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Peter Stanton-Shepherd, staff writer

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Senior Captain Mace Berk walks off the field after the Whitman playoff win.

Boys’ varsity lacrosse ends season strong

Peter Stanton-Shepherd, staff writer
May 24, 2023
Senior Ethan Kuan drives up the field to start an attack.

Boys’ varsity lacrosse looks to carry momentum into playoffs

Peter Stanton-Shepherd, staff writer
May 8, 2023
Seniors Sean Snyder, Ethan Kuan, Zach Haledjian, Josh Mirsky, Mace Berk, and Jake Hoffman look forward to a successful season.

Varsity boys’ lacrosse starts preseason off strong

Peter Stanton-Shepherd, staff writer
March 21, 2023
Senior Anika Srinivasan passes the ball off to senior Kaitlin Mariani.

Varsity girls’ basketball on roll with playoffs approaching

Peter Stanton-Shepherd, staff writer
February 21, 2023
Senior Ellie Statsko shoots a mid-range jump shot against Walter Johnson.

Girls’ basketball off to strong start

Peter Stanton-Shepherd, staff writer
January 10, 2023
The girls' varsity basketball team opens tonight against Northwest.

Girls look to build off last season, make run to states

Peter Stanton-Shepherd, staff writer
December 6, 2022
Senior Ethan Kuan checks in on his applications through Naviance.

Students feeling relief now that early action is ending

Peter Stanton-Shepherd, staff writer
December 1, 2022
Senior Jake Hoffman puts for birdie in a match.

Social media hype continues to grow, as golf team competes in Districts, States

Peter Stanton-Shepherd, staff writer
November 2, 2022
Coach Paul Malinauskas gets the boys hyped up in a team huddle.

Boys’ volleyball ends on disappointing note with high hopes for next season

Peter Stanton-Shepherd, staff writer
May 17, 2022
Eli Umar prepares to spike in the win against Churchill.

Boys’ volleyball looking dangerous as they prepare to dominate in playoffs

Peter Stanton-Shepherd, staff writer
May 5, 2022
Junior Jared Su, freshman Timmy Ouyang and sophomore Kenny Lin prepare for a serve.

Boys’ volleyball looks forward to start of season

Peter Stanton-Shepherd, staff writer
March 28, 2022
The swim and dive team competed at the Metros meet. The boys finished fourth while the girls finished seventh.

Swim and dive thriving as season wraps up

Peter Stanton-Shepherd, staff writer
February 27, 2022
Junior Jordan Kelly (center) holds onto the wall, getting ready to start backstroke.

Swim and dive has strong start to season

Peter Stanton-Shepherd, staff writer
January 22, 2022
Morning traffic piles up in the Rockshire parking lot on Nov. 12.

HOA fights for the Rockshire Parking Lot

Peter Stanton-Shepherd, staff writer
November 22, 2021
A viewer watches season two of Apple TV's hit show Ted Lasso.

Ted Lasso coming back after a successful second season

Peter Stanton-Shepherd, staff writer
October 21, 2021
Junior Alex Neguisse can't help falling asleep in his second period class, AP Psychology.

Sleep habits of pandemic teens suggest benefits of later start times

Peter Stanton-Shepherd, staff writer
September 25, 2021
A socially distanced classroom on May 6.

What to expect in 2021-2022 school year

Peter Stanton-Shepherd, staff writer
May 30, 2021
The Baltimore Orioles play at Camden Yards on Apr. 10.

Major League Baseball offers a uniquely entertaining experience

Peter Stanton-Shepherd, staff writer
May 3, 2021
Lil Baby and his son before the Grammy's.

63rd Annual Grammy’s present new ideas about race, American culture

Peter Stanton-Shepherd, staff writer
March 30, 2021
"All American" offers an exciting and dramatic plot, perfect for the typical teenager.

All American: A Show for All

Peter Stanton-Shepherd, staff writer
March 2, 2021
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