By Fiona Asbury, Opinions Editor
• December 11, 2014
On Nov. 20 the walls of the men’s and women’s bathrooms next to the second floor staff lounge were permanently painted black in an attempt to cover graffiti.
According to building service manager...
By Pablo Roa, Production Editor
• December 1, 2014
In an effort to address capacity issues caused by MCPS’s ever-growing student population, Superintendent Joshua Starr requested an additional $220.8 million be added to the county’s school construction...
Three years void of a recreational area, the Scotland community will re-open its community center, now dedicated as the Bette Carol Thompson Neighborhood Recreation Center, to the public this month.
"The...
By Thomas Atkinson, Public Relations Manager
• November 21, 2014
Sophomore Jacob Friedman remembers having to walk to school on icy, uncleared sidewalks with start of winter just around the corner.
“Many people didn’t shovel the sidewalks, including the school,”...
MCPS Division of Food and Nutrition Services is working to remove a number of dangerous chemical additives and food dyes from food served in cafeterias after receiving a petition this summer from Real...
By Pablo Roa, Production Editor
• October 27, 2014
While most CHS students will be sleeping in on Nov. 4, Americans across the country will be heading to the polling booths to vote in this year’s midterm elections.
Election Day not only gives students...
By Pablo Roa, Production Editor
• October 27, 2014
Teens ages 15-19 make up 51 percent of underage pedestrian fatalities. In Montgomery County, that age group also makes up the largest percentage of pedestrians who are at fault in collisions. With the...
When students misbehave, they are often removed from the classroom environment. New MCPS disciplinary policies, however, are looking to change that.
The goal of these new policies, outlined in the 2014-2015...
MCPS paid D.C. law firm Venable, LLP $140,000 between May and August of this year to advise and defend the Board of Education (BOE) in an incident of recent credit card misuse.
According to a September...
Gone are the days of staying for hours after school to work on homecoming floats.
As of this year, all homecoming floats will be built off campus and only brought to school for the parade.
“The...
For centuries, people have sought better lives by immigrating to America, and it is no different for the influx of unaccompanied Central American minors newly enrolled in MCPS.
According to Laura Newton,...
By Pablo Roa, Production Editor
• September 24, 2014
Superintendent Joshua Starr recommended in October 2013 that MCPS push back high school start times, citing concerns over the lack of sleep teenagers are getting with the current bell schedule, later Starr...
