• 8th grade SOL tests will take place in the upstairs computer labs. May 18, 2012 at 6:28 am

  • IB/AP exams will take place in the upstairs gym and Clausen Hall. May 18, 2012 at 6:27 am

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There’s a New Girl in town

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It's the classic humorous roommate TV series staring Hollywood's 500 Days of Summer, Zooey Deschanel.

Our Rating: 8/10

Helina Daniel, Entertainment Editor
September 16, 2011

What do the shows Friends, Will & Grace, and Scrubs have in common? It’s the classic humorous roommate TV series. Hollywood’s 500 Days of Summer, Zooey Deschanel, stars as Jessica Day on FOX’s upcoming comical sitcom. Day is a spunky 20 year old  sweetheart who has just gotten... Read more »

Chimaira’s The Age of Hell

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Ethan Edwards, Staff Writer
September 16, 2011

Beginning with the fast and ferocious title track and continuing into a nearly hour-long saga of chugging riffs, master drum work, and perfectly sung vocals. The album’s highlight tracks, “Born in Blood”, “Year of the Snake”, and “Trigger Finger” combine old school thrash reminiscent of... Read more »

Maryland State Fair

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September 14, 2011

◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 11 Maryland locals All Time Low come back home to preform at the Maryland State Fair  

Lil Wayne falls flat in newest album

Helina Daniel
September 14, 2011

After spending an entire year of his life in jail, Lil Wayne has finally released his highly controversial ninth studio album entitled Tha Carter IV. The album was released only a couple of hours after his closing performance on the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards. The highly anticipated album features a... Read more »

Warped Tour 2011

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Rachel and Sarah Bergen, Entertainment/Photo Editors
August 23, 2011

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Summer at The Warped Tour

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Rachel Bergen, Entertainment Editor
August 14, 2011

Anyone who considers themselves a fan of the punk-rock scene knows they’ll be spending at least a day of their summer at the Vans Warped Tour. If you’ve never heard of Warped Tour, it can be summed up as an entire summer of one-day music festivals, incredible venues, hundreds on live bands, thousands... Read more »

The Help: funny, touching and powerful

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Annie Curran, Co-Editor in Chief
August 11, 2011

The Help is the story of Eugenia “Skeeter” Phelan, a young journalist who teams up with African American maids to write a book about their workplace experiences in Jackson, Mississippi during the turbulent ‘60s. The movie is based on Kathryn Stockett’s bestseller of the same name. Though Skeeter,... Read more »

Perfect You is the perfect read for teens

Priya Adhikary, Staff Writer
June 15, 2011

Elizabeth Scott is a writer who writes about teenagers and how they change throughout their high school experiences. Perfect You, one of Scott’s books, is about a sophomore named Kate Brown whose life has taken a turn for the worst ever since her best friend turned against her. This book goes deep... Read more »

Students eagerly await the return of Pretty Little Liars

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The new season will continue the story based on the book series by Sarah Shepard.

Carina Chu, Circulation Manager
June 4, 2011

ABC Family’s hit series, Pretty Little Liars, will return on June 14 after a six month break and will run for the rest of the season on Tuesdays. Many students at AHS are obsessed with this intense and thrilling show. “I’m really excited because in the previous season I would finish my homework... Read more »

All Time Low Dirty Work Album Review

Haben Berihun, Videographer
June 1, 2011

All Time Low (ATL) was so successful by 2009 that it caught the attention of Interscope Records, a label whose universal influence has touched artists ranging from country singers to rappers. Instead of continuing their fun ride on the road of success, ATL began working on its 2011 album Dirty Work,... Read more »