The complaints, the hashtags, the jokes, the roars of success and the cries of defeat—the prospect of snow days in FCPS has become an event. Each potential snowfall sends thousands of students to their social media accounts, pleading for a cancelation. Many put more effort into their campaign for cancelationContinue Reading
With nightmares of college rejection emails and dreams of impressing admission committees, a new sector of the high school population has emerged: club hoppers. Club hoppers are students who join as many clubs as possible for the purpose of seeming involved with the community. While doing so may seem 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
By the time students have graduated from high school and are ready to begin their college education, one of the last things they want to be doing is getting stuck in introductory-level classes with hundreds of other students. While enrolling in college-level courses in high school might be a soundContinue Reading
Cherry Blossom Festival From March 20 to April 12, drive or take the Metro down to see the scenic cherry blossom trees bloom in D.C. Throughout the festival, there are multiple smaller events like kite flying on March 28, fireworks on April 4, and a parade on April 11 inContinue Reading
Whether they were playing an instrument, yo-yoing or performing stand up comedy, students found a variety of talents to showcase at the third annual talent show. The show gave an opportunity for both seasoned performers and those with secret talents to share their expertise on stage. “It’s great!” senior RobbieContinue Reading
Moon Duo should not be afraid of taking risks. This is, after all, a side project of space-rock four-piece Wooden Shjips, they of the superfluous letter J. Moon Duo has no particular expectations to live up to, an audience who prefers the outlandish to the conventional, and enough hairContinue Reading
Even though the winter sports season is coming to a close and spring activities are starting up, the varsity boys basketball team reflects on their successful season and a tough loss during the conference playoffs. This season presented itself with some challenges from the beginning. Head coach and anthropology teacher Daniel Hale guided the teamContinue Reading
Course kick-off day offered an opportunity for students to explore new classes in three 15-minute intervals, running through Learn and sparking debate among students about whether it was worth it. Originally, the event was known as the electivse fair, but eventually the administration decided to allow students to explore not only electives, butContinue Reading
Lockers have long been a major icon of the American high school. But their popularity has declined to such an extreme that if you ask any student in the hallway where their locker is, they most likely won’t know where to start looking. One of the scariest (but also oneContinue Reading
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