IB classes are hard. To really thrive, one has to dedicate time and effort to the work an IB class demands. Even students who are looking for challenge may not be able to ready to commit themselves to the responsibilities of an IB class. Students who are on the cusp between being ready for IB have no alternative but to stick with standard classes until they are ready to take on an IB class.
I am the founding father of the Young Democrats and I write to you because I’m really excited about it.
We have a great group of people and it’s a great club. If you have ever watched the Daily Show or the Colbert Report and liked it, you’ll like this club.
We are still new and young so there is a lot of room for growth. We will most likely have a debate with the Young Republicans Club in the near future and, if you are a young Democrat, we could use your axe.
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Three teachers come home to babies ages two months, one year and two years, respectively. Each has a different perspective on the realities of being a parent. IB co-coordinator and history teacher Matthew Axelrod became one of the newest parents at Marshall when his daughter Natalie was born on Jan. 12.
“Babies are just loud and they don’t have a schedule. From one of the books we read [it] seems babies don’t develop a sleep schedule until they’re between two to four months old,” Axelrod said.
A tender kiss, a passionate embrace and an awkward exchange of glances are disappearing from filmmaking. A growing number of audiences have condemned romantic comedies, leaving theatres last Valentine’s Day empty. This trend derived from neither the jokes nor the acting, but instead the film’s failure to connect with the audience.
In essence, comedy depends on its creativity or association with the audience; romantic comedies depend on the latter of the two for their comedic value. Take for example, a good romantic comedy, The 40 Year Old Virgin.
1. The Black Keys: March 9 in Washington D.C. – Combining Jazz and alternative rock, Dan Aurbach and Patrick Carney are the raw blues rock band of the decade. 2. Elton John: March 15 in Roanoke, Va. – with a career spanning four decades, this English rock singer and pianistContinue Reading
The administration has mandated that students register their smart phones, tablets, and laptops with the Information Technology department, the organization charged with regulating internet use at the school. Although the regulation of students’ use of technology was inevitable, the school is ill prepared for this move. The lack of warning, the limitations on administration’s power and the sheer multitude of devices owned will cause this measure to fail.
Statesmen wrestlers James Cusack and Matt Crawford, both seniors, wrestled in the Virginia AAA State Wrestling tournament at Robinson Secondary School on Feb. 17 to 18, finishing in eighth and third places, respectively.
Crawford beat Yorktown High School wrestler Charlie Whel on the second day of the tournament to earn his third place finish in the state. Cusack lost his final match that determined the seventh and eighth place finishers in his weight class.
Why did I write graff? After tagging on and off for nearly 4 years I still don’t have a definitive answer. Sure, I like to sketch, doodle, draw, but graffiti, outright vandalism, is a whole different game. I’m not a “bad kid,” don’t get me wrong; I do well inContinue Reading
I started painting graffiti when I was a little kid mostly because it was a bit of fun and involved a lot of running and hiding like any other children’s game. It sort of started out as just painting quotes or offensive phrases and then as I got older I got a lot more creative and sort of branched out my painting spots.
For awhile I liked to find places where no one went because it gave me more time to paint and look over my stuff. Now I think I spend about 90% of my time thinking up ideas or matching colors – though I usually only get to paint about 2% of what I want to.
The following is an edited interview on Feb. 8 between senior Sam Rosenberg and Rank & File that examines his participation in competitive powerlifting.
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Rank & File: So powerlifting, where exactly did it start?
Sam Rosenberg: I started working out and lifting weights during my freshman year in high school, but I didn’t get serious about powerlifting until my sophomore and junior years. I started out at Fitness First Gym in Tyson’s and have been lifting there ever since. My powerlifting team, Team Force, works out there.
R&F:How do you train for competitions?
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