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,...

While students celebrated the holiday season and geared up for a return to school, Montgomery County was still exercising full caution regarding the day-to-day security situation across the county. Facing...

Milk and cookies. Decorated trees. Presents. Out of all enduring symbols and traditions of Christmas, Santa Claus is the best known. The image of a jolly, white-bearded arbiter of good and bad is deeply...

After 22 years, television legends Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond, also known as “the trio,” finally put an end to their motoring-show careers in a phenomenal finale to “The Grand...

As some Americans prepare to vote in the upcoming general election, millions plan to stay home. According to the Pew Research Center, just 37 percent of eligible voters participated in the last three general...

After Conan O'Brien retired from late-night television in mid-2021, the comedy TV world went into crisis leaving only a few profoundly unpopular comedians running what was increasingly seen as an obsolete...

Broken windshields. Football arena brawls. Food fights and aggravated assault. All of these events have taken place at WCHS in the past and have worsened in recent years. To counteract these incidents,...

Every year, students across MCPS ask the same question: what exactly does the Student Member of the Board of Education (SMOB) even do? Nobody has an answer. Not even the SMOB seems to know what they do....

For many students at WCHS, grading policies can be incredibly frustrating. From deadlines to 50% rules, it can be difficult to grasp how the process works. More frustratingly, after all the work students...

For many students at WCHS, all one wants to do after a long day at school is sit down and catch up on their favorite show. From Disney+ to Hulu, many platforms offer a multitude of shows and movies. Despite...

From emails to live streams, phone calls to social media posts, MCPS has many methods of communicating with students, families and staff. But after several policy changes, controversies and school closures,...

Chromebook screens illuminate dark rooms. Canvas pages open on every screen. Assignments are being worked on in Google Docs. Computers and the internet have been integral to MCPS classrooms for years....