For those who enjoy spending excessive sums of money on marginally better sound quality, the new music streaming service Tidal, which is owned by Jay-Z, is perfect for you. For the rest of us, there’s a myriad of seemingly identical streaming services which do not cost an extra $120 aContinue Reading
Country music is an acquired taste; it’s not for everyone. Often harped on for dwelling on repetitive guitar rifts and song subjects and for their inability to progress beyond the stagnant barriers of the American Country music is an acquired taste; it’s not for everyone. In fact, it’s often harpedContinue Reading
Ignacio reflects on childhood, uses vibrant colors From paintings on newspapers to models sculpted from glue guns, the art sophomore David Ignacio dabbles in shape his identity. “Without art I can’t do anything, because even when I take notes, I just doodle around,” Ignacio said. The colors that IgnacioContinue 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
In 2008, senior Menghorn Seng moved to the United States from Cambodia with his parents and younger brother. Seng is in many ways a typical teenager, but his life varies from that of the typical high school experience. Seng is a student in the English for Speakers of Other LanguagesContinue Reading
Walking into a language classroom, you might be wondering about the gray trays hanging from the ceilings. You probably wouldn’t guess that these simple-looking machines are used for the most important exams for Spanish and French classes. Learning labs for Spanish and French classes are another installment of the ongoingContinue Reading
When most people think of things the Northern Virginia community can improve, our commitment to stopping human sex trafficking generally is not at the top of the list. For those who don’t know what human trafficking is, it is the illegal movement of people for commercial sexual exploitation. Teenage sexContinue Reading
High school and college kids are particularly famous for dropping the f-bomb and other curse words on a frequent basis. If you listen closely to the murmur in the halls between class periods, you’re sure to catch an obscenity here or there. Even teachers curse sometimes during class when emphasizingContinue Reading
Teachers are beginning to use Learn time more frequently as a means to finish lessons they didn’t complete in class. Unfortunately, this transformation of the Learn period into even more class time can have a negative impact on students who use the period to manage their schoolwork. Understandably, teachers areContinue Reading
Fairfax County will be holding its third annual Student Film Festival at the Angelica Theater on May 26. Initially created as a way for prospective students to learn about what the members of the IB Film Studies course do, the festival has since expanded to showcase the creativity ofContinue Reading