School districts around the country have made great strides in recent years for creating more classes and changing their curriculums to help students feel more represented in what they learn. MCPS is a…

When I used to think about France, I pictured cobblestone streets, cheese, lilting accents, grand cathedrals and high fashion. Glamorous shots in movies had formed hyper romanticized images of chocolates…

According to CNN, a hate crime is defined as a crime that is motivated by prejudice on the basis of sexual orientation, religion, gender, gender identity, disability or race. There are four main reasons…

Welcome Raya, the first Southeast Asian princess. 

Anticipation was high for Disney’s recent animated film, Raya and the Last Dragon. Already with its epic fight choreography, fantasy, mythology,…

If it were not for the pandemic, climate change would have been the headline natural disaster. Besides being a national and global concern, climate change is also a local issue in need of heightened attention….

Over the past year, communities across the country have been pushing for police reform in schools. The School Resource Officers (SRO) Program has recently gathered attention from students and staff alike.
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MCPS has recently signed a $1.3 million, 14-year contract with Highland Electric Transportation for the gradual electrification of its fleet of 1,400 school buses. This contract marks the single largest…

It has been more than one year since Gov. Larry Hogan first ordered schools across Maryland to close due to the coronavirus. Nobody could have anticipated that this closure, announced on March 12, 2020,…

Anti-Asian hate crimes have risen by nearly 150 percent amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Attacks against Asian Americans is not the only thing surging; discrimination and xenophobia have also skyrocketed in…

Simeon Mukuna was a son, brother, student, comedian, dreamer, soccer player and amazing friend. His life was tragically taken on Saturday, Feb. 6, but not before he could make bonds with his friends and…

In late 2013, Marvel Comics announced their series, Ms. Marvel, would be rebooted with a new lead. Instead of the blonde, All-American Carol Danvers, who starred in the first two series, Muslim and Pakistani-American…

The internet erupted after it was announced that six Dr. Seuss books will no longer be published because of racist imagery. These books are “And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street”, “If I…

In Dr. Seuss’s much-loved children’s book The Sneetches, a fantastical species of animals judge the worth of an individual simply on whether or not they have a star on their belly. The star-bellied…

A film produced in the United States. A narrative written and directed by an American filmmaker. A screenplay that represents the countless origin stories of many American families. What could be more…

Senior Sophia Bailor has her heart set on becoming a paramedic. Although few high school students have their career path already planned, Bailor’s choice is influenced by the traumatic events she has…

Hunter Dickinson, a 7’ 2 freshman center, has gotten the attention of many basketball fans across the country for his impeccable talent and athleticism. He’s been named the Big Ten Freshman of the…

This summer while the world was taking on the COVID-19 pandemic, people of color and allies around the globe were also battling another pandemic: police brutality. Violence towards black and brown people…

Amidst the eleventh month of the COVID-19 pandemic, people across the U.S. are struggling as they continue to adjust to this new way of life. One particular group of people who have had to be up-and-front…

If the recent assault on our Capitol has done anything at all, it clearly showed the glaring double standards in modern-day America.

The media labels white school shooters and suicide bombers as “complex…

Thousands of rioters stormed Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, Jan. 6, to dispute the 2020 election results. After overwhelming the Capitol security force, the rioters forcefully entered the…

He was compared to Bernstein by BBC Proms director David Pickard, likened to Mozart and Prince by Coldplay’s Chris Martin, and named “jazz’s new messiah” by the Guardian. However, the four-time…

The art of letter writing is slowly dying out as years pass. With technology becoming more advanced, generations resort to methods like texts and emails rather than letters when contacting people. However,…

On Nov. 15, Netflix released the fourth season of “The Crown,” a historical drama series that premiered in 2016. Created by Peter Morgan, the show details the life and legacy of the British monarchy,…

On Jan. 5, 2021, Georgia will be holding its Senate runoff elections after being turned Democratic for the first time in decades by President-elect Joe Biden. Now, the incumbent Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R-Ga.)…

There is no single phrase that can properly define world sensation BTS, but “princes of pop,” self-love trailblazers, unabating record-breakers, dancing superstars, and prominent advocates of inclusivity…

Quarantine, social distancing and all things COVID-19 have created uncharted territory for everyone. No one signed up for it, and there is no magic “stop” button to make it all go away when things…

In 1971, the 26th Amendment lowered the U.S. voting age from 21 to 18 years old. Based largely on the work of young activists, some people are pushing for the voting age to be lowered once again to 16….

675,000. That is the number of Americans who lost their lives during the 1918 influenza pandemic—a number larger than all U.S. war casualties from World War I to the present day. As the death toll for…

As the coronavirus pandemic continues to rage on, schools across the country have taken the leap into online learning. RM is no exception, and with the third week of distance learning about to wrap up,…

In the tenth episode of season two of the TidePod, senior contributor Ella Koenig and her friends came up with a list of 50 fun activities to do during COVID-19 school closures. Right now, students…

On Tuesday, March 17, Governor Larry Hogan announced that the Maryland primary election, originally scheduled for April 28, will be postponed to June 2 amid concerns of the coronavirus pandemic. Maryland…

The COVID-19—previously known as the Novel Coronavirus—first originated in Wuhan, China, at the end of 2019. As of now, it has spread to approximately 45,171 people in 26 different countries. Of the…

Update from March 9, 8:57 a.m.: According to Bethesda Magazine, two more Maryland residents have tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday, March 8. As of today, there are four positive cases in Montgomery…

In the eighth episode of the second season of the TidePod, we interviewed leadership members of RM’s Black Student Union, or BSU, about Black History Month, which takes place during February. At RM, the…

In the halls of RM, students can be found chasing others with spoons. This is not as abnormal of a scene as it may seem; this is a part of the game Spoon Assassin, an IB tradition that has lasted for many…

The cinema has been an integral component of American society since the year 1895, when prolific inventor Thomas Edison developed the world’s first Kinetoscope, thus enabling the creation of the movie…

Within one year, sophomore Art Stephen transformed a doodle he drew in his freshman government class into a profitable clothing brand. Driven by his personal mantra, “go higher,” Stephen’s business,…

On Jan. 22, 2019, the Senate held the third impeachment trial in history. In the month prior, the House of Representatives voted to impeach President Trump, charging him with high crimes and misdemeanors…

As the end-of-school bell rang on Wednesday, Dec. 18, members of Madrigals—RM’s most advanced choir—rushed out of their classrooms and towards the Metro station. Their ultimate destination? The White…

In the sixth episode of the second season of the TidePod, we interviewed the student producers of Richard Montgomery’s own One Acts festival, an entirely student-run show comprised of four one-act plays…

“Cancel culture” is a recent addition to our vernacular, and it has become a pervasive part of online culture and a powerful silencing force. It describes the phenomenon of extreme public backlash against…

After much anticipation, I finally sat down to watch Jay Roach’s “Bombshell,” a shocking account of ongoing sexual harassment buried within the inner levels of Fox News that helped ignite future…

Sister duos Lindsay and Caroline Maggio and Elise and Charlotte Turesson are currently four of the most prominent athletes at RM. However, despite being related, they have all paved their legacy within…

Ever since its creation more than 50 years ago, “Sesame Street” has been continually expanding from its original cast. Most recently, on Oct. 9, Sesame Workshop, the non-profit organization behind…

As someone who has played in the pit orchestra for six musicals, music directed an original one-act play and composed a soundtrack to accompany a Shakespeare play, it’s no secret to me that the instrumental…

Eight months have passed since over 8,000 students from the DMV area rallied against gun violence at Capitol Hill. This momentous event that gained national media attention was coordinated by Montgomery…

Throwing away trays of untouched food, distributing cold cheese sandwiches, branding childrens’ arms, firing workers, threatening loss of custody to parents: ‘Lunch shaming’ is the overt identification…

Lili Freeman
Senior Lili Freeman has been tumbling since she was young, but she is relatively new to the world of acrobatic gymnastics. Despite this, she has made many accomplishments and memories during…

“Unbelievable,” which was released on Sept. 13 on Netflix, is a show based on “An Unbelievable Story of Rape,” a true story published by ProPublica and The Marshall Project. The show follows a…

It’s all fun and games until someone gets hurt. That universal statement applies to not only physical activities, but social situations as well. In September, Saturday Night Live (SNL) hired Shane Gillis,…