On Sept. 26 the cross country team ran at the Pacers Running DC Cross Country Invitational for the first time. With over 50 teams at the event, and two previous years of races under their belt, the team had a fair amount of competition. Distance coach Darrell General implemented increasinglyContinue Reading
Halloween has always struck many cultures such as the Celts, pre-Columbian populations, and Wicca cults to name a few as a time of great spiritual unrest. In Celtic mythology it is said that at the end of October, right before winter would begin to descend, spirits would come into thisContinue Reading
Just because you’re in high school doesn’t mean you can’t do something amazing. Three people proved this, in some cases literally, above and beyond what the average teenager would normally do. Sophomore Roshana G-mariam spent her summer camping at Cape Henlopen State Park in Lewes, Delaware with hers and anotherContinue Reading
As a method of drawing new members and improving the schedule for off season practice, the cheerleading team recently incorporated green and yellow days into their schedule. The team has 12 allotted green days for practice during the school year and 10 days over the summer. Green days were originallyContinue Reading
Fairfax County is widely known as one of the best school districts in the country, currently ranked sixth overall in the state by Niche.com and first for preparing high school students for the college curriculum and for college resumes, which helps ensure student success in the long run. Often, graduatesContinue Reading
March 16 was a good day: a day off from school, the day I got my permit and for me, Christmas arrived early. Rapper Kendrick Lamar’s highly anticipated third studio album To Pimp a Butterfly was accidentally released on March 16, over a week earlier than it was scheduled toContinue Reading
The Blue Shades is a perfect example of how an older genre like jazz can still influence younger generations, even in pop-oriented 2015. The Blue Shades consists of nine members, including junior Jill Marney and freshman Julia Hales on vocals, sophomore Justin Kaley on saxophone, junior Gareth Ramsey on trumpet,Continue Reading
At midnight on New Year’s Eve, world-renowned and prolific rapper–producer–religious figure Kanye West, along with former Beatle Paul McCartney (aka some underground artist Kanye is so generously bringing into the spotlight) unexpectedly released their new single, “Only One.” While New Year’s Eve seems like an odd time to release aContinue Reading
After a few months of teases and a huge buildup of fan anticipation,the first episode of Freak Show finally premiered Oct. 8 on FX, the season ending Jan 21. It’s clever that the new season of American Horror Story is named Freak Show, because this whole show is…well, a freakContinue Reading
In response to new FCPS regulations prohibiting bake sales on school grounds before 2:40 p.m., National Art Honor Society has entered into a collaboration with the orchestra to hold sales during concerts. NAHS president, senior Ladan Karim-Nejad, and vice president, junior Samantha Van Heest, hope to use concert bake sales to raise moneyContinue Reading