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The Student News Site of Thomas S. Wootton High School

Common Sense
The Student News Site of Thomas S. Wootton High School

Common Sense

Dylan Cohen, managing editor

Dylan is a 2023 graduate.

All content by Dylan Cohen
One of the final pieces of the puzzle of high school was the senior picnic, where students gathered with their grade and wore their college apparel.

Dylan’s piece of the puzzle: high school

Dylan Cohen, managing editor emeritus
May 24, 2023
Sophomore Isa Davis-Astrada passes the ball to freshman Addison Purvis in the game against Sherwood on Apr. 21.

JV girls’ lacrosse wraps up season

Dylan Cohen, managing editor emeritus
May 4, 2023
Freshman Jenny Brailovsky picks up a ground ball in the game against Clarksburg on Mar. 21.

JV girls’ lacrosse hits off start of season

Dylan Cohen, managing editor
April 2, 2023
The Latvian museum features mannequins with traditional Latvian hairstyles and dress.

Latvian museum spreads culture in Rockville

Dylan Cohen, managing editor
February 23, 2023
Antisemitic graffiti at Whitman prompted a walkout led by the school's 'Jews4Change' club.

Antisemitic graffiti in Bethesda sparks fear, conversation

Dylan Cohen, managing editor
January 10, 2023
MCPS athletics oversees all sports across the county and protocols surrounding injuries.

MCPS concussion protocol helps student-athletes head back to sports

Dylan Cohen, managing editor
December 17, 2022
The varsity field hockey team gathers for a final huddle after the Churchill game on Nov. 9.

Field hockey season is over after hard-fought playoffs run

Dylan Cohen, managing editor
November 11, 2022
Freshman Nicole Subiela races against a swarm of Quince Orchard defenders to get possession of the ball.

Varsity field hockey team shows improvement from last year in recent games

Dylan Cohen, managing editor
October 28, 2022
Junior Rhea Chelar passes the ball to a teammate during the game against Blair on Sept. 14.

Patriots soar at start of field hockey season

Dylan Cohen, managing editor
September 23, 2022
When working on a jigsaw puzzle, it is best to start with corners and edges. Junior Dylan Cohen made a rookie mistake: When solving her own puzzle, she saved the corners for last.

Dylan’s piece of the puzzle: jigsaw puzzles

Dylan Cohen, managing editor
May 26, 2022
Five of the New York Times are Tiles, Spelling Bee, Sudoku, Vertex and Letter Boxed. These games do not require a subscription to NYT.

Dylan’s Piece of the Puzzle: New York Times Puzzles, ranked

Dylan Cohen, back page editor
April 28, 2022
The brain is similar to a puzzle in that it requires all pieces to fit together in order to function properly. Out of the parts of the brain, the frontal lobe is most important for puzzle solving.

Dylan’s Piece of the Puzzle: The brain

Dylan Cohen, back page editor
March 18, 2022
An example of the progression of a Wordle game. A green letter on the keyboard indicates a letter in the correct spot, and dark grey indicates a letter that is not in the word. Yellow indicates a letter present but in the wrong spot.

Dylan’s Piece of the Puzzle: Wordle

Dylan Cohen, back page editor
February 18, 2022
The hidden message to the New York Times Super-Mega Crossword is junior Dylan Cohen.

Dylan’s piece of the puzzle: Puzzle mania

Dylan Cohen, back page editor
January 17, 2022
Junior Dylan Cohen is going to eat, sleep, breathe Rubik's Cube until she can solve one.

Dylan’s piece of the puzzle: The Rubik’s Cube

Dylan Cohen, back page editor
December 18, 2021
There is a new version of Sudoku played with junior Dylan Cohen's face instead of numbers.

Dylan’s piece of the puzzle: Sudoku

Dylan Cohen, back page editor
November 22, 2021
Junior Dylan Cohen thinks exclusively in the form of crossword puzzles.

Dylan’s piece of the puzzle: The crossword

Dylan Cohen, back page editor
October 22, 2021
Puzzles exist in different types and require different skills depending on the puzzle.

Dylan’s piece of the puzzle: categories and strategies

Dylan Cohen, back page editor
September 20, 2021
Sophomore Dylan Cohen ties knots on bracelet that spells '2EN1ORS'.

Tie summer together with friendship bracelets

Dylan Cohen, staff writer
June 2, 2021
Brood X, a periodical cicada, comes out from underground every 17 years and can be seen in the billions.

Ex out Brood X

Dylan Cohen, staff writer
May 6, 2021
A non-traditional way of making oatmeal is blending oats and milk along with other ingredients and adding toppings such as cookies.

How to bake, enjoy an oat-mazing meal

Dylan Cohen, staff writer
March 27, 2021
Members of the Black Student Union gather to celebrate Black History Month during February 2020 with a variety of artistic performances.

Celebrating Black History Month: How Black Student Union impacts Fifi Akinfe, school community

Dylan Cohen and Fifi Akinfe
February 10, 2021
46th President of the United States Joe Biden points at the audience while leaving Inauguration.

Traditions broken, history made at 59th presidential inauguration

Dylan Cohen, staff writer
January 26, 2021
This vegan food pyramid features ar variety of vegan foods to eat in order to have enough nutrients. Foods are featured in ascending order of how much food to eat in different food groups.

Weighing pros and cons of veganism

Dylan Cohen, staff writer
December 24, 2020
A scientist-created model shows how differing cell populations (left) could affect how many antibodies are made (right). Red indicates people responding well to a vaccine, while blue indicates people responding less favorably.

RNA, DNA, when will this vaccine come our way?

Dylan Cohen, staff writer
November 25, 2020
Senior Aryan Munot enjoys a glass of hot chocolate made with Nesquik chocolate mix.

Fall brings a pumpkin palooza of new drinks

Dylan Cohen, staff writer
October 26, 2020
Junior Fifi Akinfe showcases handmade Nigerian bracelets. These can range from authentic Nigerian designs, to trendy luxury logos.

Student businesses blossom during quarantine


Dylan Cohen, Staff writer
October 2, 2020
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