Underway in SGA: SMOB, spring project and more

February 20, 2022
Students enjoy a competitive game of musical chairs in the Commons on Oct. 29. The SGA often utilizes space in the Commons for activities and displays related to its yearly projects.

What’s‌ ‌Underway‌ ‌in‌ ‌SGA:‌ ‌New‌ ‌year,‌ ‌new‌ ‌projects‌

January 18, 2022
Members of SGA prepare backstage to perform their dance at POTH Dec. 16.

What’s Underway in SGA: Getting in the holiday spirit

December 17, 2021
Junior Vivek Majumdar testifies to members of the Board of Education on Nov. 4 about issues of ADA noncompliance in the school building.

What’s Underway in SGA: Gearing up for winter break

November 15, 2021
Students gather in the Commons for a game of tug-of-war Oct. 12, just one of the games SGA has hosted to bolster spirit before the homecoming dance.

What’s Underway in SGA: Homecoming and beyond

October 14, 2021
Senior and SGA Co-President Nick Jones helps sophomore Ewere Elbuiazor work on games, tickets and prizes for the Oct. 16 homecoming dance.

What’s underway in SGA?

September 20, 2021
A patient receives a dose of the Pfizer vaccine at a Navy medical center Dec. 15, 2020.

FDA lowers age limit for Pfizer vaccine, students quickly make appointments

May 26, 2021
From left to right: Candidates Henry Kaye and Hana OLooney.

Everything you need to know about this year’s SMOB election

April 21, 2021
A chart by the Montgomery County Office of Legislative Oversight (OLO) details school arrests by race, ethnicity, gender, and special education.

Board of Ed holds hearings to determine fate of county school resource officer program

March 20, 2021
An aerial view of a bus lot owned by MCPS.

The process of picking MCPS’ new superintendent, explained

February 17, 2021
Jon Ossoff addresses a crowd Nov. 10, 2020. Ossoff later won David Perdues Senate seat after the Jan. 5 runoff election.

Democrats win georgia runoff, flip senate

January 31, 2021
President-elect Joe Biden speaks at the 2019 Iowa Federation of Labor convention Aug. 21 in Altoona, Iowa.

Biden begins selecting new presidential cabinet

December 17, 2020
Outgoing President Donald Trump nominates Judge Amy Coney Barrett for Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.

Barrett confirmation: perfectly legal, perfectly wrong

November 16, 2020
A large crowd gathers in front of the Supreme Court the night of Sep. 19 for a candle-lit vigil in honor of the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

Student-lead advocacy groups urge Senate against Supreme Court nomination before next year

October 20, 2020
Thousands of protestors gather by the reflecting pool at the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC to hear speakers and to march during the fight against police brutality and systemic injustice against black people on Aug. 28. Photo by Nicolas DePalma.

Thousands attend second March on Washington amid resurgence of civil rights movement

September 21, 2020
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