Katelyn Burley and Grace Edwards

March 12, 2021

Schools across the county are preparing to welcome students back in after the Board of Education voted to reopen. Watkins Mill High School is currently focusing on precautions to reopen safely for students and staff, despite concerns of the COVID-19 pandemic. “I can guarantee that we’re going to try our best to be as safe as possible in the building,”...

Lindsey Harmon, Associate Editor

March 5, 2021

One of the most significant health problems in the United States is cancer, second to cardiovascular disease, in terms of leading causes of death. Americans avoided over three million cancer-related deaths since 1991, and the past few years show record-breaking declines in cancer death rates. Is the cause due to COVID-19 as more people stay home to...

Joshua Burgos and Caleb Vargas

January 27, 2021

In a 7-1 vote, the Board of Education decided to push student return to schools from February 15 back to March 15. Initially, the BOE adopted a plan to phase in students when the county met specific metrics related to COVID-19 infections. These metrics follow a COVID-19 case rate of 15 per 100,000 residents over a 14 day average, or a positivity...

Melody Safo, Arts and Entertainment Managing Editor

January 20, 2021

Minority Scholars Program (MSP) hosted a virtual Zoom Town Hall about colorism on December 18, 2020. There were over 90 students across the county in attendance, including 12 high schools and three middle schools. "I can say that more people were in attendance and people from a broader range of schools attended as well," senior and MSP secretary...