The High Court Begins a New Season Shadowed by the public outrage of the reversal of Roe v. Wade, the limitation of accountability for the president, and upholding laws including bans on transgender surgeries, the Supreme Court is starting a new term filled with many difficult cases that will impact the everyday lives of Americans. This year’s term began on October 6th, 2025. Some of … Continue reading What’s Up At the Supreme Court?
Potential biosignatures of Martian life. The potential discovery of the century: a sample collected from Jezero Crater on Mars by the Perseverance rover hints at the possibility of ancient Martian life. Collected on July 21st, 2024, the sample collected from a rock dubbed “Cheyava Falls” was analyzed by Perseverance using several instruments in its onboard lab to analyze the minerals in the rocks. This data … Continue reading Life on Mars?
2025 and Beyond The remaining months of 2025 will have a few heavily anticipated movies from a wide range of cinematic offerings. Here are a few upcoming movies to look forward to. Wicked: For Good The massive cultural impact of last year’s Wicked is soon coming to a much-anticipated conclusion with its sequel, Wicked: For Good, on November 21st, 2025. Elphaba, now deemed the “Wicked … Continue reading Upcoming Movies
Students and Staff Perplexed at Redistricting Decision The Board of Education has finally scheduled Oakland Mills for renovation in the summer of 2027; however, the renovation is expected to take longer than initially anticipated, leading the Board to decide that all Oakland Mills students and staff will be temporarily redistricted to other HCPSS schools until the renovations are finished. The response from students and staff … Continue reading OM To Be Redistricted for Renovations
New Credits Required for 25-26 School Year At the latest board meeting, the Howard County Board of Education decided to implement a few additional credits for all seniors to graduate high school. The new credits in physical education and health will be required for all students starting in the 2025-26 school year. This means that any student enrolled in HCPSS would have to complete an … Continue reading Course Requirement Added
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