Faculty and students gave back to the community this month in the annual Red Cross sponsored blood drive, donating 58 units of blood. 90 people over the age of 16 signed up to donate, but not all were able to do so. Several factors, such as an appropriate BMI andContinue Reading
Fairfax County Public Schools recently adopted an extracurricular activity fee as a way to generate funding. The county approved the fee as a part of their 2018 Approved Budget, requiring any student involved in athletics or clubs to make a one time 50 dollar payment. Junior and varsity field hockeyContinue Reading
Colleges across the country allow students to speak with an admissions officer that accept or deny accordingly. This process still requires students to be prepared with a copy of their transcript, standardized test scores and teacher recommendations. “They usually do them at high schools, but I’ve seen them done atContinue Reading
With October being national Breast Cancer Awareness Month, in addition to annual spirit events, such as Marshall Mob’s Pink Out and athletes sporting pink ribbons during games, additional events are also run by separate clubs and individuals within the school community. For example, volleyball coach Mike Carroll organizes the annualContinue Reading
Principal Jeff Litz caught a mouse trapped in a classroom with his bare hands and put it outside safely. Social studies teacher Kevin Curtin arrived in his classroom to a mouse scurrying around in the corner and after the mouse began to climb around the room asked for assistance fromContinue Reading
“It was really fun to do a song that people dance to because we normally don’t do that kind of thing […] so I finally got to let myself go,” senior and Tentatively Cousin Oliver singer Sam Bock said. Middle: Seniors Quiana Dang and Isabelle Maricar dance to a songContinue Reading
Past collided with present when original Principal Elam Hertzler had lunch in the cafeteria with Principal Jeff Litz and the student body on June 7. Hertzler was the principal from the years of 1962 to 1965, responsible for the opening of the school, as well as Langley High School andContinue Reading
Starting in the 2017 to 2018 school year, trailers will take over the back parking lot as new classrooms. Registrar Deb Maricello said the school is at capacity and compensations are necessary, despite the renovation just three years ago to accommodate the increasing amount of students. Junior Neel Simpson saidContinue Reading
The Fairfax County School Board selected Scott Brabrand as the finalist for the Superintendent, replacing Interim Superintendent Steven Lockard. Brabrand currently serves as the Superintendent of the Lynchburg City Schools in Lynchburg, Virginia. “I absolutely think [Dr. Brabrand] is a good choice,” junior and student advisory council member Emma ChoiContinue Reading
A single blue locker appeared within the row of red lockers upstairs in E Hall a few weeks ago. Without a clear justification for its arrival, the student body formed many conspiracies surrounding why this new locker had suddenly appeared out of the blue. “I heard a kid got stuckContinue Reading