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3 things to do this weekend (10/13 – 10/14)

October 12, 2018

Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Student Life, The Advice Page, Top Stories

1.) Take advantage of Culpeper Downtown Restaurant Week in Culpeper, Virginia! Once again, enjoy a prix fixe menu featuring the best food in Culpeper. Participating restaurants include Natraj Indian Cuisine, Piedmont Virginia Steakhouse, Uncle Elder's Family Restaurant BBQ, Grass Rootes Kitchen, The...

4 things to do this weekend (10/6 – 10/7)

Miranda Sandoval, staff writer

October 5, 2018

Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Student Life, The Advice Page, Top Stories, Trends

1.) Go nuts at the Suffolk Peanut Festival in Suffolk, Virginia! Enter the Peanut Butter Sculpting Contest and receive complimentary admission to the Festival. Follow along the Peanut Fest Parade as it progresses down Washington Street, North Main Street, and Finney Avenue. Enjoy lively music from local...

Art in the parking lot

Vanessa Melendez, staff writer

October 1, 2018

Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Features, Student Life, Top Stories

For the first time ever, SLHS seniors were given the opportunity on September 22nd and 29th to paint their parking spaces between 10am and 3pm. This was an opportunity for the class of 2019 to show off their creativity and individuality through their parking spaces. What started off as last year’s...

5 things to do this weekend (9/29 – 9/30)

Miranda Sandoval, staff writer

September 28, 2018

Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Student Life, The Advice Page, Top Stories

1.) All loyal fans of the Broadway sensation 'Hamilton: An American Musical' must attend the Hamilton Tour Takeover at Thomas Jefferson's Monticello in Charlottesville, Virginia! Explore the grounds of Monticello and find out more about one of our nation's most fascinating founding fathers. Learn about...

NATIONAL VOTER REGISTRATION DAY: How to and why you should vote

Helen Ehrlich, Staff Writer

September 25, 2018

Filed under News, Top Stories

Over the past year, teenagers have become more and more involved in politics and activism. While marching, protests, and contacting our representatives is incredibly important and helpful, there is only one thing that can make the biggest impact: voting. Millenials and ...

It’s Award Show Season!

Pramod Mamillapalli, staff writer

September 25, 2018

Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Top Stories

In January, Bruno Mars won 6 awards, including Song of the Year, at the 60th Annual Grammy Awards. In March, The Shape of Water was nominated 13 times and won 4 awards, including Best Picture, at the Oscars. Many awards were won and lost last award show season, but as the summer season is slowly com...

Cutting the Clock: Youth Curfew

Ben Zalles, staff photographer and writer

September 21, 2018

Filed under Features, News, Top Stories, Uncategorized

Over the years, the topic of youth curfew laws have sparked widespread debate regarding both its effectiveness in the community, and whether or not it is constitutional. Youth curfew laws are typically defined as ordinances that prohibit people under 18 from being in public or business owned areas from...

FCPS implements new safety measures

Birk Slothouber, Staff Writer

September 16, 2018

Filed under News, Top Stories

Fairfax County Public Schools are currently implementing new safety measures to prevent violence in schools. On the 27th of July, the school board approved a new budget, allocating 4 million dollars in funding for multiple new safety measures, based on a report by the FCPS Office of Safety...

Fight breaks out in D.C. Chick-Fil-A

Rhea Braganza, Staff Writer

September 16, 2018

Filed under News, Top Stories

In a quiet part of D.C, Tenleytown, where many United States presidents’ kids have gone to school, a brawl broke out at the local Chick-Fil-A. As a company, Chick-Fil-A has been very controversial in the past with its beliefs, but this week it faced a different kind of controversy when conflict...

4 things to do this weekend (9/15 – 9/16)

Miranda Sandoval, staff writer

September 14, 2018

Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Student Life, The Advice Page, Top Stories, Uncategorized

1.) Ladies and gentlemen, this is your last chance to see 'Hamilton' (written by Lin-Manuel Miranda) at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.! Witness the award-winning Broadway musical that everyone's been raving about (without having to pay as much for tickets). You definitely don't have to be a history...