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    Alex Jones, Antonia Reene, and Lily Roberson

    High School Parties: 2019 Edition

    After family dinner, Roxanne’s parents dropped her off at her friend Ally’s house, “for a movie”. As she watched them drive away she took...
    Courtney Wilks and Maura Ryan

    The Future of Snow Days

    The feeling of waking up on a snow day is blissful and exciting. Most students across the country, or at least the parts of the country...
    Kate FitzGerald and Mimi Danzis

    College Admissions in a Time Like None Other

    Even though the COVID-19 pandemic has dragged into the 2020-2021 school year, many seniors are still preparing to apply to college....
    Kaitlyn Martin and Lucas Frink

    How High School Theater has Changed With The Pandemic

    Zoe*, a senior at Bethesda Chevy-Chase High School, sighed as she logged into her Zoom call. She would spend the next two hours asking...
    Evan Warner

    COVID-19: Forcing Technological Advancements

    The past year has been a time of remarkable progress and growth within the technological community. We have seen most professionals...
    Tobias Berlinski, Drew Nealis, & Bryan Spellman

    Sports Betting: The Highs and The Lows

    In recent years, high schoolers have seen a sharp increase in the amount of activity involving sports gambling. With the growing number...
    Isabelle Thorp

    Therapists - They're Just Like Us

    When I reached out to my therapist to discuss how Covid-19 has affected me, I didn’t expect to hear how it had affected her: she had left...
    Aaron Tiao

    Blueprint for Maryland's Future

    On Friday, February 12, 2021, The Blueprint for Maryland’s Future Act, also known as the Kirwan Education Bill, passed in a 31-16 state...
    Jonah Pachman

    Baseball - The Sport That Has Seen it All

    America’s pastime has been through its ups and downs since its creation in 1869. From the black sox scandal in 1919 to the events in...
    Elyas Laubach

    What Do Students Think of Online Learning?

    For many students, online school has been a struggle. The lack of social interaction with friends and the absence of the immersive...