Warning: major spoilers ahead. The opening scene of 10 Cloverfield Lane started out with alterations between loud booming sounds cut by seconds of absolute silence, which in my opinion was representative of the entire film. 10 Cloverfield Lane mixed psychological thrills with mystery to create a film that balancedContinue Reading
Author Hannah Barnaby and co-authors Tarun Shanker and Kelly Zekas attended the NoVa Teen Book Festival on Mar. 4 and 5 in order to promote their latest young adult novels Some of the Parts and These Vicious Masks respectively. Since their release, the novels have gained recognition for their increasedContinue Reading
On Feb. 18, Cyber Security participated in the Cyberpatriot VIII competition, with two teams competing in state open divisions. The two teams, 08-1985, consisting of juniors Quiana Dang, Sieun Lee and David Randazzo, and seniors Sean Anderson and Jasper Woolley, and 08-1889 made up of seniors Kam Leung, Kai Akbel,Continue Reading
The Future Business Leaders of America held an award ceremony for the Northern Virginia Regional tournament on March 3 at Falls Church High School. Twenty-seven members placed first, 10 members placed second and 11 members placed third in their respective categories. “Our population of students typically does really well everyContinue Reading
The age of technology yields the ability to track anything. Fitbit watches, which debuted on the market in 2008, have skyrocketed in sales; revenues at the end of 2015 totaled to just under $750 million, according to Fitbit financial data. Fitbits include features such as calorie trackers, step trackers, sleepContinue Reading
As most juniors prepare to take their first SATs, junior Nabil Milani has already finished his college admissions process with a scholarship to the University of North Carolina Asheville. Yet while Milani’s talent on the field is largely responsible for his offer to play Division I, soccer is more thanContinue Reading
During a scrimmage against George Mason High School on March 10, sophomore Anna Zelenski defends against a mid-fielder. The team won the scrimmage 3-1 and are now preparing for the regular season. “I thought we were progressing throughout the game. We started out slow and then towards the secondContinue Reading
On the weekend of March 5, junior and varsity wrestler Lea Gobec placed first in her division at the USA Judo Scholastic National Championships in Irving, Texas. Gobec moved from Croatia in August of last year, and has been practicing Judo for 11 years. Gobec won two matches through ippon,Continue Reading
My time in Government was never really an enjoyable experience, stemming mostly from the fact that I often followed news and politics and felt like I generally knew the content that was being taught. However, the last time I took a Government course was in sophomore year, which was twoContinue Reading
The Marshall Museum, although in a small corner of the school, depicts the long standing history of both the school and the man this school was named for: George C. Marshall. General Marshall served many years within the United States defense department and devised Operation Overlord, in which the AlliedContinue Reading
The Marshall Mob is a spirited group of volunteers who travel to sports games to promote school pride. However, while they bring passion to football, baseball and basketball games, their presence is often missed at regular season games for teams such as field hockey, lacrosse and soccer. According to juniorContinue Reading
The Muslim Student Association launched a fundraiser on March 6 to help with humanitarian aid to Syrian citizens in crisis in conjunction with a non-profit organization based at the Virginia Commonwealth University called United2Heal. “We’re involved in this fundraiser because as Muslims it’s our responsibility to reach out to theContinue Reading
While class participation grades intend to raise incentive, they often promote conversations that aren’t constructive. Participation may not be the most accurate reflection of a student’s ability to absorb and comprehend material. Remarks made by students can be perceived as not meant to further the discussion, but simply to meetContinue Reading
I’ve never quite understood the idea of the proverbial rain cloud that takes residence over the head of anyone in a bad mood. In fact, it seems as though the vast majority of media portrays the occasional downpour as a negative thing, constantly associating it with bad luck or depression.Continue Reading
Despite having the popular vote of the community for the mid-year dance, the Sadie’s dance constantly has the lowest turnout rate of the various dances due to preconceptions of the general public and its position at one of the most hectic times of the year. While the dance sets itselfContinue Reading
The Student Information System, otherwise referred to as SIS, is now up and running across Fairfax County. Unfortunately, these accounts promote drastic levels of parental involvement and leads to the encouragement of helicopter parents. A helicopter parent is defined as being a parent who takes an overprotective or excessive interestContinue Reading
Following consecutive conference championships, the varsity softball team once again has the opportunity to not only protect the title of conference champions, but to also pursue the ultimate goal of a state championship. Junior Megan Palfrey believes that the team can exceed the goals they set last season. “MostContinue Reading
As an accessible chain that serves a variety of caffeinated drinks, Starbucks takes the cake as the most popular semi-fast food cafe in the United States, which also places it in the spotlight of attention for any changes or problems. One of these changes is that Starbucks has been servingContinue Reading
According to the 2013 US Census, one in every four high schoolers aged 16 and older work part time. In a poll conducted out of 145 students during A, C and D lunch, 61 percent responded that they had not worked in the past nor worked currently, which 39 percentContinue Reading
Every once in awhile, unique clubs pop up creating an environment for people to pursue interests they never even knew they had. The potential Yo-Yo Club might just become the next prime example. Although he only began yo-yoing three months ago, club founder and sophomore Alexander Swift has quickly developedContinue Reading