Robotics club prepares for competition domination
One soccer state championship may be enough for some schools. But here, where overachievers are the norm, students strive to be the best at everything. And, in the third attempt at a championship, the athletes are robots.
Perspective: experiencing Chile’s devastating earthquake firsthand
On Feb. 27 around 3:30 a.m., I woke up and felt my room shaking. I thought that it was just a tremor, but as it got worse, I realized it was an earthquake, and a very powerful one.
Georgetown Cupcake, focus of the new reality series “Cupcake Sisters”
Rather than walking to Bethesda for a Georgetown Cupcake, you’ll soon be able to observe the secret behind the store’s huge success from the comforts of your living room.
Capital Improv provokes laughter with its outrageous “missions”
Over the last three years, Capitol Improv has organized head-turning, laugh-out-loud worthy events located on and around some of D.C.’s most well-known landmarks.
T-Mobile hosts cell phone tower discussion
T-Mobile representatives hosted an open house in the media center Monday, March 8 to answer questions and inform community members about their proposal to install a cell phone tower on top of a light pole near the baseball field.
New school lunch initiative will remove unhealthy snacks
Teenage driving numbers don’t acknowledge provisional license statistics
Do teens no longer care about driving? Has the symbol of teenage liberation taken a backseat to other priorities? According to the Washington Post, the answer is yes.
Two juniors earn $3,200 during recent snow storm
The Tea Party movement should not be ignored by the President
“Tea Partyers are just a bunch of crazy, right-wing ‘nut jobs.’ I don’t know why anyone is actually taking them seriously.” The Tea Party movement is serious because people are sending politicians in Washington a message.
What happened to healthcare?
Georgetown Cupcake, focus of the new reality series “Cupcake Sisters”
Rather than walking to Bethesda for a Georgetown Cupcake, you’ll soon be able to observe the secret behind the store’s huge success from the comforts of your living room.
Pegasus’ “Jungalbook” allows students with disabilities to explore drama
Wrestling season comes to a close
The Whitman Wrestling season came to an end on March 6th, at the individual state championships. The Vikes, one of the most dominant teams in the state, end their season as state semi-finalists that sent six wrestlers to the individual state championships.
At the meet, the team had a strong showing with a second place, two [...]
Administrators to access Facebook to punish students
*By Magdalena Carrasco-Roehrs ('08)*
On Feb. 27 around 3:30 a.m., I woke up and felt my room shaking. I thought that it was just a tremor, but as it got worse, I realized it was an earthquake, and a very powerful one.
The screaming, the golden tickets, the crazy wackjobs who think they can sing. It was all pretty entertaining—but come on Fox, it’s getting old.
It’s not just the audition madness of "American Idol" that’s getting repetitive.