Moco For Change organizes another walkout
By Max Kandel, News Editor
April 5, 2019
On Thursday March 14, the student-led group Moco For Change arranged the movements for a walkout. They protested gun violence and pressured Congress to pass a bipartisan background check bill. Each school has their own representative from Moco For Change organizing the efforts, and they all have their o...
New Ride On bus initiative to transport students for free
By Max Kandel, News Editor
April 1, 2019
Filed under Local, News, School, Top Stories
As of now, the Montgomery County Council has a plan in place to expand the Kids Ride Free program. However, they must wait to see if Montgomery County allocated enough money to allow expansion. Currently, the Kids Ride Free program allows students 18 and under to ride the Ride On buses for free with...
WCHS basketball programs hosts Midnight Madness
By Max Kandel, News Editor
December 20, 2018
Filed under Online Exclusives, Sports, Top Stories, Winter
On Nov. 30 the boys and girls basketball teams hosted Midnight Madness. The event was intended to boost excitement/hype for the teams’ upcoming season, was free to students and other young community members and helped raise funds for both teams. The night included a three point shooting competition, a dunk co...
TOTM: Scott Rivinius
By Max Kandel, News Editor
November 21, 2018
Filed under Observations
Teaching in three different states and being an athletic director are not simple tasks, but Personal Finance and AP Comparative Government teacher Scott Rivinius has been able to juggle it all. A member of the social studies department, Rivinius has taught a wide range of courses including U.S. History, Wo...
New hall passes spread germs through WCHS
By Max Kandel, News Editor
September 28, 2018
Filed under Online Exclusives, Opinions, Top Stories
This school year, CHS introduced new bathroom and hall passes in order to help teachers keep track of students who leave the classroom during class. Each classroom gets two passes, and each pass has the room number of the classroom to which it belongs printed on the front. While these passes are meant...
TOTM: Stacye Steele-Yue
By Max Kandel, News Editor
May 17, 2018
Filed under Observations, Top Stories
Crediting her childhood growing up all over the world—from Columbia to Peru to Spain and to Mexico—this month’s Teacher of the Month, Stacey Steele-Yue, is able to teach her students Spanish culture in ways that they never could have imagined. A member of the foreign language department, Steele-Yue teaches ...
Athlete of the Month: January 2018
By Max Kandel, Observations Editor
February 11, 2018
Filed under Athlete of the Month, Sports, Winter
Seven years ago junior Robert Rizzo stepped on the diving board at Country Glen pool for the first time. Today he is a key contributor to the CHS swim and dive team and one of the best divers in the county. This season, Rizzo has helped the CHS Swim and Dive team pick up wins against Walte...
Israeli-Palestinian conflict makes its way to college campuses
By Julia Lescht and Max Kandel
January 2, 2018
Filed under Local, National, News, Top Stories
Throughout the last few years the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement has become prevalent among U.S. college campuses as various Student Senate groups hold votes on whether to enact or promote BDS at their universities. Most of the time, these resolutions are non-binding, as in the college ...
Teacher of the Month: Christopher Forney
By Max Kandel, Observations Editor
December 13, 2017
Filed under Observations
Even though AP Psychology and AP World History are both difficult classes, Christopher Forney engages his students in a supportive way while also trying to emulate his favorite childhood teacher. A member of the social studies department at CHS, November’s Teacher of the Month, Mr. Forney, exceeds...
Principals travel overseas for High School in Israel experience
By Jake Herman and Max Kandel
November 1, 2017
Filed under News, School, Top Stories
This summer, Principal Joan Benz and Assistant Principal Doreen Brandes traveled to Israel with a group of educators from across the country, where they learned about Alexander Muss High School in Israel (HSI) and experienced some major cities and landmarks of the country. HSI is a high school program that allows jew...