It’s 2025, a year marked by uncertainty. Many people are worried about what this year will bring and how it will affect their futures. One thing remains in our control, however, and that’s deciding what we’re leaving in 2024 and what we want to...
The age-old debate for high school students. Choosing between the SAT and the ACT is like trying to decide whether you want pizza or pasta. Both are delicious of course, but one might have a little extra something that makes it stand out to you. The ACT...
Seniors work tirelessly throughout the summer and fall writing essays for their top college choices. Some brave the process alone or choose to hire tutors, while others use their parents to produce quality pieces of writing describing their background,...
Our school has focused on enforcing new attendance and phone policies these past two years. Every morning, students can now only enter through two doors of our school after 7:50 am. Entering through the cafeteria and side doors is no longer allowed. You...
With how disjointed the student body is, it can be difficult to reach everyone, let alone appeal to them. Different forms of communication appeal to different people, so it’s important that you go through multiple routes.Club leaders, administrators,...
There are many successful small businesses in our area that are pioneered and led by women in our community. Female business owners have worked hard to both start off on their own and to carry on their family legacies.Grace Abi-Najm Shea of Arlington’s...
Senior skip days might just be the greatest senior year tradition, but this year, our school’s senior class is off to a rocky start. Having three alleged skip days already this year, it is unclear how many “official” skip days seniors have attempted...
You’re cutting into your Thanksgiving dinner with your grandma’s old plastic cutlery when you hear your uncle start spewing political talking points left and right.The room goes silent, and you look at your cousins in defeated anticipation of...
Every Tuesday and Thursday during Patriot Period, students have lessons on Social and Emotional Learning (SEL). SEL helps to teach emotional intelligence—our ability to understand, control and express our emotions. In theory, the Tuesday lessons are...
Since last year, our school has had an “off-and-away” policy where students are not allowed to have their phones out during class. This falls in line with the Arlington Public Schools (APS) policy, which was introduced this year. However, things could...
The media cycle now is dominated by the federal election results. Due to its prevalence, it can feel as though Donald Trump and those elected to the House of Representatives and Senate are the only politicians worth your attention. However, local government...
When walking through the halls of our school, you don’t need to strain your ears to hear complaints. Students lament the crowded stairwells, glitching technology and the ever-variable building temperature. However, these sentiments come off as slightly...
