Learning About “Learn to SMOB”
If you’ve lived in MCPS for a while, I’m sure by now that you’re familiar with the term “SMOB.” Student
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Author: Sofia Norberte
She Sprints, She Scores!
If you didn’t know by now, James Hubert Blake High School houses our very own female Flash, senior Ella Zeigler.
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Abolish Inaccessibility in Academia
As of now, I’m writing a research paper in my AP Seminar class about the extent that gun violence impacts
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The Ever Fleeting Feeling of Being Filipino
For Filipino people, pursuing a nursing career is as natural as breathing. To put things in perspective, my mom, my
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FAFSA for First-Timers
To put it simply, college can be expensive. Not all of us have hundreds of thousands of dollars to spend
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New Anime Alert: Blue Period
Often, artists have eras in their career called “periods,” in which their works share similar colors, composition, or themes throughout
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A Definitive Ranking of This Year’s Spirit Week Days
Ah yes, fall. The season of descending leaves, breaking out your hoodies from the depths of your summer closet, and
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Train to Second-Rate Remakes
If I really wanted to watch something about a mysterious illness breaking out and the government doing a terrible job
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SOUR is Surprisingly Sweet: Olivia Rodrigo’s Debut Album Proves To Be a Hit
If you’ve been anywhere on the internet in the past week or so, you’ve definitely heard that Olivia Rodrigo recently
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One Bubble Tea, Hold the Performative Activism, Please
If you’ve been in the loop with Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) politics, you’ve probably heard the phrase “Boba liberal”
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Slice of Life Anime Recommendations
Many people when they hear the word “anime,” they think of shows like Naruto and Dragon Ball Z, and believe
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Sofia’s Declassified School Survival Guide: for Freshmen!
Welcome, freshmen, to high school. Middle school to high school is a big change. High school is new and weird,
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Underrated Female Musicians
Women are a force to be reckoned with in every sense possible. The world of music is no stranger to
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Has Music Gone Downhill into Dissonance?
Each person’s music taste is as complex as the person it belongs to. Some people live in the Top 40’s,
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There’s No Cure for This Parasite
On February 9, director Bong Joon-Ho’s Parasite made Oscars history. The South-Korean drama-mystery, released in 2019, earned four Academy Awards,
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