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Amy Quach, 13, Dream Team, is conversing with friends in the sun.
Sun tanning could be an easy way to be exposed to skin cancer
June 3, 2025

Getting a tan might feel like a summer win, but it’s not as harmless as it looks. Too much sun can lead to wrinkles, sunburns, and even skin cancer.  Mrs. Lori Molnar, a RCMS PE teacher, notes a dangerous effect. “The...

Rishav Thakkar, a seventh-grader on the Dream Team, said, “The conference overall went really well,” he said.
RCMS hosts Model UN conference
Vivaan Mohanty, Writer • June 3, 2025

“Low-key, illicit weapons, TSPMO, and yes delegates, illicit weapons do [irritate me], the country of Bangladesh, off. However, I have a plan: the DISARM plan, a plan to ensure that illicit weapons don't PMO anymore,”...

Destroyed Syrian building after Israeli airstrike.
Tensions in the Middle East involving Israeli-Syrian conflict
Jack Dalton and Moaz Ramadan June 3, 2025

U.S. President Donald Trump, on a visit to the Syrian Ahmed al-Sharaa president on May 14, encouraged Syria to make peace agreements with Israel, who have been doing hundreds of airstrikes on Syria for months. Since the...

Skyler Kim, 12, of the Majestics team, discusses her opinions on the reopening of Alcatraz during her interview.
President Trump posts plan to reopen Alcatraz
Prisha Walia, Author • June 2, 2025

“Honestly, the moment I got inside Alcatraz, I got goosebumps,” said Skyler Kim, a seventh-grader on the Majestics team. “I could feel the history, both good and bad.” Alcatraz, a former maximum security federal...

RCMS students and staff dream of summer vacations
Jordan Williams, Writer • June 1, 2025

“I really want to go to Seoul,” says Isabel Descaire, an eighth grader on the Dolphins. According to travel.aaa.com, by 2027, the U.S. travel industry will make $279 billion annually. “My favorite vacation?”...

Academic Language class helps students grow in English fluency
Wendy Rodriguez Castillo, Writer • June 1, 2025

Academic language students sit in groups inventing something that doesn't yet exist and recording videos of themselves explaining what they invented.  Academic language class is important because it can help you in many...

Tahlia Mohr, seventh-grader, made two shots on April 29 at Langston Hughes Middle school.
RCMS boys win against Langston Hughes
Alyssa Fraser and Azerin Azarsina June 1, 2025

In the final game of the Middle School basketball season, RCMS boys beat Langston Hughes by one point, making the final score 39-38. The girls lost their game on April 29 at Langston Hughes middle school in the first game...

Roman Nall participates in the men’s 1600-meter run at the Championship Meet.
On your mark, get set, go! An insight into the Track and Field Championship Meet
Francesca Neves, Writer • May 31, 2025

Rachel Carson students competed in the 2025 Spring FCPS Middle School Track and Field Championships at Robinson Secondary School on May 31 and placed 12th out of the 26 participating schools. The events that took place...

Co-Hosts, Anna Wintour (Left), Colman Domingo (Middle), and Lewis Hamilton (Right) arrive at the Met Gala’s Daffodil Carpet in the early hours of the event.
RCMS Students underwhelmed over the 2025 Met Gala
Janae Villarroel, Writer • May 30, 2025

“I don’t think this year’s met gala did as well as the last because it was less popular,” said Azerin Azarsina, a seventh-grader on the Champions team.  The 2025 Met Gala was in full swing on May 5 in The Metropolitan...

Caitlin Clark (left) on the Indiana Fever faced off against Kayla McBride (right) on the Minnesota Lynx, on July 14, 2024, during the previous season.
Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever’s regular season begins
Isha Lee, Writer • May 30, 2025

Caitlin Clark—a major influence and inspiration to the WNBA—started off her season on May 17 with a win. Clark and her team, the Indiana Fever, played the Chicago Sky for their first game of the regular season, beating...

Yug Mehta, 13, on the Dream team, thinks officials involved should be removed from their positions.
Consequences begin over government group chat
Jack Dalton, Writer • May 28, 2025

Government officials have started facing consequences for a group chat containing classified information. From March 11 to March 15,  government officials such as Mike Waltz, Pete Hegseth, Marco Rubio, and Vice President...

All Eyes On the Clock: 89 Seconds till Midnight
Bailey P Davis, Writer • May 20, 2025

The Doomsday Clock, which represents the time left until a global disaster, has only 89 seconds till midnight on it. The clock is a serious symbol created by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists way back in 1947. Right...

Vaishnavi Rajkumar, 13, of Dolphins says she has low expectations for Shrek 5.
Shrek 5 set to release next year – 15 years after original
Alice Hakala, Writer • May 15, 2025

“‘Shrek 5’ is questionable,” says Yetnam Kankouryome, an eighth-grader on the Explorers team after seeing the "Shrek 5" trailer. "Shrek 5" is an upcoming DreamWorks movie scheduled to release on Dec. 23, 2026,...

Mr. Stack looks over news articles on CBN about tariff related articles.
Tariffs begin to impact economy
Nicolette Payne and Feven Gutema May 9, 2025

“We will tariff and tax foreign countries to enrich our citizens,” said President Donald Trump in his inauguration speech on Jan. 20. Since then he has put at least 10% tariff tax on about 90 countries. President Trump...

Jack Dalton plays on Nintendo Switch
The Nintendo Switch 2 releases this year
Jordan Williams and Moaz Ramadan May 9, 2025

Gamers around the world are excited for the successor to the Nintendo Switch, releasing on June 5 of this year, called the Nintendo Switch 2. The Nintendo Switch was released on raving reviews, selling over 150 million...

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