CULTURAL HOLIDAYS AND OBSERVANCES
Reet Bhangu, Section Editor
June 1, 2022
This year the Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) calendar recognizes 15 cultural and religious...
Tilyn Anderson, Staff Writer
May 11, 2022
During the Pie Day celebration in March, Christy Jenkins-Dietz, math teacher, surprised her pie-thrower,...
WHAT IS JUST: OUR FAITH IS NOT A BURDEN
Manal Khalid, Staff Writer
May 11, 2022
I am exhausted from having to answer to people just to simply practice my religion. I am exhausted...
ABORTION ACCESS IS A HUMAN RIGHT
Chelsea Hamilton, Section Editor
June 3, 2022
A draft of what would be one of the most controversial Supreme Court decisions was leaked in May. The draft aims to overturn Roe v. Wade (1973) and Planned Parenthood...
Naysa Piper-Fisher, Co-Editor In Chief
June 1, 2022
The Ironist” presents an argument using that mighty tool known as verbal irony, or sarcasm. Irony has long served as an expression of protest-- both a weapon and a balm...
WHEN IT COMES TO FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION, WE NEED UNCOMFORTABLE CONVERSATIONS
Aaryan Rawal, Staff Writer
May 23, 2022
During my freshman year, the six learning objectives of Family Life Education (FLE) were relegated to a one sentence message broadcasted across a gymnasium: “Abstinence...
“I don’t know. Um, when I tried it, I felt, I felt better than I ever had, so I just kept doing it,” Nic Sheff mumbled, as tears streamed down his face....
The Ironist” presents an argument using that mighty tool known as verbal irony, or sarcasm. Irony has long served as an expression of protest-- both a weapon and a balm...
During the Pie Day celebration in March, Christy Jenkins-Dietz, math teacher, surprised her pie-thrower, Michal Manser, Grade 10, by fighting back. When their...
As Brooke Reed, 12, sets foot on court, the mentality switches. Her focus is on winning–but not just winning. Specifically, she’s about winning as a team. ...
It seemed like the crowd's eyes were on her, and only her, as her teammates ran in circles. After three years of begging for a solo, she finally got it. Yet, her...
As he steps onto the mat to face his opponent, Marcelo Alcocer, 12, reflects on what motivates him. His biggest motivator is the thought of making people...
As a junior Rakibul Alam, 12, wrote a poem for Nikki Warren’s AP Lang class. The poem was based on Langston Hughes’s “Theme for English B” and examined...
The house lights dimmed and a hushed silence fell on the crowd; the grand curtain opened, and the show began. The spotlights illuminated young actors, who began...
In the 1800s, Walt Whitman—a.k.a. “Our Great American Poet” –used his voice to celebrate our nation’s diversity. Proclaiming, “I Hear America Singing,” Whitman...
