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A New Attitude Towards Attendance

Wamia Chowdhury, Former Editor and Chief
Jan 11, 2024

Just as we think we’re saying goodbye to one pandemic, another makes an appearance....

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Schools in Prince William County, VA see an increase in substance use. Many incidents are connected to counterfeit Percocet pills laced with fentanyl.

Substance Abuse Spikes in Prince William County

Wamia Chowdhury, News Editor
Mar 31, 2023

Prince William County recently reported three teen overdoses in a five-day period,...

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Graduates throw their caps in excitement! Photo by Pang Yuhao on Unsplash

5 Tips For Rising Seniors and Advice from a Harvard Student

Wamia Chowdhury, News Editor
Mar 29, 2023

Rising seniors, you’re about to enter your last year of high school, here...

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These women continue to change the amini protests throughout Iran

How Women are Changing the Mahsa Amini Protests

Wamia Chowdhury
Dec 2, 2022

A 22-year-old Iranian woman took a trip to the country’s capital in early...

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The Price of Higher American Education

The Price of Higher American Education

Wamia Chowdhury
Nov 2, 2022

It’s 1999, and you’ve just graduated high school. You’ve finally walked...

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Welcome Back Pioneers!

Welcome Back Pioneers!

Wamia Chowdhury
Sep 1, 2022

The 2022-23 school year has officially begun! In the last week, we have welcomed...

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Feminism is White and it Needs to Change

Feminism is White and it Needs to Change

Wamia Chowdhury
Mar 31, 2022

As little girls, we’re taught Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton...

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Left To Right: President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President Joe Biden, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, Breonna Taylor, Pro-Life Protest

Now You Know: Week of 2.27.22 to 3.5.22

Wamia Chowdhury
Mar 7, 2022

1) Russia-Ukraine 1 million Ukrainian civilians have been forced to flee...

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Left to Right: Neuralink Accused of Animal Cruelty, Russia-Ukraine Conflicts, Judge tosses George Zimmerman’s Defamation Case, Donald Trump to sit for
Deposition, Prince William County Schools Mask Mandates End

Now You Know: Week of 02.13.22 to 02.19.22

Wamia Chowdhury
Feb 21, 2022

1) Neuralink Accused of Animal Cruelty In 2016, Elon Musk founded Neuralink,...

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From Left to Right: Gov. Youngkin, Sec. Antony Blinken, Novak Djokovic, Omicron Subvariant, Nor’easter

Now You Know: Weeks of 01.16.22 to 01.29.22

Wamia Chowdhury
Jan 31, 2022

1) Youngkin Reverses Mask Mandates Nine days after being inaugurated as...

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Left to Right: Crisis in Afghanistan, Elizabeth Holmes, Russia-Ukraine Conflicts, NYC Fire, Biden Calls On Senate On Change Filibuster Rules

Now You Know: Weeks of 01.02.22 to 01.15.22

Wamia Chowdhury, Journalism I, Editor
Jan 17, 2022

1) A Humanitarian Crisis in Afghanistan Since the U.S. withdrew troops...

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Now You Know: Weeks of 12.18.21 to 01.01.22

Now You Know: Weeks of 12.18.21 to 01.01.22

Wamia Chowdhury, Journalism I, Editor
Jan 3, 2022

1) Ghislaine Maxwell Verdict (TW: sexual assault) “She knew what was going...

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Left to Right: Tornadoes and Kentucky, Cybersecurity Threats, Windstorms across the Midwest Knock Millions off the Power Grid, 4) The Actor Who Staged His Own Hate Crime, Biden To Restart Student Debt Payment

Now You Know: Weeks of 12.5.21 to 12.18.21

Wamia Chowdhury and Maha Laiq
Dec 20, 2021

1) Tornadoes and Kentucky  Workers at a candle factory in Kentucky were struck...

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Left to Right: Virginia goes red, Travis Scott’s concert, the great resignation, Kyle Rittenhouse case, and Judge ends Judge Ends Britney Spears’ conservatorship.

Now You Know: Weeks of 10.31.21 to 11.13.21

Wamia Chowdhury
Nov 15, 2021

1) Virginia is Red for The First Time in Over a Decade  After 3.3...

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Now You Know: Weeks of 10.17.21 to 10.30.21

Now You Know: Weeks of 10.17.21 to 10.30.21

Wamia Chowdhury
Nov 1, 2021

1) Virginia Gubernatorial Candidates Deadlocked in Race  As Virginia gets...

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Left to Right: Facebook Whistleblower, Deadly Protesting in Beirut, Nike and Alberto Salazar sued for $20 million, and  Mixing and Matching Vaccines.

Now You Know: Weeks of 10.03.21 to 10.16.21

Wamia Chowdhury
Oct 17, 2021

1)    Facebook Whistleblower   2.89 billion people use Facebook...

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Now You Know: Weeks of 9.26.21 to 10.02.21

Now You Know: Weeks of 9.26.21 to 10.02.21

Wamia Chowdhury
Oct 4, 2021

1) Haitian Asylum Seekers A humanitarian crisis at the United States -...

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