Crossed Sabres

One step ahead

One step ahead

Grace Joseffer June 2, 2023

For most students, walking across the stage at graduation is a culmination of four years in high school. For Basay Tayfun, however, it will be the culmination of three years. Basay Tayfun started this...

Besties for the resties

Besties for the resties

Hannah Kennedy, Staff Reporter June 2, 2023

Many people are awoken by blaring alarms, hitting snooze a few times before finally forcing themselves from the comfort of their beds and heading to school. Senior Shion Paris, however, is also greeted...

International education

International education

Ella Cohen, Staff Reporter June 1, 2023

A student prepares to walk to security with their family with a suitcase in hand. What if they also have to get their passport stamped at the airport of their destination? After hearing good things...

Meryem K pictured at Columbia University. She will be attending the school next year with a QuestBridge scholarship.

QuestBridge scholars

Karenna Keane, Editor-In-Chief May 31, 2023

On Aug. 1, 2022, student inboxes were flooded with emails from colleges: The Common Application had opened and college application season officially began. For several students, however, the process of...

Beyond graduation: college majors

Beyond graduation: college majors

Arianna Hellman, Staff Reporter May 31, 2023

Along with college applications often comes the task of declaring a major. Many students enter college undecided or switch majors at some point during their academic journeys. Others turn longtime passions...

A lifetime of music at the school

A lifetime of music at the school

Amelia Keng, Staff Reporter May 31, 2023
Seniors who have been in chorus, band, and orchestra at the school for four years
Party School: fun, zany, and surprisingly profound

Party School: fun, zany, and surprisingly profound

Jenny Lyuke, Staff Reporter May 25, 2023

The best way for me to describe Jon Hart’s “Party School” is that it is one heck of an interesting ride. Admittedly, my expectations were low at first–what could be insightful about a book that...

College packing tips by students for students

College packing tips by students for students

Charlotte Cunningham, Staff Reporter May 25, 2023

Going to college is an exciting experience many embark on after high school. Leaving the nest means packing belongings for a new home. Given that students cannot bring everything, what are the dorm essentials?...

Adiós W-L

Adiós W-L

Ciara Dooley May 25, 2023

It is common to go blindly into college without a solid plan or purpose. A gap year allows one to determine one’s place in the world. The Gap Year Association estimates that on average, around 50,000...

Sock Balls and Safeties

Sock Balls and Safeties

Cassie Kavanagh May 25, 2023

Crab walking, holding hands with a freshman and going bald all made up some of the safeties in this year’s senior survivor's game. Safeties helped protect seniors from getting out and expired at the...

2022 Washington Commanders, the good, the bad and the ugly

2022 Washington Commanders, the good, the bad and the ugly

David Alboum, Staff Reporter May 11, 2023

As the National Football League (NFL) season starts to wrap up, it is about time we review our local NFL team: the Washington Commanders. I, along with most other Commanders fans, would call this season...

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Benefits of going to a farmers market

Ciara Dooley March 23, 2023

Farmers markets can be a fun new addition to a weekend lifestyle or routine. It is a lively outdoor setting where one may purchase fresh produce, try new things from different vendors, listen to live music...

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