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The Paw Print
The Student News Site of Wilde Lake High School

The Paw Print
The Student News Site of Wilde Lake High School

The Paw Print
Zoe MacDiarmid

Zoe MacDiarmid, Editor-in-Chief

Favorite Movie

Apocalypse Now. But my comfort movie is The Wizard of Oz.

Favorite Quote

“I don't know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve.” -Bilbo Baggins, The Fellowship of the Ring.

Life Advice I've Learned

Why say lot word when few word do trick?

All content by Zoe MacDiarmid
Teaching Tolerance Is Not Political Indoctrination 

Teaching Tolerance Is Not Political Indoctrination 

May 12, 2022
Most of Wilde Lake Continues to Mask After Mandates Lifted

Most of Wilde Lake Continues to Mask After Mandates Lifted

April 8, 2022
Beruktawit Gebreamlak (left) and Ruth Ayele (right) representing Ethiopia on Culture Day.

[Photo] On Culture Day, Let’s Recognize that Black History is International

April 8, 2022
‘I Felt Like a High Schooler, Again’ Student Says After Long-Delayed Pep Rally

‘I Felt Like a High Schooler, Again’ Student Says After Long-Delayed Pep Rally

March 31, 2022
Xavia Worsham speaks to the crowd about increased depression and suicide rates among LGBTQ+ teenagers.

GSA Stages Walkout of Class in Protest of ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Bill

March 29, 2022
By 2024, the paper SAT booklet will be a thing of the past as College Board moves into digital tests.

Is the SAT Still Relevant?

March 9, 2022
While asexual people feel little to no sexual attraction, they are still capable of forming meaningful relationships.

[Photo] Love and Asexuality

February 13, 2022
DAsia says she is not intimidated by her male opponents.

[Photo] Wilde Lake’s Female Athletes Changing the Game

February 13, 2022
Posts on anonymous Instagram accounts spread like wildfire.

Wilde Lake Burned by Un-Social Media

December 17, 2021
Shrek sitting on top of the wildecat.

[Photo] Spanish Honor Society Binds Notebooks for a Dominican Republic School

December 15, 2021
Felix Gomez painting one of the wood panels.

A Peek Behind the Curtain: “Clue” Crew Prepares for Opening Night

November 18, 2021
‘Showcase of Bands’ Brings Together Marching Bands County-wide

‘Showcase of Bands’ Brings Together Marching Bands County-wide

November 10, 2021
Homecoming Celebrations Energize Wilde Lake

Homecoming Celebrations Energize Wilde Lake

October 29, 2021
Wilde Lake Prepares for First Homecoming in Two Years

Wilde Lake Prepares for First Homecoming in Two Years

October 29, 2021
Oliver Song, Wilde Lakes SGA president, advocates for mental health, restorative justice, and uplifting student voices. 

[Photo] I Oppose the Pro-Midterm and Final Exams Decision and the SMOB Who Voted Yes

October 25, 2021
Valerie Brady, senior, studying at a Howard County library. “It can be hard, but I don’t turn in work late,” she said. “Will it be the best quality it can be? No. Will it be completed though? Yes.” (Photo by Zoe MacDiarmid)

Covid-19 Continues to Impact Late Work Policies

October 5, 2021
Social Justice Club Rallies Support for Removal of Police in Schools

Social Justice Club Rallies Support for Removal of Police in Schools

June 14, 2021
Former English teacher Mr. Berkowitzs Advisory in 1974.

Wilde Lake to Bring Back Advisory. What Can We Learn from the Past?

June 10, 2021
softball-in-dugout

[Photo] Wilde Lake Softball Makes a Playoff Run After Historic Season

June 10, 2021
Payton Roberts, sophomore, catching up on biology work. (Photo by Zoe MacDiarmid)

As Difficult Year Ends, Motivation Plummets

June 6, 2021
HCPSS will introduce two electric school busses next school year as part of a greater county-wide decarbonization commitment. (Photo from HCPSS News)

Howard County to Add Two Electric School Buses to Its Fleet

June 6, 2021
Wilde Lake seniors Shelby Kline (left) and Shanna Kachuriner (right) performing together at an outdoor cafe on October 31, 2020. (Photo taken by Sarah Rubin)

In An Abnormal Year, Students Find Comfort in the Arts

May 6, 2021
Lily filmed her dancing at her studio from many different angles that Hwanee then edited over his playing.

Seniors Bond Through Artistic Collaboration

May 4, 2021
The Show Goes On(line): How Theater Has Survived Online Learning

The Show Goes On(line): How Theater Has Survived Online Learning

April 30, 2021
A group of students walking away from the school after dismissal at 2:30. Principal Leonard (on the left) says goodbye to the departing students while simultaneously coordinating bus drivers and staff.

Teachers Union Against Return to Hybrid, Students Divided

March 31, 2021
The Harriet Tubman Junior-Senior School, opened in 1949 and closed in 1965. It was the first school in Howard County from which Black students could gain a high school degree. Before Harriet Tubman, options for Black students to graduate high school were limited. (Photo from the Harriet Tubman Foundation of Howard County, Inc.)

It’s Time to Pay Tribute to Black History in Howard County: A Narrative of Struggle, Perseverance, and Triumph

February 26, 2021
Meg Feroli (left), Erika Chavarria (middle), and Makenna Burns (right) working at one of the Ellicott City donation and distribution sites, December 2020

Columbia Community Care’s Founding Members Build Wide-Reaching Non-Profit From Humble Beginnings

January 8, 2021
Wilde Lake senior Maura Fleck on break at her job at Outback Steakhouse, January 2021

The Young People on the Front Lines

January 8, 2021
The Wilde Lake football field now sits empty.

As HCPSS’ Winter Sports Season is Postponed, Players Prepare for Another Disappointing Season

January 7, 2021
Ranim in Baltimore on 34th street for the Christmas lights, December 2019

This Exchange Student’s Experience

December 22, 2020
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