The theatre program produced class of 2015 graduate Liz Carlson’s adapted play, The Sea Cook: A Story For Girls. The cast had been preparing for the show as early as the first week of school and premiered on Oct. 13. “We [the theatre program] have 18 people in the cast,”Continue Reading
While the rest of the country focused on the race for the presidency, Fairfax County voters quietly rejected a controversial proposition that would have generated about $99m of new annual revenue for the FCPS system. The meals tax proposition, which would have levied a four percent tax on certain preparedContinue Reading
The Debate team came home with a total of five wins from the Washington Area Catholic Forensics League debate competition at South Lakes High School on Saturday Nov 12th, with their largest turnout of competitors in the last three years. “We’ve already had more students medaling in competitions and weContinue Reading
The Model United Nations club took home five awards during their conference at William and Mary from Nov. 11 to 13. Despite over 2,000 members from all over the country participating, hopes for the conference were high. “I am confident that we will do well,” sophomore and three year ModelContinue Reading
A historic election took place on Nov. 8 when Donald Trump triumphed with a surprising presidential victory over Hillary Clinton, who, despite losing in the electoral college process, led the popular vote. Clinton is the first candidate since the 2000 election to win the popular vote but lose the electoralContinue Reading
Donald Trump’s expectation-defying win of the presidency last night has invigorated some, demoralized others and shocked the nation across the board. While many polls predicted that democratic nominee Hillary Clinton would win by a sizable margin due to the various controversies surrounding Trump’s campaign, immense voter turnout for the republicanContinue Reading
An important gap regarding the extensive history of Rank & File has now been filled in. Ruth Phillips, a graduate of the class of 1964, recently donated full copies of the very first four issues of the newspaper from 1962. The PDF files of these issues can now be viewed at theContinue Reading
Attendees gathered in C113 during Learn to attend Model United Nation’s interest meeting on Sep. 19. Members of the club’s steering committee explained all the details of the club through a powerpoint presentation and concluded with a Q & A session. “I expected a big turnout and I was not disappointed,“Continue Reading
The speech and debate club met with club sponsor and history teacher Richard Resig on Sep. 17. The meeting started off with an introduction to the club and followed with a debate in which two groups of attendees competed against each other to showcase the procedure and strategies of debate. “I thinkContinue Reading
Superintendent Karen Garza officially stepped down from her position with Fairfax County Public Schools, effective on or before Dec. 16. By January, she plans to transition into the role of President and CEO of a not-for-profit education organization called Battelle for Kids. Garza implemented numerous changes since the start ofContinue Reading