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Meditation and mindfulness: Working towards a healthier classroom

Meditation and mindfulness: Working towards a healthier classroom

Sarah Rubin, Managing Editor February 3, 2020

Your feet are firmly planted on the floor, pushing down. Your spine is straight against the back of the chair, posture perfect. Your eyes are closed, and you feel enveloped by the darkness, as if it were...

Hispanic Students Feel Targeted By National Policies

Hispanic Students Feel Targeted By National Policies

Amy Batmunkh, Opinions Editor, Features Editor February 2, 2020

“I want to be a doctor,” says a student in an English Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) class. “I want to be a lawyer,” adds another. These are just some of the ambitions that Latino students...

StarTalk participants with exchange students from Columbias sister city, Liyang.

StarTalk programs gives motivated students free language learning opportunity

Rebecca Nason, Editor-in-Chief January 31, 2020

As the world continues to globalize, language skills are becoming increasingly necessary for both business and national security. According to the BBC, around the world, sixty to seventy percent of people...

Breakfast with a Badge

Breakfast with a Badge

Komara Barba and Carly Damian December 18, 2019

"I used to feel threatened by police officers, but now [after Breakfast with a Badge], I don't," said sophomore Evan Jackson, who participated in this morning's meeting. "The officers were really nice,...

The boys are pictured after their final day of tryouts.

Boys Varsity Basketball Team Looks to Continue Early Season Success

Nadyne Segbe and Komara Barba December 4, 2019

This year, as a new highly anticipated Basketball season arrives, the Wilde Lake Boys Varsity team looks to regain their spot as a dominant force in the county. So far the boys season has been getting...

Social Media: A Double-Edged Sword

Bryan Shin and Erica Knight June 18, 2019

Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat, and Facebook. These are just a few of the countless social media outlets used by teens that allows them to have an online platform to express themselves. Social media users...

Wilde Lake Student is seen receiving information from guidance counselor, Ms. Pruett.

For Some, Summer Vacation Leads to More Mental Health Challenges

Susie Osborne, Writer June 18, 2019

Though summer is a time of freedom and fun for many, for others, the loss of easy access to school resources, especially in relation to mental health, can make summer seem unending. Losing the structure...

Student Resource Officers Seek to Repair Relationships Between Police and African American Students

Aenilah Watkins, Web Editor in Chief June 18, 2019

On August 24th of his sophomore year, Erleans Joseph was stopped abruptly by police officers at the bus stop by the Columbia Mall. As he was roughly shoved on the deck of the officers car, Joseph was told...

Mrs. Kipping teaches one of her final lessons at Wilde Lake in stiochiometry.

Wilde Lake Says Goodbye To Long-Term Staff Members

Rebecca Nason, Editor-in-Chief June 18, 2019

As the 2018-2019 school year comes to an end, Wilde Lake will be saying farewell to more than ten long-term, beloved staff members. Mr. Fairies, Ms. Koshy, Ms. Kipping, Ms. Martucci, Ms. Bullock, Ms....

Wilde Lake junior, Sydney Lowry, stresses while reading a book written entirely in French. Photo by Preeta Singh.

Overworked and Overstressed: Past the Breaking Point

Sarah Rubin, Managing Editor June 18, 2019

A few weeks ago, Wilde Lake sophomore Rachel Beall’s math teacher wasn’t in class for a few days, and, when he returned, there was a huge test. “I was so scared,” she said, “because not only...

According to the New York Times, 7/10 teenagers see mental health as a major issue in high school life.

Students Advocate For Mental Health Resources

Sydney Cox, Arts Editor June 18, 2019

When the Board of Education announced that they were having a meeting pertaining to fund distributions in Howard County, Wilde Lake sophomore Vaniya Khan knew that it was her time to speak up on an underrepresented...

Attendees of the SMOB Mental Health Meeting on May 16.

SMOB Organizes Forum to Destigmatize Mental Health

Sarah Rubin, Managing Editor June 18, 2019

When she was in seventh grade, Trisha Reddy was told that in the United States, the biggest cause of death for teens was suicide. “This is what truly inspired me to help with the discussion,” she said,...

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