The girls swim team broke a 27-year-old school record in the 200-meter medley relay at Cub Run RECenter against Westfield on Jan. 14 with a time of 1:55.79. The relay team was made up of freshman Kate McDermott, sophomore Bella Spignardo, sophomore Sophia Cloutier and junior Julia Simpson. “The 200Continue Reading
Given her background in law, social studies teacher Patricia Coppolino said she wanted to go back to her roots. The new IB Global Politics course, which will be available to students next year, introduces a social studies course built around current events. Coppolino said teaching government is “kind of theContinue Reading
Writing is a skill that some either enjoy while others think as a chore. To English teacher Kanisha Parks, language and literature shaped her childhood from a student often getting into trouble, to an aspiring writer. “In first grade, I got in trouble a lot and actually got suspended 13Continue Reading
New business teacher Jeff Clare said he’s excited to fulfill his 15-year-long dream of teaching by stepping foot into the business department. Clare transitioned from co-teacher to teacher, taking over former business teacher Andrea Livick’s classes at the end of the semester. “I had my own consulting business for aContinue Reading
On Jan. 22, the theater department performed in the annual VHSL One-Acts competition under a new name: the “Bible Quiz Team.” “[‘The Captain of the Bible Quiz Team’] is basically a one-person show, a 34-minute monologue with some minor characters interacting,” theater director Bernie DeLeo said. “The one person carryingContinue Reading
This point in time marks a symbolic halfway point in many ways. Obviously we have reached the halfway point of our academic calendar, and this is also the halfway point for Rank&File in terms of our number of issues this year. At this point in the year it can beContinue Reading
FCPS will continue to require masks for students and staff, said superintendent Scott Brabrand during a town hall meeting on Monday. The meeting was in response to Governor Glenn Youngkin’s Jan. 15 Executive Order allowing parents to decide whether their children wear masks in school. This order is now beingContinue Reading
FCPS announced a joint lawsuit against Governor Glenn Youngkin’s executive order banning school mask requirements Monday morning. Fairfax County joins six other districts, including neighboring Alexandria, Arlington, Falls Church and Prince William, in challenging the order. “At issue is whether locally-elected school boards have the exclusive authority and responsibility conferredContinue Reading
After Glenn Youngkin was sworn into office as Virginia’s 74th Governor on Jan. 15, he issued an executive order within hours designed to end mask mandates in Virginia schools. The new executive order is intended to allow parents to opt-out of mask mandates, although the timetable and legality of theContinue Reading
The Summer Residential Governor’s School is a competitive, selective program that gives exceptional students with similar interests the opportunity to spend four rigorous and educational weeks together from late June to early July. “A good candidate is someone who’s super […] talented, super committed,” Governor’s School contact and art teacherContinue Reading