S.W.E.A.T Pledge
Julia Webster, Co-Editor
May 8, 2017
With college on the horizons, it’s time to start thinking about scholarships. Usually, scholarships are merit, need-based, or major-specific. And, that isn’t helpful for people who aren’t looking to continue their education in college, preferring to work their way into the career of choice. Ther...
What’s Up in Washington D.C.?
Megan Mattei, Senior Staff Writer
March 31, 2017
Spring has not quite sprung, but it is prime cherry blossom tree season! The trees have made their appearance quite early. The bloom is one of the earliest according to the Washington Post. This is due to the mild winter the Mid-Atlantic received. March 25 was marked as 2017’s day of peak bloom, but...
Into the Capstone
Joy Deitrich, Staff Writer
October 4, 2016
After four long years of study and research, your 2017 Global & International Studies class has finally reached its beginning of an end. The commencement of capstone exhibition begins with the symposium. On November 1st, 2016, a cohort of exhibits, websites, and videos will be on display for 23 capst...
Abridging Apathy
Jason Ferris, Head Editor
October 4, 2016
When I entered Leonardtown High School’s Academy of Global and International Studies (GIS) years ago, I knew I would have to complete a year-and-a-half long research project. My project’s looming deadlines stared over me as I ascended the ranks of high school - sophomore, junior, senior. As of now, my s...
Making a Difference
Josie Brodfuehrer, Staff Writer
September 30, 2016
People die everyday. They die from car accidents and homicides and war and diseases. But one of these deaths can be prevented. One of these deaths doesn’t have to happen. Heart disease is the leading cause of death in America, according to Medical News Today. At the top of the death list,...
Who Knew?
Jason Ferris, Co-Editor
May 3, 2016
Until I met David Sedaris, I had no idea I cared about the lives of others. Ok, I’m not heartless. I just never thought a memoir could be so gripping, that another life could draw me so helplessly in. I had read memoirs before but only about astronauts or politicians that changed the landscape of t...
Drafting Disaster
Jason Ferris, Co-Editor
March 30, 2016
People often ask me why I write, why I spend hours digging through my imagination and finding the words to string a story together. I tell them that I have to and I’m not the only one. Within everyone is a story, an inner voice, and writing empowers people to listen to it. I know it sounds cliché...
Community Spotlight
Skyler Broome, Senior Staff Writer
March 15, 2016
Since beginning his coaching career in the 1990-1991 season, Richard Abell has built quite the repertoire for himself in St. Mary’s Recreation Division. Abell started his long-running history after being asked by now-facilities coordinator of the Parks and Rec Tyrone Harris. Harris asked him for as...
Possible Farewells to TC Radio
Skyler Broome, Senior Staff Writer
February 5, 2016
It’s sad news for radio enthusiasts and those looking forward to putting their shows on TC Radio – the fate of the James A. Forrest Career and Technology Center’s broadcast outlet looks to be dismal. Live 365, the service in which the radio airs, has recently had a major investor pull out. That l...
What You Oughta Know About Germs
Dallas Shrawder, Senior Staff Writer
February 5, 2016
We all know that washing our hands is very important, but do we really know how important it is? According to experts, there are approximately five thousand germs on a person’s hands at any given time, and any of those germs can be spread to other things, people, or even parts of them. If a person were...
Toys for Tots
Dallas Shrawder, Senior Staff Writer
January 11, 2016
The giving season is fast approaching. People everywhere are in the festive spirit: spreading love, being joyous, and giving. One way to knock all three of those out in one swing is to participate in Toys for Tots drives. This time of year, it is not uncommon to be with friends and family to exch...
Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Thiana Suarez, Senior Staff Writer
May 15, 2015
Music. Mayhem. Murder. All of this could only mean one thing. The musical “Sweeney Todd” is coming to Leonardtown High School. Nothing says excitement like a Demon Barber of Fleet Street. There will be suspense, horror, and lots of blood all over the place. Fake blood, of course. This play is going...
