Though only a handful of the 2024 general election races received mass media coverage, special attention is worth paying to the results of smaller and less high-profile elections, which will have effects...

The afternoon before every football game, WCHS Principal John Taylor sends out an email with general information about that night’s event. One of the first notes about the game is consistently about...

Political musicals and wildlife conservation are interests that rarely overlap, but Dr. Anne Beggs meshes them together seamlessly. Her interests are not limited to this odd pairing; in all aspects of...

Towards the end of the third quarter, MCPS students, teachers and parents alike were caught off guard by a sudden overhaul in Synergy, the system that serves as the center for students’ most important...

Eight year old children beating each other, stealing from local businesses and smoking marijuana seems like a scene out of a dystopian sci-fi novel. However, that became reality last month when about 800...

On May 23, 2024, the Montgomery County Council approved a $7.1 billion budget for Montgomery County’s fiscal year 2025, which is higher than the gross domestic product (GDP) of at least 42 countries,...

When one thinks of school punishments, they think of office referrals, or phone calls home or even suspensions. Yet, an inventive new punishment has taken WCHS by storm. An experimental policy, first implemented...

Every year, on Feb. 2, a furry rodent crawls out of his den to the bated breath of thousands of people, ready to predict the upcoming weather. His name is Punxsutawney Phil, and according to legend, this...

To enter Garrett County is to enter melancholy and dismay. On January 9, a car crash near Exit 4 of Interstate 68 forced authorities to close down the highway in the town of Friendsville, creating significant...

Once upon a time, learning proper cursive was an essential part of any school curriculum. However, in modern days, it has become the exception. Only 21 states now require school curriculums to teach cursive...

The bulldog statue near the media center had to witness a terrible sight during lunch on Sept. 8, as a “fight” broke out right next to him, leaving icing on the floor and cake in a student’s face....

The heartbreaking stories are numerous and overwhelming- a bright young student losing their life to a substance they, whether intentionally or not, consumed. This killer always seems so far away, until...