In the first grade, senior Katie Yarrish decided she wanted to learn how to play the violin, not knowing this would be the launching pad for her love of the arts. Katie still plays the violin 11 years later and is now a stage manager and theater apprentice who will major in Arts Administration next year, despite the decline in students majoring in liberal arts. The liberal arts includes humanities,...

The Wilde Lake’s Women’s Studies class creates glass plates covered in quotations, portraits, and paintings to honor women in history. The glass plates project is based on the art exhibit “The Dinner Party” (1974-1979) by Judy Chicago, who is an American feminist artist whose goal was to introduce the richness of women’s heritage into society using art and to celebrate women’s history....

Club Wilde Lake is an after-school club that offers free programs to prepare students for academic and social success. At least one clubs meets every day at the Slayton House in the Wilde Lake village center. The YMCA program is one of the clubs and comes from the Y in Central Maryland organization. During these meetings, students learn a variety of skills that benefit their future careers, wellbeing,...

Beginning on March 3rd, Howard County students will be required to have cell phones away and silenced during school hours. After months of research and debate, the Board of Education voted almost unanimously for the new policy, which was supported by Howard County parents and teachers. Under the old policy, high school students are allowed to use their cell phones during lunch time, in the hallways,...

On November 5th, senior James Shidle voted in his first presidential election. Although his candidate lost, James knows his vote had an impact. James was one of 8 million newly eligible voters. According to The Washington Post, “young voters could have a monumental impact on the 2024 presidential election, and research shows that what teens learn in class about voting plays a key role in determining...