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Teachers Demand a Higher Salary

Ayanna Jones-Reid, Staff Writer

April 17, 2018

In Oklahoma and West Virginia, teachers went on strike for higher pay at the end of March. Oklahoma and West Virginia have two of the lowest teacher salaries in the country. According to The Washington Post, Oklahoma ranks "49th-lowest" with an estimated $45,276 yearly salary and West Virginia ranking "48th-lowest, $45,622 yearly in 2016." For many years, parents, teachers, and students have questioned...

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Teachers Demand a Higher Salary
PGCPS Board of Education Restores Spring Break

Bessie Huang, Co-Editor-in-Chief

April 9, 2018

ENJOY the well-deserved time off. We’ll see you next week! pic.twitter.com/ECG7HqWpYh — PGCPS (@pgcps) April 2, 2018 On March 30, 2018, the Board of Education in Prince George’s County released a bulletin that declared the restoration of Spring Break. Instead of coming to school on April 4, 5,...

Source: PGCPS Twitter

PGCPS Board of Education Restores Spring Break
ERHS Walkout Visual Recap

Darius Foster, Photo Editor

March 27, 2018

ERHS students planned a walkout on March 14, 2018 in protest of the lack of legal action taken to put restrictions on guns which can be directly linked with multiple recent school shootings. ERHS students walked out at 10:00 am and walked on the track for 17 minutes in honor of the 17 victims of the Stoneman...

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ERHS Walkout Visual Recap
Students Take Gun Control Movement to Capitol Hill

Nyla Howell, Staff Writer

March 27, 2018

On March 24, 2018, Parkland students organized and planned to take their movement to the next level by marching to the Capitol to demand tough gun laws. After a nationwide protest on March 14, students decided to march on Washington to make politicians more aware of the problem in America. According to...

Students Take Gun Control Movement to Capitol Hill

Flint, Michigan Residents Will Stop Receiving Free Bottled Water

April 20, 2018

Michigan Governor Rick Snyder announced beginning last Friday residents of Flint will no longer have access to free government-funded water bottles, citing claims that faucet water tests well below lead levels that would require government intervention. According to the New York Times, non-residents and residents alike expressed discontent with the state’s decision t...

Pennsylvania district teachers armed with baseball bats for protection

Vanessa Imonide, Staff Writer

April 20, 2018

Millcreek Township school district in Pennsylvania recently armed 500 teachers with 16-inch baseball bats in the case of an active shooter. Lots of parents with children in...

Police Brutality, will it still have a place in America’s future?

Darius Foster, Photo Editor

April 20, 2018

Before Sacramento police officers on March 18, 2018 killed Stephon Clark in his backyard with 20 rounds of bullets they yelled “gun, gun, gun”. Clark only had an iPhone on him. According to The Washington Post in 2018 alone 289 people have been fatally shot by police officers. This is about 1/3 of police fatalities in both the entire years of 2017 and 2016. There has ...

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Sports

Lady Raiders Mercy Rule Northwestern 15-1

Kobe Broadwater and Jordyn Lyles

April 20, 2018 • No Comments

Looking to continue their 2 game winning streak on last Wednesday, the Lady Raiders Softball Team defeated the Northwestern Wildcats. The Raiders picked up their 6th win of...

Former Redskins Quarterback Signed By Ravens

Kobe Broadwater, Sports Editor

April 13, 2018 • No Comments

Once upon a time in the 2012 NFL Draft the Washington Redskins selected at the number two pick Robert Griffin III. On Tuesday April 5th the Baltimore Ravens signed RGIII to...

March Madness in Full Effect

Kobe Broadwater, Sports Editor

March 27, 2018 • No Comments

Sections Show Sunday brought 64 teams arranged in a bracket to compete in the NCAA tournament. The teams are placed into 4 sections ranking 1 to 16. It was an exciting start...

Should College Athletes Get Paid?

March 23, 2018

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Which College Should You Attend?

Angel Major, Student life editor

April 19, 2018 • No Comments

As time whines down and May 1st swiftly approaches it’s time for Seniors to pick which college/university they want to attend. This decision can alter your life completely...

Graduation Traditions

Angel Major, Student life editor

March 27, 2018 • No Comments

All across the world high school seniors celebrate their commencement many different ways. Some may have family traditions such as eating or going to a certain place whi...

What is Senioritis?

Angel Major, Student life editor

March 27, 2018 • Comments closed

Around this time of year seniors are usually struck with a feeling of being ready to leave high school. This is called senioritis. a supposed affliction of students in their...

The Perks of Being Bilingual

March 26, 2018

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Everything I Never Told You: Book Review

Bessie Huang, Co-Editor-in-Chief

April 20, 2018 • No Comments

Celeste Ng's first novel, Everything I Never Told You, begins with what seems like an end: death. Lydia, the daughter of Marilyn and James Lee (a pairing as unconventional as its c...

Places To Visit and Things To Do During Spring Break

March 28, 2018

A Make Or Break Album: Lil Yachty’s Lil Boat 2 Review

March 27, 2018

A New Norm: Is Viral, Still Viral?

March 1, 2018

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