Spirit weeks, pep rallies, senior shirts, prom, senior day; these are just a few of the last events that seniors will participate in before graduating and moving on. WCHS students are notorious for a lack...
Addition, subtraction, multiplication, division—high schoolers all wish they could go back to the simpler days of math. However, MCPS math scores have recently been dropping across the board, especially...
By Maximus Wang, Opinions Editor
• February 3, 2025
For many, the turn of a new year is seen not just as an indication of the passage of time, but also as a fresh start. The belief that a new year could symbolize an annual opportunity is most evident in...
By Dehab Deglel, Assistant Features Editor
• November 22, 2024
Vapers beware, WCHS restrooms are no longer private smoking lounges. For many years, school restrooms have long served as a convenient and private space for students seeking to avoid adult supervision....
By Rebecca Dean, Features Editor
• October 28, 2024
Although the term “Ivy League” was first conceived in 1937 to refer to the Northeastern football league, the phrase is now synonymous with academic excellence, prestige and exclusivity. Every year,...
Picture this: an exhausted AP student is ready to take the exam and finally gets the chance to relax after a stressful month of studying. This time, their exam is online. They may get through the first...
Every year, students across MCPS ask the same question: what exactly does the Student Member of the Board of Education (SMOB) even do? Nobody has an answer. Not even the SMOB seems to know what they do....
By Julia Levi, Observations Editor
• March 5, 2024
To set the scene: the clock strikes 6:30 a.m. as a blaring alarm signals yet another monotonous school day. That is – until a surprise phone notification buzzes – signaling a county-wide school closure...
Juvenile Arthritis Club. Feminist Literature Club. Aeronautical Club. It is no secret that WCHS has hundreds of clubs covering all topics — 172 to be exact. With the option to create a new club for the...
By Nate Levine, Social Media Manager
• November 17, 2023
Have you ever found yourself wanting to listen to the same song four times a day, five days a week? Maybe if it’s your favorite song, right? Well, at WCHS, you can listen to a song you don’t want to...
For the last century, the College Board has administered the SAT on paper. But, in recent years, the College Board has begun to digitize the exam. All students outside the U.S. have been exclusively taking...
More of these: well-paced classes, time to ask questions and in-class learning. Less of these: homework, wasted time and excessively required self-studying. Currently, the daily WCHS schedule suffers from...
