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Ms. Franckowiak (pictured here) in Andorra.

Ms. Franckowiak Selected to Compete on Jeopardy

Anjali DasSarma, 2015-2017 Editor-in-Chief March 7, 2017

Click. Click click. It’s Tuesday evening, and Biology teacher Ms. Franckowiak sits in front of her TV as Jeopardy questions flash up on the screen. She’s gripping a pen, poised to click right after...

Seniors Give Advice on Grappling with College Rejections

Seniors Give Advice on Grappling with College Rejections

Julia Bohse, 2016-2017 Writer March 3, 2017

“We regret to inform you…” A student’s worst nightmare. You see the letter in the mail with the label “Admissions” on the front and your heart starts to race. Excitedly, you pull open the...

Sophomore Philip Taylor Designs Prosthetic Arm for Children

Sophomore Philip Taylor Designs Prosthetic Arm for Children

Rachel Eisenhauer, 2016-2017 Arts Editor March 1, 2017

Most children spend their childhoods racing up and down plastic slides, toddling around parks and screeching after scraping a knee or an elbow. But for children who have disabilities, a simple crash can...

Sophomore Trea Keys Shoots to Top Ranked Scorer in Howard County

Sophomore Trea Keys Shoots to Top Ranked Scorer in Howard County

Hope Kahn February 13, 2017

“He’s-A-Soph-More!” the crowd chants as Trea Keys, a 5’7” point guard, scores from the 3-point line again and again. Keys, the leading scorer in Howard County basketball, is an essential part...

Wilde Lake Implements New After School Academic Support Program

Wilde Lake Implements New After School Academic Support Program

Faith Joseph, 2016-2017 Writer February 9, 2017

Replacing Wilde Lake’s previous program, Bridges, Beyond School Hours is a program designed to provide students with academic support in various content areas, from math to social studies.  Site coordinator...

An Early Finish: Sixteen Year Old Ariel Uy Graduates with the Class of 2017

An Early Finish: Sixteen Year Old Ariel Uy Graduates with the Class of 2017

Rachel Eisenhauer, 2016-2017 Arts Editor February 9, 2017

When making the decision to graduate from high school a year early, junior Ariel Uy asked herself, “Consider how it will affect all parts of your life. What are you missing [and] what are you gaining...

By: Julia Bohse

What Wilde Lake Seniors Learned From the College Application Process

Julia Bohse, 2016-2017 Writer January 30, 2017

As college applications for the Class of 2017 are coming to a close and acceptances are rolling in, it’s time for the Class of 2018 to start thinking about applying to college. Even if you don’t know...

Exam Life at Wilde Lake High School

January 25, 2017

Natalie Varela

Winners Announced for Wilde Lakes Poetry Out Loud Contest

Winners Announced for Wilde Lake’s Poetry Out Loud Contest

Christian Richardson and Takyla Brown January 5, 2017

Wilde Lake has announced the top three winners of the school-wide round for the Poetry Out Loud competition: Alex Berland placed first, Kylie Bitner-Parish placed second, and Isaiah Allen placed third....

From left to right: Zoe Davidson, Seetal Ahluwalia,  and Sally Kulesza all write a positive message to share with others.

Being “Pretty”: Media’s Image of the Perfect Woman

Hope Kahn January 5, 2017

We've all done it: based our worth on what other people think of us. Both guys and girls have standards, but for girls, those standards are projected heavily and are particularly harsh and unrealistic....

This is the view from the beach walks we took nearly daily. The sunrises were worth the early wake up time.

Culture Shock: A Student’s Guide to Busan, South Korea

Anjali DasSarma, 2015-2017 Editor-in-Chief December 22, 2016

During a nearly two week visit to Busan, South Korea (the second largest city on the southern coast of South Korea), I was able to take part in many of the activities of native youth. The culture shock...

Many freshman enter Wilde Lake believing in rumors about the fourth floor, such as this one, that it holds Wilde Lakes pool.

Paw Print Reveals Fourth Floor Mystery

Rachel Eisenhauer and Julia Bohse December 21, 2016

From a swim team to a monster, the fourth floor has been a source of mystery for Wilde Lake students for years. Having not been allowed to venture to the fourth floor, students began to create their own...

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