On May 7, students and staff who attempted to log onto Canvas were instead met with a cryptic message: “ShinyHunters has breached Instructure (again). Instead of contacting us to resolve it they ignored...

As May rolls around, exams, deadlines, and competitions all seem to fight for the attention of students. This pressure is familiar, but it can still be overwhelming. With so much to do, it often feels...

Ever felt that an assignment was too boring? Well, don’t worry for too long–WCHS is here to save the day. Starting from the beginning of the 2025-26 school year, WCHS has implemented built-in high...

Student climate change activists, hospital volunteers, elementary school tutors: what do all of these have in common? They are the usual ways students strive to better their community while fulfilling...

For about 15 minutes after school, students with assigned cleaning duties pick up broomsticks, dustpans, mops, buckets and rags to clean their classrooms. Although this practice is common in some countries,...

With the end of the school day comes a familiar scene: students pressed shoulder-to-shoulder, backpacks and instruments wedged between knees, a single lurch of the bus threatening to jostle them together....

With just the click of a button, AI can create almost anything. Of course, this technology has the power to connect, empower and entertain. However, there are obviously unethical and dangerous uses of...

By breaking abstract concepts into “byte-sized” pieces, WCHS computer science teacher Katherine Pomeroy guides students through the intricate world of coding. Now in her 25th year teaching Python and...

How can art feel like a warm hug? WCHS junior Dallas Wilson’s art can do just that. Transcending language barriers, Wilson crafts stories and raw emotion with their art, using it as a medium to explore...

WCHS junior Heidi Gohari stepped foot into the world of music when she was just four years old. Now, the stage feels like her second home, where her voice blends seamlessly with the rest of the chorus...

How does a niche movie about K-pop, demons and idols who battle each other through song come to rule the summer of 2025? "KPop Demon Hunters" did exactly that. From being a movie with little expectation,...

Since the 2016-2017 school year, MCPS students have been enjoying a semester-based grading system. However, in the upcoming school year, that may change. In a memo released on April 10 from MCPS Superintendent...