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COLUMBIA, MARYLAND, OCTOBER 11, 2024 - GT Orchestra member Keegan Collins-McCarthy plays his cello at the Hispanic Heritage Month Assembly. He aims to spread joy through music.

Wilde Lake’s Top Cats: Arts Edition

Cortez Butler November 19, 2024

Wilde Lake is home to many talented young musicians who come from different musical backgrounds. While walking through the Fine Arts Department, the different genres of music resonate as students create...

Caturday Study Halls were often packed with students taking advantage of the opportunity to work on assignments and bond with friends at the same time. So many students would come to the study halls that students began to sit on the floor. PHOTO COURTESY OF @HCPSS_WLHS

Lessons from Ms. Leonard

Michelle Boukanov, Molly Eagan, and Liz Cho November 19, 2024

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...

The Girls' soccer team celebrates after winning the Regional Championship game against Centennial. PHOTO COURTESY OF JESSICA MORRISSEY

Girls’ soccer secures Regional Champs title

Amy Manzanares, Editor-in-Chief November 19, 2024

With six minutes left in the 2A Regional Championship game on October 29, freshman Sophia Renzulli scored the game winning goal for the lady Wildecats, ensuring the Girls’ soccer team snagged the Regional...

GLENELG, OCTOBER 21, 2024 - Caiden Richard scored the first goal in the Glenelg game. PHOTO COURTESY OF LOGAN PEYTON

Boys’ soccer crowned County Champs

Amy Manzanares, Editor-in-Chief November 19, 2024

The Boys’ Varsity soccer team secured the County Championship win after a close game against the Glenelg Gladiators on October 21. Previously this season, the boys’ soccer team lost to Glenelg 0-3....

This year, the World Press Freedom Index (WPFI) dropped about 5% in the U.S. which is a continuing trend in the state of press freedom. The WPFI is a number that indicates where the U.S. stands among other countries regarding press freedoms. Since the early 2000s, the U.S. has dropped over 30 positions in their freedom ranking.

A threat to Journalism is a threat to you, too

Amy Manzanares, Editor-in-Chief November 19, 2024

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...

ELLICOTT CITY, MARYLAND 2024 - When Abby and Tavroop found out they would have to run “The Wingspan” as a club, they began recruiting new members to keep the newspaper afloat. They run workshops with their new staff and hold brainstorming sessions to come up with article ideas. PHOTO COURTESY OF “THE WINGSPAN”

Student Journalism perseveres

Amy Manzanares, Editor-in-Chief November 19, 2024

Co-editor-in-chiefs Abby Rothrock and Tavroop Kaur received the devastating news last spring that Journalism would not be running as a class at Centennial for the 2024-25 school year. Now, the two have...

Ms. Marcy Leonard, past Wilde Lake principal, is the new Chief Operating Officer for Howard County libraries. PHOTO COURTESY OF MS. LEONARD

Ms. Marcy Leonard works for Howard County libraries

Miles Anderson November 19, 2024

After 30 years of dedicated work in the education system as a teacher, coach, vice principal, community superintendent, and principal, Ms. Leonard began an exciting new chapter. She exemplifies her leadership...

A teacher monitors the bathroom and watches as a student walks into the bathroom with their lanyard pass.

Students continue to misuse bathrooms

Kristian Smith, Staff Writer November 19, 2024

Wilde Lake administration has implemented new bathroom passes and placed hall monitors outside of bathrooms to combat the ongoing issue of students roaming the halls during class. The current solutions...

COLUMBIA, MARYLAND, OCTOBER 17, 2024 - Mr. Ben Townsend’s AP English 12 class has multiple empty seats with only 14 students.

AP classes face low enrollment

Tess Groen and Bella Horvath November 19, 2024

This year, Advanced Placement (AP) courses at Wilde Lake have less students on average than on-grade courses, according to Wilde Lake Student Services. AP classes are offered in each subject and students...

COLUMBIA, MARYLAND, NOVEMBER 6, 2024 - Students crowd into the lunch line during B lunch and wait up to 15 minutes to get their food. The new lunch schedule has led to longer lines and wait times.

Overcrowded lunch shifts lead to excessively long lines

Liz Cho November 19, 2024

When the fourth period bell rings, a wave of Wilde Lake students crowds into the cafeteria. Students compete to stand in the front of the lunch lines that go out the doors. With the smell of pizza and...

COLUMBIA, MARYLAND, NOVEMBER 7, 2024 - Wilde Lake’s new Principal Mr. Michael Brown held his first Meet and Greet of the school year on November 7. All staff was encouraged to sit down with Mr. Brown to voice their thoughts and concerns. Ms. Kazandra Anderson, the school social worker within the Teen Parenting Program, talks about the program with Mr. Brown.

Wilde Lake welcomes Mr. Michael Brown

London Bruton and Liz Cho November 19, 2024

In Mr. Michael Brown’s first year at Wilde Lake, he is prioritizing listening to the staff and students. Mr. Brown began his career as a special education teacher in Baltimore City. After over two...

COLUMBIA, MARYLAND - Former Wilde Lake Varsity softball coach, who was promoted to Athletics Manager this school year, smiles for a game day picture. PHOTO COURTESY OF COACH TEE

Coach Tee hopes to increase involvement in girls’ sports

Molly Eagan, Editor November 19, 2024

Kristina Dronenburg, better known as Coach Tee, has known where she belongs from a young age. Coach Tee found her home on a softball field at the age of eight. Now, Coach Tee calls Wilde Lake her home....

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