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Dale proposes snow cancellation make up schedule

Alex Utano, Staff Writer
March 1, 2010

A continuous seven days of snow induced cancellations served as a second winter break for students and faculty. But unlike the scheduled winter break, these days off will require make-up days. FCPS schools must make up for the cancellations with the elimination of teacher workdays and previously scheduled... Read more »

Jazz Band Rehearsal

March 1, 2010

A change in Tiger’s stripes?

Hope Stadulis, Editorials Editor
March 1, 2010

“I had affairs. I cheated. What I did is not acceptable and I am the only person to blame.”  This is one of the many self-humiliating statements that pro-golf superstar Tiger Woods made during his televised public apology on Friday, Feb. 19.  As he spoke to a small audience comprised of friends... Read more »

Tragedy hits close to home

Kelly McGarey, Co-Editor in Chief
March 1, 2010

It seems that every time we turn on the TV, open the newspaper or scan our favorite internet browsers, Americans are greeted with grim examples of our nation’s seemingly uncontrollable violence. Though we are involved in two wars in the Middle East which have garnered widespread attention and fostered... Read more »