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Makda Bekele

Makda Bekele, Reporter

Makda Bekele is a sophomore at Mclean Highs school. She is in her second year of journalism. She enjoys ice skating, listening to music, and almost any kind of chocolate.

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Top of the Top–Abel Tesfaye, also known as The Weeknd, performs “Blinding Lights” from his My Dear Melancholy album in 2018. After the performance, “Blinding Lights” remained within the top 10 songs on the Billboard charts for over a year, becoming the biggest Billboard Hot 100 chart hit of the century. (Image obtained via Nicolas Padovani under a Creative Commons license)

The Grammys remain corrupt

January 31, 2021
Supporting with Softball- FFF members, and their softball team, display their support for getting vaccinated. By being apart of sports outreach, they fulfill their roles by informing all the players.

Families Fighting Flu

January 8, 2021
#MyWalkForInclusion- sophomore Estelle Harnisch displays her support for the virtual walk. She attended the virtual walk, and then shared her support on their Instagram account dedicated to positivity.

Best Buddies participate in virtual Friendship Walk

November 1, 2020
Posing For Donos - Founder Olivia Zhang (right) and club officer Thais Rolly display their Kumon donation event gatherings. These donations consisting of toys, books, and games were shipped to the Cincinnati Children Hospital. (Photo courtesy of Xiaowei Zheng)

Student organization helps cancer patients

November 1, 2020
McDance-A-Thon celebrates their hard work of the year. After raising $55,726.44 for the Children's National Hospital in D.C., members party at their end of year dance.

McDance-A-Thon rises in popularity

November 7, 2019
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