Trainers keep their cool
September 16, 2020
As she dragged the cold-water immersion tub behind her, junior student athletic trainer Sophia Ramirez struggled across the football field, face mask shortening her breath. Behind her, fellow athletic trainer, senior Addison Smith, rolled a cart weighed down with 60 pounds of ice. Finally arriving at the...
Trace of concern
Charlotte Mansur, Online Editor
September 4, 2020
The person to your right has been gone all week. Your third-period teacher was teaching from home while you watched her from the classroom. Rumors have been swirling throughout campus, making speculations as to who was the first to fall victim to COVID since the start of the school year and how the...
Campaigning with COVID
Laura Shaw, Politics Editor
September 3, 2020
The moment a reality star billionaire got sworn in as President of the United States, the 2020 election was going to be a topic of interest for the next three years. The November elections are shaping up to be something voters have never seen before with challenges no one in the history of modern dem...
Student government holds virtual elections
Matthew Dearolph, Staff Reporter
September 2, 2020
Student Government sponsor Kari Miller was used to seeing her students before they started running for their positions in the spring. This year, she had to adapt. It would be the only time that student government elections were ever held in the fall, with virtual meetings and online voting for the first...
First day brings big changes
Sharika Khondaker, News Editor
August 14, 2020
From masks and hand sanitizer dispensers to one-way traffic and partitions, students will encounter a much different campus layout when they return to school on Monday, Aug. 17. After five months off, roughly half of the student body will make their way back to start an unconventional school year. ...
Frasca reviews options for upcoming school year
Skyler Glenn, Staff Reporter
July 23, 2020
In response to confusion and worry regarding the options for the 2021 school year, principal Robert Frasca hosted a WebEx meeting on Wednesday for parents and students to attend. All schools in the area held similar meetings. The county gave families four different education options—face-to-face t...
SCPS announces reopening plan
Zoey Young, Editor-In-Chief
July 19, 2020
Rife with speculation and conflicting news about COVID-19, the past few months have been a whirlwind. Months of social distancing and calls for prolonged quarantine and state shutdowns have defined the summer, but the future has been unclear regarding students and their return to school. On July 14...
Senior activities update
May 29, 2020
It is becoming increasingly difficult to make concrete plans concerning many senior events that many have been looking forward to for years. School is officially ending this week after a full quarter of online learning and as seniors submit their last assignments the weight of ‘officially’ graduating...
District plans adjustments for safe learning next year
Chanson Cadet, Staff Reporter
May 26, 2020
After the last quarter of the school year transitioned into online-learning, health-related concerns have generated discussion on how to proceed with all school-related events. Many events have been canceled or changed to accomodate the recent pandemic On Wednesday, May. 27, the freshman, sopho...
Graduation plans change
Leah Luedeman, Staff Reporter
May 22, 2020
Due to school being canceled for the remainder of the year and social distancing orders by the CDC, this year’s graduation plans have been changed unlike those prior. The district announced two plans for this year. The first graduation plan only works if social distancing rules have been lifted...
Issue 5
May 7, 2020
With a legendary and award winning cast, “The Devil All The Time” had Netflix lovers waiting with bated breath for its release on Sept. 16. Based on a novel by author...
After years of creating successful live-action remake after live-action remake, Disney may have finally met their match in the box office. Despite being one of the best Disney...