The film Insurgent was released March 27, just as we began spring break. It is the second film of the Divergent series based on the books by Veronica Roth and starring Shailene Woodley (whom some might remember from The Fault In Our Stars) and the British heartthrob Theo James. Personally,Continue Reading
When Chef Eddie Huang wrote his autobiography Fresh Off the Boat: A Memoir, he couldn’t have known that his Taiwanese family would win the hearts of television viewers across America just two years later. He couldn’t have known this fact nearly two decades earlier in his formative childhood (when the book-turned-showContinue 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
During the past couple years, Disney has created quite a lot of interest after announcing sequels to some of their older movies, such as 2003’s Finding Nemo and 2004’s The Incredibles. Last year, a sequel to the classic 1994 comedy Dumb and Dumber finally made its way to theaters. AndContinue Reading
Cricket, fistball, flutterguts and ringball all have one thing in common: they aren’t standard sports popularized in the U.S. These other sports exist all over the globe, and they are not only just as engaging, but provide the opportunity to explore other cultures. The wealth of different sports America possessesContinue Reading
If you asked a typical high schooler what a successful education looks like, they would most likely mention getting good grades in high school, going straight to a prestigious university and ultimately ending up with a good job. But one thing most people wouldn’t think to mention is a gapContinue Reading
If you’re reading a piece of required literature for your English class, chances are at least one character isn’t going to make it to the back cover. In fact, it seems as though books are now required to include some discussion of mortality in order to make their way intoContinue Reading
A student-written script sounds more like a theatre project than the basis for a black box production, but for senior Liz Carlson, The Ukulele doubled for both. Both endearing and charmingly awkward, The Ukulele sold out all five shows. Producing the show was unique in that the cast and directorsContinue Reading
English teacher Steven Klass claims that there isn’t a single pun about his last name that someone hasn’t already told him. “I’ve been in classes since 1972 and I don’t think that there’s any joke that can be made about my name that I haven’t heard before,” Klass said. KlassContinue Reading
The robotics team received the Rookie of the Year Award and the High Seed Award, guaranteeing them a place at the Tech Challenge World Championship to be held in St. Louis next week. In order to receive these awards, the robotics team competed in the FIRST Robotics Greater DC RegionalContinue Reading