For so long, getting teenagers to read felt like pulling teeth. Over the last couple of years, however, this has seemingly changed. Many more teens today are willingly picking up novels and reading to...
Almost everywhere you go, the eyes of children, teens, and even adults are glued to the screens of their smartphones. Nowadays, cellphones are often used as a form of entertainment, where is reading daily...
by Beau Cameron, Co-Editor-in-Chief
• October 8, 2018
FCPS is implementing a new learning management system in all Frederick County Schools: Schoology. This year, teachers have the option to use it, but FCPS plans for Schoology to replace Google Classroom...
The Harry Potter Alliance recently held its third annual book drive, which ran from early November until January 31. At their February meeting, members counted and sorted books, with a total of over 200...
by Hannah Haught, Managing Editor
• January 31, 2017
On January 30th, new Chromebooks were distributed to students who had signed up to receive one. The laptops, previously only in use by the class of 2020, extended their reach to upperclassmen as well.
The...
At the beginning of the school year, media specialist Marsha Thompson created a fun coloring project for students. The intent for the collaborative project was to alleviate stress and provide a creative...
"You have to be knowledgeable to vote to vote. Knowledge is power."
On Monday, November 7th students of all grades voted for who they want to become the next President of the United States. Voting took...
On October 14, the Harry Potter Alliance (frequently called HPA) met during PREP to design t-shirts showcasing their Harry Potter pride.
This was the club's second meeting of the 2016-2017 school year....
In 2014, FCPS established a program to give every student their own device to use in the classroom. This 1:1 program distributed Chromebooks to all Class of 2020 members this year.
The Chromebooks...
December 16, the Harry Potter Alliance made golden snitch holiday ornaments.
The members started with a gold ornament and cut out wings out of paper. After that they hot glued the wings on using glitter...
