Summer health program clears up space in schedules
By Ela Jalil, Assistant News Editor
June 10, 2019
Most WCHS students spend their summer vacationing, hanging out at the pool or going to camp. Going to three weeks of classes during the summer is not an ideal activity, but many rising 10th graders have to make the difficult decision between taking the required course Health over the summer or durin...
Time’s up MCPS; Health course must be revamped
By Maya Rosenberg, Editor-in-Chief
February 2, 2018
It’s only the first month of 2018, but society has already gone through a huge metamorphosis surrounding sexual assault and harassment. From the #MeToo movement to the Time’s Up initiative, celebrities and public figures are finally acknowledging sexual abuse and shedding light on assault and sexual...
Abortion Education Should be Integrated Into MCPS Health Curriculums
By Sofia Williamson, Opinions Editor
January 4, 2017
In world history classes, students are taught a wide span of religion views without bias. For instance, In 1962, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that it is unconstitutional for state officials to compose an official school prayer and encourage its recitation in public schools. This case, among others,...
After Concussion, Senior Learns to Love Her Brain
By Kyle Emery, Staff Writer
November 25, 2015
Senior Sarah Renberg was playing for the highly competitive girls Pride hockey team when tragedy struck and was illegally hit during a game, receiving a severe concussion. “My head injury resulted in a ton of visual problems including no use in my left eye, blurred vision as well as double vision,...
New Health and Fitness Club introduced at CHS
By Nathan Deychman, Sports Editor
September 25, 2015
Clubs are all but uncommon, but new ones with different ideals are hard to come by. The Health and Fitness Club is a new club debuting this year, and is the first of its kind at CHS. The club was founded on the basis that anyone can be fit. Its officers strive to help everyone develop a healthy lif...
Teachers must lift haze on marijuana education
By Greer Smith, Opinions Editor
October 30, 2013
In school there are certain phrases students hear a lot: stay in school, do your homework, stop bullying. One of the most stressed of these commandments is "say no to drugs." For the most part, drugs are bad for you, unless prescribed by doctors, and even then they should only be used as prescribed...
Gaithersburg, Watkins Mill set up wellness centers
By Yash Nigram, Production Editor
September 30, 2013
MCPS has established school-based wellness centers at Gaithersburg High School and Watkins Mill High School this school year to raise health awareness and make medical services more accessible to their students. The only other high school in the county with a wellness center is Northwood High School, which has had one since 2008. According to MCPS Spokesman Dana Tofig, the wellness centers provid...
You Oughta Know
By Gil Jacobson and Emily Jin
May 30, 2013
HEALTH Plan B One-Step The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the emergency contraception pill Plan B One-Step or the "morning-after pill" to be available as an over-the-counter pill to women 15 years or older April 30. Emergency contraceptives are most effective when taken 24 hours afte...
Students promote men’s health with Movember
By Skylar Whitman, Staff Writer
December 3, 2012
Many students think of November as a month when it is socially acceptable to let their facial hair grow freely, but a charitable foundation called "Movember" claims to have started this well-known occasion. Movember, founded in 2003 in Melbourne, Australia, is a charity event in which men, and some women, s...
Health-New Molecule Delivers Oxygen
By Spenser Easterbrook and Tyler Mead
October 2, 2012
John Khier, a pediatric critical care doctor at Boston Children’s Hospital, has recently developed a microparticle capable of oxygenating an organism’s blood for a short period of time. According to a June 28 Huffington Post article, Khier has been using rabbits to test the microparticle, which keep...
Soup companies make transition to BPA-free
By Ariana Etessami, Staff Writer
October 1, 2012
You’ve just come down with the flu, it’s a rainy day and you just had a fight with your parents. It’s one of those days. You usually wouldn’t think twice about reaching for a can of some yummy, hits-the-spot chicken noodle soup—that is, until now. Recent studies have shown that this popular ...
‘Eyeballing’ alcohol causes concern in community
By By Jordan Maser
Staff Writer
March 1, 2011
It is Friday night, and junior John* walks into a house party. He sees a group of people in what appears to be excruciating pain surrounding the bar. They are eyeballing vodka, and he decides to join them−a decision he will soon regret. Eyeballing vodka is when a shot of vodka is poured into the eye...