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Girls Flag Football Sees Surge in Local and Nationwide Participation

Kristian Smith, Staff Writer June 16, 2025

Girls flag football is growing rapidly all around the nation. Professional football teams, including the Baltimore Ravens, are partnering with high schools and colleges nationally, giving them grants to...

COLUMBIA, MD, JUNE 4, 2025 - Mr. Blount is a paraeducator at Wilde Lake.

Mr. Blount Wins Senior Teacher of the Year!

London Bruton, Staff Writer June 16, 2025

After eight years at Wilde Lake and four years as the class of 2025 sponsor, Mr. Miles Blount has been awarded the honor of Senior Teacher of the Year. During his time at the Lake, Mr. Blount has worked...

Mr. Mandl, Ms. Dixon, Mr. Crouch, and Dr. Sura will not be returning for the 2025-2026 school year.

Wilde Lake Bids Farewell to Leaving Teachers

Paw Print Staff June 16, 2025

As the 2024-2025 school year comes to an end, Wilde Lake has to wave goodbye to long-time educators either through their retirement, or their exploration into new endeavors. Wilde Lake is losing these...

COLUMBIA, MD, MAY 16 - Jay Henry and Oman Speaks perform at May Lunch Jam. Their band, Avenue, started performing together at the end of last year and have continued to appear in all guitar department performance opportunities.

Dr. Rankin Leaves lasting Legacy of Lunch Jams

Bella Horvath, Editor-in-Chief June 16, 2025

Since 2005, Dr. Rankin has been the leader of Wilde Lake’s guitar program. During his tenure he inspired hundreds of students’ own creative expression through different music performance opportunities,...

Influencers talk to cameras, not to you. They’re never truly being genuine in front of a camera. We do not know what they’re lives are like behind the scenes. Enjoying an influencer’s content is one thing, but it isn’t healthy to see their videos or photos as reality. It is important to remember that you are not their friend, just a fan.

Celebrity Influencers Are Not Your Friends

Morgan Williams, Staff Writer June 16, 2025

The rise of social media has brought out new opportunities for people who seek fame: the art of influencing. But like most things, it comes with a downside. An influencer’s job is to connect with...

COLUMBIA, MARYLAND, MAY 12,
2025 - Senior Jordan Treger is committed
to Towson University for nursing in
the honors college. PHOTO BY AMY
MANZANARES

Wilde Lake’s Top Cats: Seniors Edition

Kristian Smith, Staff Writer May 15, 2025

With graduation approaching, seniors are choosing their paths after high school. While some students have chosen to stay close to home, others are venturing 2000 miles away. With diverse paths and futures,...

Transgender Americans Are Under Attack

Tess Groen, Staff Writer May 13, 2025

100 days into the Trump administration, and things have already gone from bad to worse. ICE raids, health department scandals and completely unnecessary trade wars; while the news is focused on Trump’s...

Aisha Morillo (right) and her best friend (center) are photographed with their fourth grade teacher (left). When Aisha turned 13, she was forced to leave the life she knew and her friends in Venezuela because of death threats towards her family.

Aisha Morillo, 11th grade, Venezuela

Amy Manzanares, Editor-in-Chief December 29, 2023

Junior Aisha Morillo was forced to leave her once calm life in Venezuela after political troubles. The “corrupt” Venezuelan government made it necessary for her to leave the country, she says. “Militaries...

Zulma Aguilar (center) and her two sisters in El Salvador. Zulma’s younger sister stayed in El Salvador while her and her older sister moved to America.

Zulma Aguilar, 12th grade, El Salvador

Amy Manzanares, Editor-in-Chief December 26, 2023

Senior Zulma Aguilar’s life in El Salvador was completely thrown off when her family began to receive death threats. Her family decided the best thing they could do was immigrate to America. When...

Renato Serrano and his mom photographed in El Salvador. They moved to Florida when Renato was 10 because his mom received a job opportunity. Renato moved with his mom and two brothers.

Renato Serrano, 10th grade, El Salvador

Amy Manzanares, Editor-in-Chief December 26, 2023

At just ten years old, sophomore Renato Serrano left the life he knew in El Salvador. Renato left his dad and his grandma in El Salvador when he moved to Florida in the fifth grade. He flew to America...

Zulma Aguilar (izquierda) con su hermana y su tía en El Salvador. Zulma se vino a los Estados Unidos con su hermana mayor.

Zulma Aguilar, 12 grado, de El Salvador

Amy Manzanares, Editor-in-Chief December 25, 2023

La vida de Zulma Aguilar en El Salvador fue completamente arruinada cuando su familia comenzó a recibir amenazas de muerte. Su familia decidió que lo mejor que podían hacer era emigrar a los Estados...

Aisha Morillo, su hermana, mayor, y su mamá en una playa en Venezuela. Cuando Aisha se mudó a los Estados Unídos, tuvo que dejar a su mamá y a su hermana. Su hermana no pudo cruzar la frontera entre México y los Estados Unidos.

Aisha Morillo, 11 grado, de Venezuela

Amy Manzanares, Editor-in-Chief December 25, 2023

Aisha Morillo fue obligada a dejar su vida en Venezuela después de que su familia fue acosada. El "corrupto" gobierno venezolano le obligó a abandonar el país. “Los militares amenazaban de muerte...

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