For sophomores Shivane Anand and Rohan Jain, discussion groups that don’t solve problems are fine, as long as the members open up while they chat. Anand and Jain recently implemented the current event club in February, which has now been running meetings weekly to discuss and debate news events withContinue Reading
Almost 100 years later, Black History Month is still celebrated nationwide, but students and staff have said that controversy still exists around the significance of the month. While some said they think the month is necessary for society to progress, others said that there may be better ways to combatContinue Reading
The Georgetown International Relations club hosted their ninth annual Georgetown Diplomacy and International Security Conference (GDISC). Speakers gave presentations on various global issues, such as the North Korean situation. The event is targeted towards high school students interested in foreign affairs, informing them of the international relations program at Georgetown.Continue Reading
For the second year in a row, math teacher Linda Della Corna implemented the 20 Percent Project in all of her math classes. According to Google’s management philosophy, spending 20 percent of work time dedicated to an outside project can yield creative progress. Over the course of three months, studentsContinue Reading
Almost every spectator at a sports game is familiar with the uproar within a crowd when they think a referee or umpire makes a bad call. Many athletes tend to go home after a loss, making statements about how they think the referees calls were unfair. What constitutes a badContinue Reading
Upon hearing the words Republican and Conservative, many may closely associate the two terms with each other. However, they both hold distinctively different meanings. Republicans are members of a particular political party, while conservatives are proponents of social Conservatism or fiscal Conservatism. For years, the Young Republicans and Young DemocratsContinue Reading
Maintaining a famous YouTube channel is an activity that most are not familiar with in high school. For junior Alex Schmid, a famous YouTube channel has been a part of her life for two years now. Schmid began her account, called ‘simplydaisy’, on YouTube in the ninth grade on theContinue Reading
Name/location: The Choolaah Indian BBQ restaurant that everyone has been awaiting recently opened up at the Mosaic district. The originality of the place is in the intriguing aspects of Indian cuisine, that now includes barbecued meat, turning the place into a modernized place for Indian food. Atmosphere/decor: As youContinue Reading
The Statesmen Star reward is a tribute to students and staff members who exemplify the 5 characteristics of the Statesmen Code of Honor: respect, responsibility, community, honesty and spirit. Students vote for four faculty members while the faculty members vote for four students per grade. Those selected each semester wereContinue Reading
High school sports can be stressful enough with the constant pressure to do well and impress coaches all while balancing sports with classes and other extracurriculars. The athlete “stars” of the team have an especially hard job having to constantly meet their coaches expectations and maintain a good reputation allContinue Reading