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Members of the Scholastic Bowl team sit at their stations before the start of round two of Battle of the Brains on Jan. 17, 2024. From left to right: sophomore Clark Smith, junior Jackson Crickard, senior and captain Meilin Ranjan and senior Samuel Kidd. Photo used with permission from Miranda Blaser.
Scholastic Bowl maintains streak in Battle of the Brains
Mihika Sakharpe, Design Editor • March 16, 2024

Fresh off their Virginia State Championship win, Scholastic Bowl team members clinched their second win in Battle of the Brains against Western Branch High School. The team consisted of seniors Meilin...

A collage features Dr. Florence Sabin, Mia Hamm and Amalie Emmy Noether.
Women who dare to dream
Natalie Ritz, Design Editor • March 13, 2024

Some may joke that women should get back to the kitchen, but their influence on society has left an impact much greater than making a sandwich. International Women’s...

A black screen with a deer facing forward drawn by Ell Ruggles on Jan. 26, represents a technology blackout from the movie “Leave The World Behind.”
One electrical blackout can change the world
Casey Weldon, Staff Writer • March 2, 2024

Apocolyptic-type movies like sci-fi, dramas or horrors, have been recognized for their wild fantasies that seem as if they will most likely never happen, but can actually be quite realistic. “Leave the World Behind,” a film produced in 2023 based...

Sophomore Yasmin Williams (left) and junior Samantha Grimes (right) receive advice from their coach, Jennifer Ramey (middle) on Feb. 16, 2024, at Ocean Lakes High School. Photo used with permission from Ted Calise.
Gymnastics reclaims state title
Chloe Purvis, Webmaster • March 7, 2024

After an undefeated season, gymnastics won the VHSL Class 5 State Championship on Feb. 16, 2024. They competed against Kellam, Douglass Freeman, Woodgrove and Stonebridge...

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The author of the classics “In Cold Blood” and “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” is the focus of the new season of “Feud” (Truman Capote Autographing His Book/Peggy O’Conner/Flickr/CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)
“Capote vs. the Swans” reveals the delicate nature of love through insidious gossip
Dominic Zdan, Entertainment Editor • March 6, 2024

Gus Van Sant’s new season of the docudrama “Feud,” “Capote vs. the Swans,” is broadcast on FX and streaming on Hulu. It premiered on January 31, 2024.  It portrays...

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