Hollander’s Hot Sauce
Ben Hollander, Columnist
March 21, 2011
Snapback hats, name-brand pastel collared shirts and Sperry’s as far as the eye can see: lacrosse season is once again upon us during this special time of the year, bro. Lacrosse’s popularity has boomed in the past decade. U.S. Lacrosse reports that lacrosse has grown 138 percent in the past 10 years... Read more »
Zero tolerance policy harms all students
March 21, 2011
Mistakes and second chances are common themes teenagers experience. As most grow up, they are encouraged to make mistakes and learn from each good or bad choice because the reality is that most depend on mistakes as learning opportunities and use these missteps to discover and grow. They often seek... Read more »
Lack of paved walkway to field may violate law
Ben Schick, Staff Writer
March 21, 2011
For CHS baseball spectators, the only way to reach the baseball field directly from the parking lot is to walk along a steep, uneven, gravel pathway, which poses difficulties for those who want to watch baseball and softball games and have trouble walking or use handicap equipment. Nancy Miller, a CHS... Read more »
County lacks standards for Edline updating
Spenser Easterbrook, Advertising Manager
March 21, 2011
Students agree: the creation of Edline is a great advance in modern education. Edline provides students with one convenient place to check their grades, their homework and their lessons from class. But there’s a catch. In practice, Edline isn’t being used for all of these purposes at CHS. MCPS has... Read more »
Texas gun law endangers students, university life
by Kyle Edwards, News Production Editor
March 21, 2011
In response to the Tucson, AZ massacre and the recent Virginia Tech shootings, conservative Texas governor Rick Perry and several other state legislatures are pushing to allow students to carry concealed weapons on college campuses. Their idea is to protect students from the threat of a gunman’s murderous... Read more »
Transplant debate should focus on increasing donors
Amanda Vinner, Features Editor
March 21, 2011
Patient One is a seventy-five-year-old grandmother who is in need of a new kidney and has been on the transplant list for thirty years. Patient Two is a six-year-old boy who also needs a kidney, but was just added to the transplant list last year. While the government battles over who is more deserving... Read more »
MCPS searches for new superintendent after Weast’s departure
By Allison Srour, Contest Manager
March 1, 2011
In August, MCPS Superintendent Jerry Weast announced his plans to retire when his contract ends June 30. Weast has served as MCPS Superintendent for almost 12 years. The Montgomery County Board of Education (BOE) is conducting a national search in order to find a suitable replacement. “He... Read more »
Teacher tenure in question in new education initiatives
By Manisha Singh, Staff Writer
March 1, 2011
Following President Obama’s proposals to improve America’s school systems, multiple state governors have called for the elimination of teacher tenure. Obama’s Race to the Top program (RTTT) grants $4 billion to states that have achieved federal goals for education, including improvements in student... Read more »
Obama’s education plans calls for sweeping reform
By Emily Birnbaum, Staff Writer
March 1, 2011
President Obama again made his plans known to overhaul President Bush’s signature education law, No Child Left Behind, in his Jan. 25 State of the Union address, but the outcome is still in doubt—for Congress and students. If the president’s proposals make it through Congress, high school students... Read more »
FDA’s new dietary guidelines focus on portion size
By Spenser Easterbrook, Advertising Manager
March 1, 2011
With so many different choices of what to eat and how to eat it, it is often difficult for people to make the right decisions when trying to balance their diets. However, Americans now have a new place to turn when looking for nutritional advice. The Departments of Agriculture and Health and Human Services... Read more »
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