Vine’s mobile app will be discontinued in the coming months, as announced on Oct. 27 via Vine’s website. “Vine is a place where you can express yourself in so many different ways and it’s really sad that it’s shutting down because it’s a great, hilarious outlet for expression,” junior RachelContinue Reading

Over the summer, Nintendo teamed up with software development company Niantic to produce Pokémon GO, an app that allows a user to capture fictional Pokémon in “real life” utilizing GPS and augmented reality. According to a study done by Bloomberg L.P., Pokémon GO lost 15 million players in the monthContinue Reading

While the rest of the country focused on the race for the presidency, Fairfax County voters quietly rejected a controversial proposition that would have generated about $99m of new annual revenue for the FCPS system. The meals tax proposition, which would have levied a four percent tax on certain preparedContinue Reading

The Fairfax County School board voted to include sexual orientation and later gender identity to its nondiscrimination guide within the Students Rights & Responsibilities handbook about a year and a half ago. That means up until the start of last school year it wasn’t against FCPS policy to openly discriminateContinue Reading

The Debate team came home with a total of five wins from the Washington Area Catholic Forensics League debate competition at South Lakes High School on Saturday Nov 12th, with their largest turnout of competitors in the last three years. “We’ve already had more students medaling in competitions and weContinue Reading

The varsity boys basketball team picked up a new player in hopes to have one of their best seasons yet. Junior Ben Ayanian transferred from Flint Hill School to be a part of the program. The varsity head coach, Dan Hale, noticed Ayanian’s talent during tryouts. “We test the players inContinue Reading

Sporting events at Marshall are seen as opportunities for students to display school spirit and support sports teams. According to some athletes, a loud, enthusiastic crowd can play a large role in helping them perform. Marshall football has long held the highest game attendance, and there is almost always a largerContinue Reading

History teacher and gymnastics coach Christie McCormick has recently taken maternity leave for her newborn. Her substitute is Charlotte Perpall, the gymnastics coach for several years before McCormick. Assistant athletic director Cornell Williams confirmed Perpall’s return and assured that the athletics program is fully confident that the program won’t skipContinue Reading

A historic election took place on Nov. 8 when Donald Trump triumphed with a surprising presidential victory over Hillary Clinton, who, despite losing in the electoral college process, led the popular vote. Clinton is the first candidate since the 2000 election to win the popular vote but lose the electoralContinue Reading