Different variations of our school’s logo have been popping up—in the atrium, on the website and in classrooms. Following this update, both students and faculty have raised concerns.
For the greater part of its history, our school’s logo has...
Once a year on November 1-2, the border between the spirit and real world is lifted, allowing families and friends to reconnect with deceased loved ones. Originating in Mexico and Central America, Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) demonstrates respect...
Students across Arlington Public Schools high schools were finally able to enjoy a school sanctioned dance after a year cooped up inside. A long-lasting tradition, the homecoming dance allowed high schoolers to show off their moves and hang out with their...
It is a perpetual, lingering thought that seniors must battle every waking moment. Walking in the hallway, sitting at lunch, at soccer practice -- it always lurks in the background, ready to pounce on your good time. Sometimes it even creeps into dreams....
As the COVID-19 pandemic wreaked havoc across the world, for almost exactly one year, Arlington Public School’s (APS) students sat in their rooms drifting between videoconferences and managing to complete what work they could in the allotted asynchronous...
2020 brought a plethora of life-changing events, altering the way most people live their everyday lives. The most memorable of these events was the Coronavirus, which will forever have an impact on people worldwide. The first two months of 2021 have been...
“I should get a gym membership,” the classic New Year’s resolution, crippled by pandemic restrictions and safety precautions. An inspection of a society’s New Year’s resolutions can expose so much more, especially in a year in which society...
As students finalize their schedules for next year, they will be looking for interesting electives to take. There are numerous popular electives that students take every year, but many that are offered are not as well known. There are a variety of courses...
Barely two miles from our school stands a grim remembrance of Arlington’s dark past: a stone-gray wall, now a historical marker, that once separated black residents from white residents. The blunt, shameful reminder of racial segregation sits on the...
The climate crisis has reached critical conditions around the world. It is becoming a large problem that has an effect on each and every person globally. So many of our habits contribute to climate change, and reducing our carbon footprint is an easy...
Every year, an estimated 6.5 million animals enter animal shelters nationwide. With over 3,500 kill shelters across the United States, the devastating fate of around 2.7 million animals is sealed the second they step foot into those buildings. Though...
This year is unlike any other. The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the lives of many all over the world, and schools nationwide are partially or fully shut down. In Arlington Public Schools (APS), all schools are completely shut down, which will most likely...
