Scholars go for gold in Russian Olympiada in Baltimore
By Victoria Park, Opinions Editor
May 9, 2019
Zdrastvuyte! That is Russian for “hello,” and if you think that is difficult to pronounce, just ask one of the many WCHS students taking Russian to help you. Their skills were recently tested on Apr. 2, when 11 students participated in the Olympiada of Spoken Russian at the Friends School of Baltimore. The...
Internet not for self-esteem boost
By Jessica Gold, Production Editor
May 25, 2012
Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the prettiest of them all? "Not you, you’re so ugly. Get off the Internet, you attention seeker." With the simple click of a button, a video is sent spiraling into the hands of opinionated strangers. Naïve teenage girls with low self-esteem post videos on YouTube in ...
Student wins two gold medals at Paralympics
By Emilie Plesset, Online Opinions Editor
September 28, 2011
As the timer counted down the remaining seconds in the Jimi Flowers Paralympic Meet at the Colorado Olympic Training Center this past June, sophomore Ben Ertman swam his fastest and won the gold medal in both the 150-meter individual medley and the 200-meter backstroke. The Jimi Flowers Classic is...
Senior wins Gold Medal
By By Kyle Edwards
News Production Editor
March 22, 2011
Congratulations to senior Andrea Mirviss for winning the 2011 National Scholastic Writing Awards National Gold Medal in short story. The gold medal is awarded to the “most outstanding works in the nation” and awarded this prestigous honor, one percent of the works submitted.