For the 2015-16 school year, there is a projected shortfall of eight million dollars. Fairfax County Public Schools predicts that the 2016-17 school year will see a 100 million dollar deficit. To properly operate schools with this deficit, the FCPS website suggests that programs will need to be cut. TheContinue Reading
Members of the Future Business Leaders of America club, in partnership with Junior Achievement, visited Shrevewood Elementary school on Monday to teach kindergarteners through sixth graders about topics of business and civics, such as finance and immigration. “I was just hoping to have a relaxing day teaching kids about ourContinue Reading
Early in the morning on June 9, seniors filled the C-hall staircase with hundreds of colorful balloons. The balloons were held in the staircase by a wall of saran wrap. The prank was not approved by the administration, and as a result,, the balloons were released, popped and swept awayContinue Reading
GCM’s annual Job Fair took place in the main lobby from 3-4:30 p.m. on June 8. Local businesses like Pete’s Coffee, Whole Foods and Marshall’s set up booths with position information and job applications. Continue Reading
Day one of senior pranks: Brian Weiss walks the bride, Sanam Analouei, down the aisle to be wed in holy matrimony with the groom, Patrick Crawford.Continue Reading
Tonight, Statesmen Choir put on their annual spring show Lights, Camera, Statesmen. This year’s focus was on a variety of songs from the Hollywood theme, ranging from “Happy” from Despicable Me 2 all the way to “The Time Warp” from Rocky Horror Picture Show. Their second and final show of theContinue Reading
The summer blockbuster season kicked off with Avengers: Age of Ultron, the long awaited sequel to the 2012 movie The Avengers, and was a great start for this summers slew of movies. The movie has its returning cast of Iron Man, Thor, Captain America, Hulk, Black Widow and Hawkeye, withContinue Reading
If you were to tell someone that you refuse to participate in the Pledge of Allegiance, they would likely respond by calling you “un-American,” but the truth of the matter is that in this growing age of diversity, the only thing infringing on American ideals here is the Pledge itself.Continue Reading
Stand Against Silence, a FCPS based student organization with representation in six schools, aims to spread awareness of sexual assault on college campuses. Their mission, as stated on the SAS website, is to keep the conversation going. One in six women will be sexually assaulted in their lifetime, ninety-seven percentContinue Reading
The first annual spring fashion show featured outfits from a ‘road trip’ across the country: New York, Memphis, Miami, and LA. Held during 7th period on May 20th, the show featured several models and two hosts who ‘took the audience across the country’ to fashion hubs: 5th Av, BealeContinue Reading