April 6 was the 137th annual Easter Egg Roll, with more than 35,000 people participating and celebrating the day’s events. The warm and large public was greeted by First Lady Michelle Obama, President...

I wish I was thinner. I wish I was shorter. I wish I had straight hair. I wish I was tanner. When are we going to stop with the “I wishes” and change to the” I ams”?  We are who we...

Everyone is laughing. The lunch table of girls is full of perfectly manicured nails and curled hair. From an outsider’s point of view, the girls are unbelievably happy, giggling in an innocent way. From...

The other day I saw a photo on Twitter; I have no idea whether it is valid, but it said, “High school students in 2013 have the same anxiety levels as insane asylum patients in the 1950s.” Maybe...

Many people who are not in high school are not up to date on promposals. This means that a student is asking another student to prom in a very over-the-top way. It may be called overrated, though, because...

The last gap between the endless waves of five-day-week after five-day-week before the slow approaching summer vacation relieves students of their rushed early morning routines followed by agonizingly...

A picture used to be just a memory captured in a single moment, something that you would cherish forever. Now, though, a picture is so much more; an expression of emotion, a symbol, a question, or a way...

March first. It’s officially lacrosse season. Tryouts are under way and important discussions have begun. One in particular is more important than the rest: Prom. Talk during lacrosse season revolves...

Closings for snow days this winter for Frederick County students has caused the first day of summer to start June 18. Snow has had an overall effect on classes, sports, plans for spring break and the...