Since the dawn of the new year, two Montgomery County high schools have faced multiple safety concerns, adding fuel to recent conversations about students’ security in schools and the quality of their...
On Feb. 10, 2025, the Trump Administration released an executive order to indefinitely halt the production of the one-cent coin, the penny. While the President and his Administration hailed the order as...
Addition, subtraction, multiplication, division—high schoolers all wish they could go back to the simpler days of math. However, MCPS math scores have recently been dropping across the board, especially...
C: And here we go—the beginning of the end. Our journey as high school students is down to our final semester, so we have to make these last months the best yet! I know how I am gonna do it: taking everything...
Many WCHS students play at least one school sport throughout the school year. Despite sports teams being very demanding and time-consuming commitments, students are still required to fulfill a full year...
On Feb. 10, 2025, amid a flurry of questionable decisions made by the Trump Administration, an executive order that ceased the minting of one-cent coins was signed. The decision came after decades of inflation,...
By Anne Ma, Assistant Online Editor
• February 28, 2025
On Jan. 31, WCHS juniors were met with the unexpected announcement of a Chromebook swap the following Monday. Although most students welcomed the idea of getting an upgrade on their devices, many who had...
The Grammys is a highly anticipated award show that recognizes the most talented music artists including Taylor Swift, Kendrick Lamar, Doechii, Billie Eilish and more. The Grammys occurred on Feb. 2 at...
L: Phew! First semester is finally over! The last couple weeks have been jam-packed with quizzes, tests, projects and culminating assignments leaving me excited and relieved for semester two of senior...
Throughout the course of high school, students are required to take many standardized tests including the quarterly district assessments for English, math and science. These tests are influential because...
With the recent controversy surrounding TikTok’s official ban, many teens have been anxiously wondering how they will live without it. This is a question teenagers should not have to answer. TikTok is...
By Dehab Deglel, Assistant Features Editor
• February 3, 2025
Teenagers are on the frontlines of the debate over whether TikTok should be banned in the U.S., with many of them being some of the app’s most passionate users. One in four TikTok users are teens; so...
