For the fiscal year 2015, Fairfax County Public Schools will face a budget deficit of over $130 million, the largest deficit it has ever dealt with, according to Superintendent Dr. Karen Garza. Although Garza has not yet presented a budget to the school board, which must approve her suggestions, sheContinue Reading
I’m a senior, hoping to go to prom with my friends and a date this year, but due to multiple miscalculations and a whole lot of pride, it’s not looking likely that I’ll be able to have the experience I expected. While parents write angry emails back and forth withContinue Reading
I took on Cyclone Anaya’s Mexican Kitchen on one of the most trying days of the year in the restaurant business: Valentine’s Day. Located right down the sidewalk from the Angelika Film Center, the restaurant sits right in the center of the high-end Mosaic District in Merrifield. It serves aContinue Reading
I’ve never been so glad that my eighteenth birthday fell after the gubernatorial election. In the months leading up to Nov. 5, I, along with millions of other poor Virginia residents, was bombarded with horrible ads everywhere we turned, each promising that either Ken Cuccinelli or Terry McAuliffe is aContinue Reading
What do you think of when you see a pink ribbon? If you answered “breast cancer research” you may be in for a nasty shock. The ubiquitous symbol of the cancer awareness movement represents more than just awareness and support of those who suffer from or are liable to sufferContinue Reading
Never before has a television show so deeply disturbed me. I say disturbed, in the sense that my entire perception of what a show can be has shifted. Nothing else, in my personal opinion, could stack up to the horrifying, perfect catastrophe that was the 5th and final season ofContinue Reading
While the newspaper extensively covered and will continue to cover the renovation and construction that will continue through this year, we were ourselves in the process of transformation. Physically, you may not notice much of a difference between the paper you’re holding now and one from last year or theContinue Reading
by helena patterson A change in leadership, as well as a new focus on teamwork instead of skill, has brought optimism to the boys varsity soccer team for this upcoming season. Head coach Shane Kellogg was selected during the offseason to replace the previous head coach after two successful seasonsContinue Reading
In an effort to promote the information technology field, the Computer Science club hosted an information and activity session at Kilmer Middle School on Feb. 11.
A club that focuses on exposure to the IT field and implementing cheap technology solutions, the Computer Science club was started three years ago by senior Sherif Sarhan in an effort to “create a community for students to have a place where they can learn more about computers,” Sarhan said.
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May 21 marked the end of an era for students currently taking drama or band classes.
On that day, the auditorium and band classrooms began the process of a complete renovation. New seating, carpets and walls are just a few of the expected changes. The construction is tentatively slated to end in late November of this year, although all school activities that use the rooms will most likely need to use an alternative venue for the first half of next school year.
For now, the whole place is undergoing a process of being stripped “down to its bare bones,” band director Paul Vesilind said.
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