Gold-medal Olympic gymnast Aly Raisman visited Pyle Monday, where she spoke to eighth grade students about making healthy choices and the dangers of alcohol. (continue reading...)

Pyle English department chair Celia Harper will retire at the end of the school year, ending her 43-year teaching career. (continue reading...)

While Whitman musicians played onstage at “Talent Showpocalypse” March 24, Pyle seventh-grader Andrew Gonzales rocked at a gig of his own: the 100th annual National Cherry Blossom Festival. (continue reading...)

Four Jewish girls and four Arab girls from Israel spoke about the power of soccer in breaking down cultural barriers to social studies teacher Andrew Sonnabend’s AP Comparative Politics students today. The girls also participated in a soccer game after school with Whitman soccer players. (continue reading...)

The in-depth section in issue 6 profiles alumni, parents and teachers in the military. Below is a feature on a Pyle teacher who served in the military to accompany the section: “Well, it’s a long story,” said Gary Witzenburg, algebra teacher at Pyle Middle School. “I’m a product of World War II.” Witzenburg’s military story starts when he as a 17-year-old high school senior in December of 1957, after he enlisted in the Navy reserves. (continue reading...)

Montgomery County Police and MCPS security are currently investigating graffiti discovered May 14 at Pyle Middle School on the wall by the tennis courts. (continue reading...)

Senior Sam Oshinsky won the Carson Scholars Fund Award for the fourth time March 1. (continue reading...)