By Jeremy Fredricks, Assistant Opinions Editor
• February 26, 2020
For three days at lunch, the Montgomery County Board of Education had a table at WCHS to allow students over the age of 16 the opportunity to register to vote.
While you have to be 18 to vote, Maryland...
By Jeremy Fredricks, Assistant Opinions Editor
• February 25, 2020
If only there was a guide to high school. What to do. How to do it. What to say. Dating, crushes, jobs, friendships, schoolwork and fitting in would be among the topics covered. While there is no such...
By Jeremy Fredricks, Assistant Opinions Editor
• February 23, 2020
The world is not always a safe place. There are robberies, drugs, alcohol and shootings. It is hard to be safe all the time, and Tom McAllister’s “How to Be Safe” certainly shows what it is like...
By Jeremy Fredricks, Assistant Opinions Editor
• January 19, 2020
For high school students, nothing is more annoying than when other students get the answers for a test that you spent the whole night studying for. Cheating is clearly unfair but with modern technology,...
By Jeremy Fredricks, Assistant Opinions Editor
• January 3, 2020
On Thurs., Nov. 21, the Thrive Club hosted the Wellness Fair. The fair provided students with the opportunity to meet mental health professionals and vendors. Many vendors that attended the event, including...
By Jeremy Fredricks, Assistant Opinions Editor
• December 8, 2019
On Tuesday, Nov. 5, a WCHS student whose name has not been revealed by Principal Heckert suffered a “medical emergency.” Much remains unknown about what happened, but in her email to parents, Heckert...
By Jeremy Fredricks, Assistant Opinions Editor
• November 25, 2019
Looking for a great read? With murder? Detention? A twist ending? Karen McManus’ One of Us is Lying, and Two Can Keep a Secret are great books.
The 2018-2019 Black Eyed Susan award-winning novel...
For students in California public high schools, start time will be later beginning in the 2022-2023 school year. After Governor Gavin Newson signed a law for later start times, California will become the...
By Jeremy Fredricks, Assistant Opinions Editor
• October 27, 2019
On Friday nights, there are many different activities for WCHS students to go to -- shop at the mall, watch a movie, hang out with friends and attend school events. Also, WCHS students can go to football...
Many students immediately think of college as life after high school; however, what is often overlooked is the option of enrolling in the military.
The Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB)...
