Virginia governor receives calls to step down among racism scandal
Charlie Benedict, News Editor
February 28, 2019
On February 1st, the right-wing website Big League Politics leaked a picture of two men at a party, one wearing blackface and the other sporting a Ku Klux Klan robe and hood. The picture was on Virginia Democratic Governor Ralph Northam’s page in his 1984 medical school yearbook. Shortly after the picture surfaced, Northam...
STAR Student Jessica Lao recognized
Kerrie Lou, News Reporter
February 28, 2019
For senior STAR student, Jessica Lao, writing and art has always been a passion and even a potential career path. This past January, Lao was honored with the 2019 Scholastic Art and Writing Award for her critical essay The Wordsmith As Worldsmith in Shakespeare’s As You Like It, personal memoir “Letter, Overdue”, and poem...
Walker McPhail, News Reporter
February 28, 2019
“Madam Speaker, Mr. Vice President, Members of Congress, the First Lady of the United States, and my fellow Americans,” President Donald J. Trump’s voice resonated across the house chamber. On February 5th, the 45th president of the United States delivered his second State of the Union address, at a time when America remains...
Virginia governor receives calls to step down among racism scandal
Charlie Benedict, News Editor
February 28, 2019
On February 1st, the right-wing website Big League Politics leaked a picture of two men at a party, one wearing blackface and the other sporting a Ku Klux Klan robe and hood. The picture was on Virginia Democratic Governor Ralph Northam’s page in his 1984 medical school yearbook. Shortly after the picture surfaced, Northam admitted and apologized for his apparent involvement....
Walker McPhail, News Reporter
February 28, 2019
“Madam Speaker, Mr. Vice President, Members of Congress, the First Lady of the United States, and my fellow Americans,” President Donald J. Trump’s voice resonated across the house chamber. On February 5th, the 45th president of the United States delivered his second State of the Union address, at a time when America remains fiercely divided between party lines. The...
United States pulls out of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty
Nishka Bahl, News Reporter
February 28, 2019
Former French President, Charles De Gaulle, once said, “Treaties are like roses and young girls; they last while they last.” It seems De Gaulle was correct; since its inauguration in 2017, the Trump administration has pulled out of the Iran nuclear deal, the Paris climate accord, and has threatened to leave the North Atlantic Treaty and World Trade Organizations. Recently,...
What are we learning? Do you ever ask yourself this question? What kind of knowledge are schools supposed to equip us with? Is it their responsibility to make us go...
Sarah Street, Arts Reporter
February 28, 2019
During the past few months, the Westminster players embarked on a journey in bringing to life one of the most esteemed theatrical productions in history, Romeo and Juliet....
Scholastic Art & Writing winners receive gold key awards
February 28, 2019
Westminster Students Participate in High Museum Exhibition
February 28, 2019
February 28, 2019
Julia Rhee, Sports Reporter
February 28, 2019
Few could have predicted Tom Brady’s rapid ascent from college backup and late sixth-round pick to bona fide stardom, except perhaps Brady himself. Even fewer could have...
February 28, 2019
Adidas becomes official athletic sponsor
February 28, 2019
Catfish reel in state championship
February 28, 2019