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A symbol of hope is raised by Nick DeSalvio above a sea of trans-rights ralliers.

Trans rights are human rights: A rally at the BOE for trans protection in schools

by Beau Cameron, Managing Editor March 10, 2017

On March 8th, hundreds of students, teachers, and parents gathered outside the Board of Education for the first Frederick Transgender rights rally. Organized by James Vankuilenburg, transgender male and...

original posters by Shepard Fairey

We the People have an opinion about political speech in school

by Grace Weaver and Tory Spruill March 3, 2017

On March 1, 2017, students at Westiminster High School, just 30 minutes away from Linganore High School, wore t-shirts to school with artwork by Shepard Fairey depicted on them in protest of posters being...

Get off the bandwagon: Throw the backpack challenge away

Get off the bandwagon: Throw the “backpack challenge” away

by Beau Cameron, Managing Editor February 22, 2017

Remember the cinnamon challenge in 2011-2012? We tried to eat a spoonful of throat-drying oxygen-impairing cinnamon with no water. We all did it (I certainly did), and we all laughed as our peers choked...

Value your education: You dont know how good you have it

Value your education: You don’t know how good you have it

by Lourdes Jack, Reporter February 22, 2017

The term sophomore means more than just being in the 10th grade. In Greek, it means that a person is wise, but also foolish. Young teens think they are wise in understanding how the world works, but they...

It’s Time to call foul and teach Grayson Allen a lesson

It’s Time to call foul and teach Grayson Allen a lesson

by Matthew Gelhard, Reporter February 16, 2017

Grayson Allen, a sophomore basketball player at Duke University, has been caught using foul play in his first two years. He has been accused of changing tempos and outcomes in games by engaging in heated...

Top 10 of 2016: Memes & trends that should stay in 2016

Top 10 of 2016: Memes & trends that should stay in 2016

by Tory Spruill, Photo Editor December 20, 2016

Dabbing It started with Cam Newton, and progressed to every single teenager looking for a way to say they can dance.  You vs me The pictorial meme created a way for putting down other people. Sure,...

Top 10 of 2016:  Events that changed history

Top 10 of 2016: Events that changed history

by Summer Etzler, Reporter December 15, 2016

This year will go down in history.  We'll remember this year for fake news stories, the election, and more.  Here are my top 10 events that changed America. January 2016 Executive action on guns:...

Young Life leader Chris Eckard reads about the real meaning behind Christmas.

Celebrate your “Young Life” and make better choices in 2017

by Kaycee Morris, Reporter December 13, 2016

Each year on the first of January, people decide make new year's resolutions to better their lives. Some common ones are to eat healthier, exercise more or curse less. Most people don't follow these...

The difference in the elections depending on the systems we use.

Why the Electoral College needs to go

by Grace Weaver, Editor-in-Chief November 18, 2016

This is not just Democratic sour grapes. After every modern election, there is a general cry  for the Electoral College to be dissolved. While I'm not asking for a complete overhaul of the Electoral College,...

National & Global Issues class discussing concerns around the candidate for Chief Strategist.

National & Global Issues: Should this class be required?

by Victoria Rock, Reporter November 17, 2016

Many young men and women don’t watch the news often, leaving them clueless as to what is happening around them. National and Global Issues class gives us students a chance to study and develop an understanding...

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