Model United Nations club travels to Baltimore

February 16, 2012
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Fourteen MHS students from the Model UN (United Nations) club enjoyed the Johns Hopkins conference on Feb. 9. Each student was able to represent a countries views on different world issues throughout the weekend trip. - Photo by Blair Donald

Martin Luther King Jr. Awards given to students in Frederick County

January 13, 2012
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Middletown High School senior Matthew Carlstrom accepts his award at the ceremony at Governor Thomas Johnson High School on Jan 12. The Martin Luther King Jr. awards were given to students who submitted an original artwork, wrote an essay, or were nominated for being a person of character by a faculty... Read more »

Sleeping through first period: school starts way too early

January 12, 2012
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By Blair Donald Round Table Broadcast Producer The debate over the time that school should start for high school students is one that seems to appear periodically without ever accomplishing anything. The argument is that high school students statistically need more sleep than younger students,... Read more »

Trout season comes early for biology classes

January 11, 2012
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By Rebecca Holcomb Round Table news editor Trout season is coming early to Sharon Steger’s biology classes.  Steger’s students are participating in a program called Trout in the Classroom, in which students get to raise trout from egg to fingerling. Many Middletown High School students, including... Read more »

Real money, fake celebrities

December 16, 2011
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By Blair Donald Round Table Broadcast Producer Celebrities used to be classy. They were role models, people to look up to and be impressed by. They were talented and beautiful, and everyone wanted to be a celebrity and get some of that fame and glory. Marilyn Monroe, Audrey Hepburn, James Dean,... Read more »

Occupying time and space

December 1, 2011
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By Blair Donald Round Table broadcast producer Occupy Wall Street started on September 17, 2011 in Zuccotti Park in New York City’s Wall Street financial district. The movement was to call attention to the corruption on Wall Street and the uneven distribution of wealth in the country that the... Read more »

Bike ride tightens bonds between Donalds

November 22, 2011
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By Jake Dziubla Round Table online editor-in-chief She peddled slowly. The bike wobbled. It nearly fell. She struggled. The bike inched forward. The muscles coordinated. Her dad leaped from his lawn mower and cheered. Nine-year-old Blair Donald could finally ride a bike solo. From this point, she... Read more »

Scandals and gossip in the world of politics

November 17, 2011
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By Blair Donald Round Table broadcast studio producer The recent Republican debates have been full of drama and controversy. From the lame dance moves of Michelle Bachmann to the sexual harassment scandal of Herman Cain, the candidates have faced a myriad of problems. However, all this drama... Read more »

Redding shares UMD scoop with J students

November 11, 2011
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By Jake Dziubla Round Table online editor-in-chief Lauren Redding stood on top of a parking deck, waiting for a man that she had never met before to drive her to an undisclosed location just so she can get the facts needed for her controversial story. If the identity of this "Deepthroat" is revealed,... Read more »

MHS journalism students tour the Newseum

November 3, 2011
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Middletown High School seniors Emma Trapp and Lisa Conley read about the broadcast antenna that was on top of  one of the towers during 9/11 disaster, which is now featured at the Newseum. Noah Kady's journalism class traveled to Washington, D.C., to visit the Newseum on Nov. 2 and to learn more... Read more »