Arlington Food Assistance Center
Olivia Sklenka, Lifestyles Editor
October 28, 2015
Filed under Style, Top Stories
Arlington Food Assistance Center (AFAC) located in Arlington, Virginia, was founded over 25 years ago as a way to help end hunger in the county. AFAC’s mission is to provide supplemental groceries to Arlington neighbors in need. The organization provides free of charge meals to Arlington residents...
Morgan is Back
Hannah Rosman, Staff Reporter
October 23, 2015
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Comedian Tracy Morgan, known for paying Tracy Jordan on 30 Rock, hosted Saturday Night Live last Saturday, officially returning to TV after a brush with death last year. Though the appearance was not his first, it was his first live comedy stint since the car crash on June 7, 2014 which left him in a coma ...
Uber on the go
Callie Randall, Hannah Rosman, Noah Winslow, Lifestyles Editor
October 19, 2015
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Uber, founded by Travis Kalanick and Garrett Camp in 2009, is an American transportation company headquartered in San Francisco, CA. The company provides consumers temporary car service from local Uber drivers in cities around the world. Customers can submit a trip request through the Uber smartphone app...
Club Spotlight: Do Something Club
Marisa Sydnor, Writer
October 18, 2015
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Do Something Club is a service club where the focus is on inspiring young people to take action in their community through creative service projects. The club was created in February of 2014 by seniors Bailey Hall and Rebecca Wroblewski. “I had the idea for the club and Rebecca and I worked to mak...
Spirit of Homecoming
Marisa Sydnor, Writer
October 18, 2015
Filed under Style
Spirit week and the homecoming football game are major landmarks of the school year, but homecoming is the main event of the week. Homecoming was originally started for the alumni of the school, but many current students and staff put a dominant focus on it as a way to show their love for their schoo...
Fall Into new music
Alice Bell, Features Editor
October 16, 2015
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This autumn has been rife with new music. Earlier in September, the District saw the first Landmark Music Festival to benefit the National Mall, and the month was interspersed with gigs by The Neighbourhood, Wavves, FIDLAR and Wolf Alice. The fun only continues into October, November and December with...
DCvegfest
Matthew Herrity, Staff Reporter
October 15, 2015
Filed under Style
An estimated 15,000 people endured the brutal cold and rain at the Navy Yard for the district's 18th annual DCVegfest. Started in 1997, DCVegfest is an event organized by Compassion Over Killing to promote vegetarian and vegan living as well as animals rights in the district. The event hosted over...
Shirlington’s AMC renovations underway
October 10, 2015
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Since it's debut opening in 1995, AMC Loews Shirlington 7 has gone under many renovations, the latest being in 2012. However, the theater will experience it's biggest change to date when it will be closed for renovations this November in an effort to attract new customers. Among the planned upgrades are ...
W-L’s favorite local restaurants
Ariya Nosouhian, Staff Writer
October 9, 2015
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In Arlington, good food is generally not difficult to find. However, sometimes inspiration fails to strike. Here are a few of the W-L community’s favorite places to eat in Arlington. If pizza is in the cards, try Rustico Restaurant or Pupatella Pizza. Rustico Restaurant is a tavern-style restaurant...
New band on the block
Callie Randall and Hannah Rosman
October 8, 2015
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Hard to Control (HTC), created in February by seniors Kaelan Brown, Peter Banks, and former senior Joaquin Friedman, is a new emerging hip hop and jazz band made up of 12 Arlington musicians, 11 being from W-L. The three founders played in the school’s jazz band together and from there added more music...
How to Get Away with Murder returns
Hannah Rosman, Staff Reporter
October 4, 2015
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After rave reviews of its first season, How To Get Away With Murder had its season two premiere on ABC last Thursday at 10:00 p.m.. This show is the third drama created by Shonda Rhimes. Her other two shows are also extremely successful and their season premieres earned very good reviews. The first ...
Clarendon has a party
Will Siegal '16, Managing/Sports Editor
October 2, 2015
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Before the music was playing and the smell of food commandeered the air, runners of all ages crossed the finish line in their respective races to cheers and goody bags. Races are only a fraction of the traditions and events Clarendon Day had to offer. Having started in 1993, Clarendon Day...
Talley Schroeder, Staff Reporter
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Washington-Loving and Washington Liberty. These are the two names the renaming committee for Washington-Lee High School has decided on. They have presented these two names...
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Grace Gent, Staff Reporter
December 9, 2018
Model United Nations (MUN) is a club centered on international problem solving. The school’s MUN club had their biggest conference of the year in early November. With more...
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