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In the past year thousands of Afghan refugees have entered the United States.

Lending a hand

Cassie Kavanagh, Social Media Editor November 8, 2021

“Refugees are mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, children, with the same hopes and ambitions as us -- except that a twist of fate has bound their lives to a global refugee crisis on an unprecedented...

Returning to school has been a huge adjustment for many students

Adjusting to in-person learning

Sahara Sania, Staff reporter November 8, 2021

For many students, returning back to school has been a large adjustment after a full year of virtual learning. Some found that they prefer the comfort of their own home in comparison to school while others...

Students at our school hide during an active shooter threat

School shootings in America

Kate Wilcox, Managing Editor November 8, 2021

On October 6, 2021, our school experienced a lockdown due to an anonymous call to the front office that there was a shooter in the building. The school acted quickly and students were either sheltered...

Oreo Haunted Mansion

10 Spooktacular Halloween DIY’s

Grace Joseffer, Copy Editor November 3, 2021

[slideshow_deploy id='9409'] There is a feeling of excitement and anxiousness in the air as the chilling holiday approaches. Fun costumes, neighbors with fantastic decorations, and inventive costumes...

Mr. Folb is new at our school. He previously taught at New Directions.

Teaching a new direction

Cassie Kavanagh, Social Media Editor October 24, 2021

Calculators, spiral notebooks, pencils and erasers surround Mr. Joshua Folb as he sets up his new classroom at W-L. For the past 13 years, he has taught alternative education for Arlington Public Schools...

Students were ushered away from the building on the day of the incident. Many police showed up to help guide people on where to go.

Lockdown incident raises concerns about safety

Ariel Gill-Ehrenreich, Editor-in-Chief October 15, 2021

“Nothing can prepare you for this.” The words of Principal Mr. Antonio Hall sounded through the school on Thursday, October 7,  as teachers put on the live community session hosted by Mr.Hall to talk...

A student on our gymnastics team mid-flip. Some gymnasts suffer from mental blocks which stop them from completing some moves.

Pushing past the blocks

Karenna Keane, Managing Editor September 10, 2021

Junior Alexa Brooke, a member of the school gymnastics team, takes off, running across the floor of the gym, preparing to launch into a roundoff backhandspring back tuck. Brooke had injured herself while...

Student resource officers (SROs) have been a matter of controversy for the past year in light of the Black Lives Matter movement.

Removing resource officers

Ariel Gill-Ehrenreich, Editor-in-chief September 9, 2021

Movements like Black Lives Matter have brought more widespread recognition to the disproportionate violence by police toward minorities in the past year. In response, the Arlington Public Schools (APS)...

Books to big screen

Books to big screen

Janhvi Spahr, Copy Editor September 9, 2021

Since the beginning of film production, movies and TV shows have been inspired and based on popular books. It can take years for fans to see their favorite books from paper be put on the big screen, and...

Alumni and teacher of our school, Ms. Splan poses for a photo.

Once a general, always a general

Cassie Kavanagh, Social Media Editor September 9, 2021

It would be reasonable to assume that as a new teacher, the school may be a fairly unknown place, something that will require some time to learn to navigate. However, for Ms. Patrice Splan, it is the opposite,...

Welcome back!

Welcome back!

Jude Heatley, Business Editor September 9, 2021

After more than a year, the school has decided to allow students to come back into the classroom full time. Although the pandemic is still not behind us, students and faculty are a lot more prepared to...

The custodial staff stands for a photo. They have been extremely helpful and necessary during this difficult time.

Custodial staff vs. the pandemic

Kayla Combs, Staff reporter June 14, 2021

Nowadays, custodians are often surrounded by sanitizers and chemical cleaners daily. One of these chemicals is “KBQ,” also called “Virus”, and is the most commonly used chemical for cleaning hard...

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