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Student-led walkout advocates for gun control

Siddarth Shankar, Editor-in-Chief • March 1, 2018

As the bell rang, more and more students picked up their backpacks and left the school in an act of protest. Hundreds of students gathered on the football field, holding signs and rallying in favor of...

FCPS approves 2017-18 school year calendar

Siddarth Shankar, News Editor • December 16, 2016

The Fairfax County School Board approved Fairfax County Public Schools’s operating calendar for the 2017-2018 school year on Dec. 1. The new calendar includes a start of school before Labor Day, a decision...

FCPS revises grading policies

Siddarth Shankar, News Editor • November 22, 2016

A new school year has brought changes in FCPS’s grading policies. The revisions are meant to better reflect grading trends across the nation, with a goal of reducing the impact of a single...

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