When winter arrives in Montgomery County, many families, students and educators look forward to the possibility of snow days. Snow days are often celebrated by students as unexpected rest and play, and...

Windows are frosted, skies are a shimmering grey, there is snow predicted in the weather forecast for tomorrow and promise for a day off. Snow days are a sacred part of the school experience, an unexpected...

3.2 million dollars. What could you do with 3.2 million dollars? More importantly, what could MCPS do with 3.2 million dollars? MCPS has paid for high school students' AP exams for the past two years and...

For the past few years, Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) has covered the cost of Advanced Placement (AP) exams for all high school students. While some have argued that this money would be better...

The beep of an early morning alarm, getting ready as a zombie and barely being able to stay awake. WCHS students are tired and burned out by the time that AP testing comes around. The dozens of all-nighters...

With the recent controversy surrounding TikTok’s official ban, many teens have been anxiously wondering how they will live without it. This is a question teenagers should not have to answer. TikTok is...

Teenagers are on the frontlines of the debate over whether TikTok should be banned in the U.S., with many of them being some of the app’s most passionate users. One in four TikTok users are teens; so...

Parking spots – those infatuating asphalt rectangles – hold a peculiar power in the WCHS ecosystem. They symbolize freedom, responsibility and, most importantly, seniority. But, this privilege is not...

Black Friday was originally known for the color used when accounts made a profit. Now it has become an annual event representing capitalistic, consumer-driven America. Every year, thousands of people...

Black Friday—the day on which the deals are steals and stores cut back on their losses. For many, Black Friday is more than just a shopping day, it’s a necessary tradition. In the CHS community,...

The first episode of Syfy’s reality series Face Off proves that reality television is more than scripted dialogue and fake drama, but has expanded to transforming humans into mythical and unknown creatures. Face...