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Culture Day Changes Reflect Rift Between Students and Administration
Carmen Freeman
June 16, 2015
Written By: Carmen Freeman and Misbah Farooqi This year, Culture Day was presented to students in a pep-rally style assembly, during a two hour long 6th period in which half of all 6th period classes went down during the first hour and the other half went down during the second hour. Mr....
Mr. Cox Accepts Crystal Flame Award
Jenny Lees
June 16, 2015
As students applauded, Mr. Cox was presented with the 2015 Crystal Flame Award in the Students category, for creating Math Help on Main Street, where he offers assistance to students struggling in any level of math. The annual HCPSS Crystal Flame staff awards was first established in 2013. There are four categories: Students, Staff, Families and the Community...
Speech and Debate Students Compete at Nationals in Florida
Anjali DasSarma, 2015-2017 Editor-in-Chief
June 16, 2015
“I used to get so nervous with public speaking and reading out loud in class,” said junior Sarah Nemsick. Seeing Nemsick now, speaking clearly and thoughtfully, it’s hard to imagine a version of her that had trouble with verbal communication. “I really wanted to improve [my public speaking],...
State of the Black Girl Talk Ignites Thoughtful Discussion About Race
Misbah Farooqi, 2015-2017 Editor-in-Chief
June 16, 2015
“Black girls will...” is the prompt that Mr. Ringgold used to open up the Black Student Achievement Program’s annual roundtable discussion on March 23. The “State of the Black Girl Talk” was a panel discussion between students, teachers, and community leaders from around the county about social,...
Hoops for Heart Raises $2,500 for Charity
Catherine Ewing
June 16, 2015
This year, the National Honor Society recognized a problem: heart disease is the number one cause of death in America. To combat this, they chose to fundraise for the American Heart Association by hosting Hoops for Heart. The bracket-style 3v3 basketball tournament took place after school on ...
Spring Cleaning Brings Jeans Again
Ali Mallo
March 26, 2015
For the second consecutive year, Wilde Lake’s halls were decorated in old jeans. They ranged from toddler to extra large adult sized, from the traditional blue to red, and from long to short lengths. Wilde Lake students came together this past month to help out the community by all bringing in old...
After School Study Hall is Helpful Though Underused
Gabby Christopher, 2015-2017 Opinions Editor
March 26, 2015
Any student who has ever played on a sports team can relate to the stress of juggling sports and school work. To help ease this stress, Wilde Lake now holds an afterschool study hall in the cafeteria for athletes. “The study hall was created to provide students involved in sports with a structured...
Foose Implements “Hour of Code”
Gabby Christopher, 2015-2017 Opinions Editor
March 24, 2015
For a week in the beginning of December, Wilde Lake students had an hour long break from their science classes to create their own versions of popular games like Disney’s Frozen or Flappy Bird. Students were able to program these games during the Hour of Code, using the nonprofit Code.org website. Dr....
STEM Fair Showcases Student Passion for Science Experiments
Alex Moon
March 24, 2015
This year’s STEM fair concluded with an impressive participation of 147 student projects ranging from distracted driving to the strength of different 3D printing methods. Fifteen of the students will move on to the Howard County STEM fair at Long Reach High School. Two hundred freshmen and s...
Winter Storms Derail Learning, Testing Remains on Track
Jenny Lees
March 24, 2015
Just before midterms, arguably one of the most stressful times of the school year, Howard County was hit with a series of weather-related delays and closings. While winter weather put student learning on hold, it did not slow the arrival of high-stakes county and state tests, including midterms. In t...
Science Department Replaces Two Teachers
Alex Moon
March 16, 2015
This winter, the science department suffered from the unexpected absence of three veteran teachers. Independent of each other, Ms. Jenkins, Mr. Hubbard, and Ms. Schulman were all replaced by substitutes. Ms. Schulman is back to teaching, but Ms. Jenkins and Mr. Hubbard have retired, and new perma...
Spring Cleaning Brings Jeans Again
Ali Mallo
March 16, 2015
For the second consecutive year, Wilde Lake’s halls were decorated in old jeans. They ranged from toddler to extra large adult sized, from the traditional blue to red, and from long to short lengths. Wilde Lake students came together this past month to help out the community by all bringing in old jeans to donate....
