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When searching the grocery aisles for healthy granola provided zero success, an inventive student decided to create her own product. Neha Yadavalli, a junior, started making granola just a few months...

One of the most valuable aspects of Woodbridge High is the teachers.  Teachers only see their students three times a week and are often challenged to maximize class time. To make the most of the 220...

By definition all twins share a lot in common, but good luck finding twins more alike than Shannon (Obermeier) Davis and Sarah (Obermeier) Latchford of Tyrone. Their similarities go well beyond their...

The sound of giggles, conversation and the occasional tumble fill the air. Finger paintings and craft projects are proudly displayed on the walls. Toddlers and caregivers are everywhere: playing, interacting...

Advocacy is a catalyst for change. Throughout the year, social studies teacher Jon Resendez has been utilizing his voice to positively impact the community by promoting equity in education, exploring his...

Diwali, also known as the “Festival of Lights,” is a holiday that celebrates the triumph of good over evil. The celebration is adjacent to Christmas for people of the Hindu religion, and is held according...

Content Warning: this article contains the usage of homophobic slurs. On a cold afternoon in February 2008, Matthew Krumpe ’08, a senior at the time, had just finished dance class in lower Chalmers....

Strolling through Bethesda neighborhoods, pedestrians pass by endless suburban front yards featuring lush manicured lawns, towering trees and flower beds blooming with daffodils. For some families, this...

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Birds chirping, light shining through the window, senior Karen Merryman sets her computer on the table. After double-checking her presentation, she opens up GoogleMeet and sees Anastasia Brynzas’ smiling...

The popularity of pets within homes of U.S. residents continues to skyrocket with time, as 86.9 million households currently care for a pet. Most of these people tend to nurture their pets for as long...

ChatGPT, the chatbot software launched by Open AI in November 2022, continues to challenge the principle of academic integrity as students find novel ways to plagiarize their work without detection.  ...

Sleep. It is something that everyone needs, but few high schoolers seem to be able to get, especially at Burlingame. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advises that high school-aged teens...

After an unexpected vacancy for a Coppell High School’s English II Honors teacher, the scramble for a new teacher began amidst a teacher shortage two weeks into the school year.  Ericka Cansino took...

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Using the hashtag "#ProsperProud," last April, elementary school teacher Abigail Peterson tweeted  about Baker Elementary's Musical Theater Club, showing off her kids singing a "High School Musical" song. ...

As a major part of the recent construction, a new kitchen has opened to accommodate the newly created culinary arts program. At the head of the program is instructor Anthony Chevalier. Chevalier brings...

One out of 26 in San Mateo County. Yet one of very few in Belmont. An evening stroll turned sour as Paul Farmer left his home in 2019 and vanished, spawning a citywide search and a collaboration to ensure...

With overflowing trash cans and food left across the lunch tables of WHS, the question arises; does WHS waste significant amounts of food? Because they never know exactly how many students they...

An oppressive republic On Sept. 16, 2022, Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini passed away in custody of the Iranian government. Amini had been arrested three days earlier for improperly wearing her hijab. Although...

Sophomore Ellie Falk woke up on October 7 and felt suffocated by the news. “When I first heard the news that Hamas invaded Israel, my heart sank with worry and grief about what would happen to these...

For many immigrant families, coming to America is the ultimate sacrifice. With their entire lives behind them, rebuilding their life in an unknown environment in hopes of improving their family’s future...

Ever wondered about how we got to planet Earth? Curious about exoplanets that endure extreme conditions to orbit their host stars? Kaitlyn Wang (12) is the person to talk to. But she’s also someone who’s...

Beep Beep Beep! The alarm clock goes off at 5 a.m. for senior Alex Funk. She stumbles out of bed on her way to breakfast, the warm smell of coffee fills the air as she nears. She packs up her stuff for...

Every problem has a solution — you just have to find it. Emergency Distance Learning, back in 2020, was exactly that problem, with seniors Zara Hommez and Siya Mishra discerning a divide between...

“Max is like any other kid, he just can’t see,” Ed Ottinger, freshman Max Ottinger’s dad, said. Max lost his vision due to a brain tumor cutting off blood pressure to his optic nerve when he...

Senior Talan Nelson, typically seen in his maroon and white overalls, has earned a permanent front row spot at all the Wahawk athletic events. As a student section leader, Nelson brings energy to the crowd...

When teen songwriters, singers and producers Leo Horton and Shawn Pichardo ‘24 started Beats 4 Justice, their mission centered around teaching underserved students across the United States how to...

The smell of bacon fills the field as people file into the stands, carrying plates piled with pancakes and bacon. Seniors stand at tables to the side, helping those who come up to get a portion of this...

Every two hours and 11 minutes, one person under the age of 25 commits suicide. It is the third leading cause of death for adolescents and takes the lives of 5,000 kids every year.  School grades,...

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Student experience As students walk into their first day of school, they feel a mix of anxiety, excitement and confusion. Along with these feelings, some students are plagued with an added emotion:...

German teacher Susanne Smith annually registers students for the Goethe-Institute International German Exam, an official assessment of German abilities recognized by schools and employers worldwide. ...

For former building substitute Bruno Harper, Blue Valley Northwest wasn’t just his place of work but was also somewhere he enjoyed being every day, principal’s assistant Dianne Waldo said. Harper passed...

The night is peaceful. Not a sound is heard save for the gentle and rhythmic buzz of cicadas and the crackling of a fire within the ancient forest. A group has stopped to rest for the night, sleeping soundly...

Veterans Day is a time to honor the service of past and present members of the US military, and the Tyrone Area School District is fortunate to have several teachers and staff members who also served the...

On Aug. 8, a wildfire rapidly consumed the homes and lives of citizens residing in West Maui. Experts said the fire was potentially caused by an electrical pole that had been knocked down by the gales...

Quintuplets - five offspring born from a single birth - are an atypical phenomenon, happening in roughly every one out of 60 million births domestically. Since the first set of quintuplets, society has...

Kevin Long and his daughter Molly walked together. American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) holds walks citywide, where individuals can go to support and raise awareness for suicide prevention....

It won’t happen to me. It's not even in my family. Words that go through a lot of women’s mind when it comes to cancer. Words that campus SPED Evaluation Clerk Regina Booth thought as well. “It...

Current DVHS senior Fatimah Hussain founded her first 3D printing business back in 2021. Despite continuing to make three more businesses afterwards, it was her first business where she really learned...

Different colored beads hung on the wall, each color representing a struggle. Every person – each student, each parent, each grandparent, each teacher, each child, each community member – had a...

Around the table, smiles dance on the faces of club members. They laugh with each other and talk about the cliché boy-meets-girl romance tropes and the different perspectives books give on historical...

Most people think that having a reputation, a personality and even an Instagram account demands a third dimension, but Flat Chris disproves this theory on all counts. Flat Chris is a local celebrity at...