The Black and White

New county policy lowers substitute teacher qualifications

November 14, 2019

In July, the MCPS Board of Education lowered the qualifications to be a substitute teacher. New legislation made the minimum academic experience for substitute...

County Council members host town hall, discuss community issues

By Emily London

November 10, 2019

Montgomery County Councilmembers hosted the first of two Youth Town Hall meetings at Clarksburg High School Oct. 30. The town hall gave council members...

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Alex Chappell (’06) watches from the sidelines — and enjoys it

By Ella Adams

November 20, 2019

Sports

Fantasy football creates community — and competition

By Eli Putnam

November 18, 2019

When football season finally rolls around each fall, for many Americans it means spending every Sunday for the next twenty-plus weeks in their man-cave, watching every possible...

Boys soccer secures back-to-back state championships with 3–1 victory over Leonardtown Raiders

November 16, 2019

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Channeling her swim and dive spirit, Mira Chung becomes assistant coach

By Matt Mande

November 20, 2019

During her senior season on the Walter Johnson Swim and Dive team, Mira Chung won the “Most Spirited” award. Chung said she loved all aspects of spirit in swimming —...

In photos: the boys soccer team’s state championship win

November 18, 2019

Fantasy football creates community — and competition

November 18, 2019

Boys soccer secures back-to-back state championships with 3–1 victory over Leonardtown Raiders

November 16, 2019

Feature

Pulling back the curtain

By Eva Levy

November 19, 2019

This year’s musical, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, is a drama that takes place in Paris in 1482. The story begins when the protagonist, Quasimodo — whose uncle hides him...