Every once in awhile, unique clubs pop up creating an environment for people to pursue interests they never even knew they had. The potential Yo-Yo Club might just become the next prime example. Although he only began yo-yoing three months ago, club founder and sophomore Alexander Swift has quickly developedContinue Reading
Author Hannah Barnaby and co-authors Tarun Shanker and Kelly Zekas attended the NoVa Teen Book Festival on Mar. 4 and 5 in order to promote their latest young adult novels Some of the Parts and These Vicious Masks respectively. Since their release, the novels have gained recognition for their increasedContinue Reading
According to the 2013 US Census, one in every four high schoolers aged 16 and older work part time. In a poll conducted out of 145 students during A, C and D lunch, 61 percent responded that they had not worked in the past nor worked currently, which 39 percentContinue Reading
The Future Business Leaders of America held an award ceremony for the Northern Virginia Regional tournament on March 3 at Falls Church High School. Twenty-seven members placed first, 10 members placed second and 11 members placed third in their respective categories. “Our population of students typically does really well everyContinue Reading
The Muslim Student Association launched a fundraiser on March 6 to help with humanitarian aid to Syrian citizens in crisis in conjunction with a non-profit organization based at the Virginia Commonwealth University called United2Heal. “We’re involved in this fundraiser because as Muslims it’s our responsibility to reach out to theContinue Reading
As an accessible chain that serves a variety of caffeinated drinks, Starbucks takes the cake as the most popular semi-fast food cafe in the United States, which also places it in the spotlight of attention for any changes or problems. One of these changes is that Starbucks has been servingContinue Reading
On Feb. 18, Cyber Security participated in the Cyberpatriot VIII competition, with two teams competing in state open divisions. The two teams, 08-1985, consisting of juniors Quiana Dang, Sieun Lee and David Randazzo, and seniors Sean Anderson and Jasper Woolley, and 08-1889 made up of seniors Kam Leung, Kai Akbel,Continue Reading
Despite having the popular vote of the community for the mid-year dance, the Sadie’s dance constantly has the lowest turnout rate of the various dances due to preconceptions of the general public and its position at one of the most hectic times of the year. While the dance sets itselfContinue Reading
Virginia law states that children between five and 18 are required to attend school on a daily basis. In the case of pre-approved absences, administrators do not penalize students until they miss 15 consecutive days. The Fairfax County attendance policies are mandated uniformly across the board, but the individual absenceContinue Reading
Chipotle is far from the first major fast food chain to have to deal with the fiasco of a nationwide E. coli outbreak, and they are almost certainly not the last. The fear that the news of the outbreak caused, however, has pushed many customers away from the chain andContinue Reading