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Race for Research

Madeline Deppe, Staff Writer | September 21, 2023

     On October 21st, Children's National Hospital is holding a 5k race to raise money for research at Freedom Plaza in Washington D.C. For over ten years, the hospital has been hosting this 5k race in person and virtually in hopes of raising more...

Keeping Track

Keeping Track

Emma Dennis, Staff Writer | September 21, 2023

Former President Donald Trump, no stranger to controversy, has dominated American politics for the better part of a decade. He now finds himself facing several indictments that are honestly hard to keep up with. The mere mention of Trump's name invokes...

Art made by Clare Lincoln on Canva

THIS BOY IS HEATED

Clare Lincoln, Opinion/Design Editor | September 21, 2023

Anyone who has been within the United States these past few months  may have noticed the sudden increase of temperatures country-wide recently, categorized as heatwaves. Although these temperatures seem to have come from nowhere, there are numerous climate...

With permission by Unsplash

Trump Behind Bars? | The Indictment of Ex-President Unfolds

Emma Dennis, Staff Writer | June 13, 2023

In a surprising turn of events, former President Donald J. Trump has been charged with several crimes, signaling the start of a crucial phase in the country's political landscape. This indictment, following months of investigations and increasing pressure,...

Photo by Cody Board with permission from Unsplash

Desantis v Disney

Madeline Deppe, Staff Writer | June 8, 2023

Florida governor Ron Desantis, who is now running for president, is currently in a legal battle with Disney, who says that Desantis is using his governmental power against the theme park in Orlando. In May of 2022, Disney publicly came out in opposition...

Photos by Hannah Romero

Dress Code Changes, for Better or for Worse?

Hannah Romero, Staff Writer | May 11, 2023

   Recently, communities input their opinions as to what changes could be made to the SR&R (Student’s Rights and Responsibilities). One of six revisions was to adjust the Virginia dress code policy. A variety of changes were suggested, such as...

photo by @VP on twitter -- (middle to right) Vice President Kamala Harris, Tennessee State Representatives Gloria Johnson, Justin Jones, & Justin J. Pearson

The Tennessee Three: Nashville and Democracy

Julian Otalvaro, Staff Writer | May 3, 2023

It's been well over a month since the latest addition to the United States' saga of shootings. On March 27th, a Christian elementary school in Nashville, Tennessee was infiltrated by a graduate of the academy, resulting in the deaths of three 9-year-old...

photo by koi, d with permission by unsplash

GPT-4: The New Standard of AI

Julian Otalvaro, Staff Writer | March 31, 2023

Nearly every student, worker and citizen has heard of the most recent breakthrough in artificial intelligence: ChatGPT. With only a few advanced AIs already known to the public, like the image-producing DALL·E 2 and the paraphrasing QuillBot, a new figure...

A Nosy Balloon

February 24, 2023

   Recently, a suspicious looking balloon found hovering over military bases has been spotted and shot down by the U.S military. It has been suspected to be a Chinese spy balloon, and president Joe Biden was the person who ordered the balloon to...

Mathias Arlund with permission of Unsplash

Mean Girls: The Musical

Marianna McDevitt, Editor-in-Chief | December 7, 2022

     Preparations are being put in place to produce one of the most infamous musicals ever, Mean Girls. Based on the 2004 film, Mean Girls, starring Lindsay Lohan, Cady Heron is thrown into a new territory, high school, in suburban Illinois. She...

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