IB diploma requirements come as a surprise to many juniors and seniors as the end of the school year approaches. Students often forget about work until the very end of the school year. When a student falls behind or fails to finish an assignment, they receive a red flag onContinue Reading
The Virginia High School League officially selected two short films from IB Film classes, “Bear Dance” and “Be A Leader” to premiere at their annual Film Festival. This year, the state wide festival nominated GCM students for the first time since 2015. The festival will take place at Piedmont VirginiaContinue Reading
Donald Glover, known famously as Childish Gambino, stunned fans after the release of his new song and music video, “This is America.” Directed by Hiro Murai, the video features a multitude of symbols and metaphors that relate to the past and present of American society. The video creatively tackles gunContinue Reading
On Mar. 31 the Washington Wizards clinched the playoffs after a victory over the Charlotte Hornets. This is the second playoff berth in a row for the Wizards and their 4th playoff season over the past five years. Despite the Wizards making the playoffs most years, many students are stillContinue Reading
The baseball team will play with fewer athletes after the junior varsity and varsity teams decreased their size. “[Coach Aaron Tarr] wanted to make the team smaller because he felt it’d be easier for us to be successful and bond,” freshman and varsity player Drew Hiller said. Members of theContinue Reading
The hits “Gang Related” and “1-800-273-8255”, propelled Logic to the top of the charts. In early March, Logic released three singles and a mixtape called “Bobby Tarantino II”. It was his first release since his album Everyone, which released in May of 2017. Bobby Tarantino, an alter ego of Logic,Continue Reading
Abe Savage’s music may be loud and full of explicit lyrics, but the meaning reaches a lot further than that. “I make music because I’ve [had problems] and I broke them and by me being the difference I want to show the youth that [they] can overcome any pillars theyContinue Reading
To be inducted into an honor society, I believe that acceptance requirements should be much more challenging to ensure that each student is worthy of the honor society prestige. Honor societies are a way for students to expand their knowledge and show off their excellence. Individuals join honor societies basedContinue Reading
The gymnastics team finished second after falling short to James Madison High School with a score of 134.9, losing by only 0.8 points. The meet, which also happened to be Senior Night, took place on Jan. 11 in the main gymnasium. Centreville, Westfield, Wakefield, and Lee all finished with lessContinue Reading
Soles 4 Souls is a drive to help provide shoes to disadvantaged children in Haiti. The Octagon Club plans and carries out community service, and they organized the shoe drive, continuing the annual tradition. The club set up multiple boxes around the school for anyone who wanted to donate betweenContinue Reading