Since our freshmen year, Wilde Lake has been our Ohana. Ms. Marcy Leonard ran events like Caturday Study Halls and Community Nights so students could connect with their community. This year, when we walked...
Every year, Journalism is on the chopping block. With low enrollment in Journalism courses across the county, high school newspapers face class cut threats each year. This threat became a reality for Centennial.
Centennial’s...
During a seven hour school day, sometimes all I need to do is use the bathroom, but to do that, I have to participate in a confusing and unnecessary system.
Wilde Lake introduced a new bathroom system...
Caroline Sorensen, Web Editor, Photo Editor, Multimedia Editor
• April 9, 2024
What happens at the Board of Education (BOE) does not stay at the Board of Education. The decisions made at the Howard County BOE meetings directly impact you and me, especially when they have to do with...
The first thing I do after a long day at school is lay in bed, pull out my phone, and open an app.
My habits started out responsibly, but soon forms of media like YouTube Shorts and Instagram Reels led...
Caroline Sorensen, Web Editor, Photo Editor, Multimedia Editor
• December 20, 2023
I believe in second chances. The Peace Room was started by the Wilde Lake Restorative Justice Committee in 2021 and run by former teacher Ms.Wright. The original vision of the Peace Room was to help students...
Three years ago, Wilde Lake senior Armand Lucas and his friends were racially profiled at the Columbia Mall. Armand’s profiling experience is hard to hear, but not unusual. A store manager told one of...
When Advisory was cut down to three days a week in November, I figured that would be the last of the changes to it.
However, on Monday, March 20th, it was officially announced to the school that Advisory...
Caroline Sorensen, Web Editor, Photo Editor, Multimedia Editor
• March 31, 2023
Music has been a big part of my life since I was a baby. My parents always played it around the house, so I grew up listening to many genres. It has always been my escape, whether that be from myself or...
Ever since I could hold a pencil, I’ve been creating art. Whether it's a finished piece, a sketch, or just a doodle in my notebook, I enjoy the process of creating something from nothing.
But my...
I used to consider it an insult to be compared to my older sister. In elementary school, I was called “Mini Ashley” by my teachers because they all taught my older sister Ashley first. I felt like...
In my seven years as a hijabi, I’ve been the target of a lot of questions. Although I try my best to answer politely, they are often ignorant and upsetting to hear. Many of them stem from damaging assumptions,...
