Brand new teachers come bearing fresh, innovative ideas and interesting approaches to classic high school lessons and methods. But, along with refreshing visions come the predicted inexperience, expected from anyone new at their jobs. To combat this, new teachers are assigned a more experienced teacher mentor to guide them andContinue Reading
The History of the Americas classes have recently stopped their use of wikis, a shared online studying tool, for their essential knowledge assessments, which has many frustrated. This frustration is ultimately because wikis were many people’s main form of study for the classes assessments. However, I don’t have a problemContinue 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
By coining the rapper name ‘Lil Feo’, sophomore Patrick Obando is on his way to making the world happier, one rap at a time. His inspiration to become a rapper started when he was very young, after years of finding any excuse to incorporate rap into school projects. “When I was littleContinue Reading
Many authors from around the world attended the fourth annual NoVa Teen Book Festival on March 11, 2017. M-E Girard took a detour and came here in an effort to promote her debut novel Girl Mans Up. The novel is about a teenager named Pen who has to decide ifContinue Reading
The rigor of the IB program can lead to complications in the schedules of active athletes. In some cases, the tight scheduling limits their ability to pursue both rigorous academics and involved athletics. More specifically, the Theory of Knowledge course required in order to obtain the IB diploma often conflictsContinue Reading
This past week, the community participated in an international exchange program with Nørre Gymnasium, an upper-secondary IB world school located just outside of Copenhagen, Denmark. By immersing students in the cultures of both the U.S. and Denmark, they witness a wide range of cultural differences with regard to the everydayContinue Reading
In One Week is a feature where one or more staff members take on a new habit for a week. In this IOW, a staffer changes her diet to vegan for a full week. Monday I knew nothing about eating vegan and I was afraid the challenge would be somethingContinue Reading
“Happier” A clear breakup song, Sheeran reflects on a past relationship and the heartbreak of watching his past lover move on with someone else. Although the lyrics are generic, Sheeran still manages to display strong emotion in his voice. However, the sound of the song is very basic, andContinue Reading
Regardless of swim and dive’s successful season, the teams were unable to attract a large spectator turnout at events, even during the Capitol Conference meets in which they placed second overall. Swimmers and divers bring intense effort throughout the week, devoting a large portion of their time to different meetsContinue Reading