According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), swine flu has officially been declared a pandemic, reaching phase 6, the highest level of infectious influenza. A total of 209,438 cases of swine flu...

The mall has always been a teenager’s best friend.  Whether to hang out with friends, buy some new outfits for a big night, see a movie, get something to eat or even to use shopping as therapy after...

We know students use drugs in school, and we know people deal them. Should strip searching them be allowed? The Supreme Court heard a case April 21 that will decide just that. Savana Redding, now 19...

All CHS bathrooms now contain two stickers warning students to not drink the water directly from the faucets because the faucet water is not drawn from the same reservoir as the water fountains, and is...

There have been no reported cases of Swine Flu in MCPS since the May 1 closure of Rockville High School (RHS). In a May 5 countywide telephone recording sent to all members of the MCPS community, Superintendent...

Springbrook High School students, Anthony Torrence, 17, and Yonata Getachew, 18, have been charged with alleged plots to commit first-degree murder, three counts of arson and conspiracy to use a destructive...

University of Maryland, College Park (UMD) recently instituted an initiative known as “Promoting Responsible Action in Medical Emergencies,” a practice that will dismiss disciplinary repercussions...

Posters displaying students’ names, yearbook pictures and flags from their countries of origin have recently been displayed in the Bulldog lobby and by the main office to exhibit the diversity...

D.C.'s public school chancellor Michelle Rhee is trying very hard to improve the District’s schools, and though her efforts have been somewhat controversial, the mandatory uniform policy for the 2009-2010...

SAT scores have constantly been dramatized as one of the most important components of a college application. For decades the four-hour long test has had the power to completely eclipse four years of high...