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Mental Health Awareness Month

Mental Health Awareness Month

Josephine Guy, Sports Managing Editor May 23, 2025

So many students go through mental health struggles in silence. For me and others I've met, it feels like a deep hole you cannot escape. Ever since I was little, I got bullied, which ruined my self-esteem....

Senior Reflection: Nicole Han

Senior Reflection: Nicole Han

Nicole Han, Editor-in-Chief May 19, 2025

An accident. It all started with an accident. Freshman year my friend told me, “Let’s take a creative writing class together!” or something like that—either way I wasn’t really paying attention....

From Crayons to Calculations

From Crayons to Calculations

Brianna Cherry, News Managing Editor May 19, 2025

When I first began my IB journey, I had my heart set on child development. I saw it as a natural fit — I loved working with kids, I was patient, and I liked the idea of making an impact on future generations....

Sasha's Mixtape: Hozier

Sasha’s Mixtape: Hozier

Sasha Golubchyk, Staff Writer May 9, 2025

I was watching the entirety of the Lords of the Rings trilogy recently when it dawned on me that I hadn’t written an album review in a month! Life gets busy, but to be completely honest, this one might...

A display of TikTok Shop, a merchandising feature that allows app members to purchase items.

“core core”: Is Gen Z‘s Fixation on Subcultures Counterproductive?

Angela Mvogo, Editor-in-Chief May 6, 2025

To be a black woman is to exist beyond a single definition, a reality that has been a blessing and a curse simultaneously. My excursions into various subcultures and fashion became a reprieve from the...

The Origins of Earth Day: A Call to Action for a Greener Future

The Origins of Earth Day: A Call to Action for a Greener Future

Zoë Conroy, Features Managing Editor April 23, 2025

Yesterday, April 22, 2025, was Earth Day. Many of us learned as children the importance of picking up trash and remembering to "Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle." However, what we may not have been taught are...

Sasha's Mixtape: Coastal Grooves

Sasha’s Mixtape: Coastal Grooves

Sasha Golubchyk, Staff Writer April 7, 2025

I will never stop romanticizing being a teenager in the early 2010s, even though I wasn't even 10 and definitely did not have access to Tumblr. I don't know what it was about that time; maybe everything...

A Call for Student Awareness: Rethinking Our Response to Lockdowns

A Call for Student Awareness: Rethinking Our Response to Lockdowns

Zoë Conroy, Features Managing Editor April 4, 2025

This past week, our campus experienced a lockdown followed by a shelter-in-place order due to a reported assault in the vicinity. This situation has sparked a serious concern for me, particularly regarding...

Members of Watkins Mill's African Student Association introduce themselves.

African Student Association Hosts Seventh Annual African Ball

Angela Mvogo, Editor in Chief April 4, 2025

The African Student Association (ASA) hosted its seventh annual African Ball on Friday, March 21, 2025 at Seneca Valley High School. The event was a collaborative effort between Seneca Valley, Clarksburg,...

Planning Prom: A Night to Remember

Planning Prom: A Night to Remember

Brianna Cherry and Junee Kim March 21, 2025

When it comes to high school traditions, nothing compares to prom night—the glitz, the glamour, and the memories that last a lifetime. But what most people don’t see is the planning that goes on behind...

Sasha's Mixtape: When The Pawn...

Sasha’s Mixtape: When The Pawn…

Sasha Golubchyk March 19, 2025

Who gets the award for the longest album name ever? That would actually be the British band, Chumbawamba, but Fiona Apple put up a good fight. Her second studio album, "When The Pawn.." was released...

An Introvert's Guide to Journalism

An Introvert’s Guide to Journalism

Nicole Han, Editor-in-Chief March 13, 2025

Let’s be clear: I don’t hate talking, but I am deathly scared of it. So scared that I never talked to any of my sources in person (actually, that’s false because when desperate times call for desperate...

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