On May 18, RCMS plans to host and sponsor the 2023-24 school year Panther Prowl. Similar to previous years, this year's Panther Prowl will include a 5k run/walk, a raffle, and snacks for sale. To sign up, go to the...
After spending time making difficult decisions about next year's classes this winter, RCMS students are happy with the course selections they have made. Annie Wang, an eighth-grader on the Discovery Team, shared that she...
The Going Green club has been advocating and enforcing environmentally friendly actions at RCMS, with the goal of helping the earth and spreading awareness, so other people can get involved. Some of the projects done by...
Many RCMS staff members began using a new computer monitoring software this January to watch the online behaviors of their students. This has led to many mixed reactions from both students and staff, with most of the students...
The basketball game between RCMS and Stone Middle School for Thursday, March 21, has been postponed. It was postponed due to an incident that occurred in the community on March 20. The game will be rescheduled, and...
The RCMS Technology Student Association (TSA) chapter competed at Regionals on March 2 at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology. It won a total of 10 awards in the top three places as well as competing in...
On Thursday March 14, at South Lakes High School, the PTA will be sponsoring the annual RCMS and LHMS basketball game. For this years game the doors will be opening at 5 p.m. and closing at 8:30 p.m. Students can pre-order...
Rachel Carson’s (RCMS) orchestras will be having their assessment on March 8 and 9 at Kenmore Middle School in Arlington to be assessed on how well they perform. Chamber and Symphonic orchestras will be performing...
The Rachel Carson debate team is participating in a debate tournament in Maret Private School in Washington, D.C., on March 2. The topic for this tournament will be “Is Animal Testing for Medical Purposes Morally Acceptable?”. The...
Loud music blasts from speakers in the gym as clumps of students cascade down the hallway as they form a line for the photobooth. “I wanted to experience a middle school dance,” said seventh-grader Genna Anderson,...
Early on the morning of Feb. 3, hundreds of Carson students packed into the cafeteria to take the admissions test for Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (TJ). Meanwhile, the Supreme Court was considering...
The Kansas City Chiefs defeated the San Francisco 49ers, 25-22, on Feb. 11, for the second time since 2020, during Super Bowl LVIII, this time, though, at Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Nevada. This year many believed...
Middle school students around the U.S. wake up early in the morning to go to school with lack of sleep and low energy, but things might change for 2025-2026 students in FCPS district. FCPS is considering to push back...
Although "The Outsiders" was published in 1967, many modern people can still connect with the tragic yet action packed book. The author of this book, S.E. Hinton, published this book at 18 years old. The system of gangs...
The chatter of RCMS students fills the cafeteria as they share their schedules for the upcoming semester with their friends. According to a poll of RCMS students, many students are excited for the new semester but some...