Abby Greger and Cailyn Johnson

June 4, 2020

Rachel Carson students and teachers are chipping in to help the environment from home, since we have to stay home due to the coronavirus.  “People have been doing a lot more things outside without the usage of cars,”...

Jackson Mika and Dennis Hadjimichael

June 4, 2020

The suspension of professional and youth sport leagues' seasons since March has impacted the lives of many RCMS students and staff. Sports in our world today have a huge impact on many lives, including those of RCMS students...

Abhi Periyasamy, Ellen Noh, Harshal Lobana, and Tanya Singhal

June 3, 2020

A lot of Fairfax County students’ mental health have changed--some positively and some negatively--during the school closure that started on March 13 due to the coronavirus outbreak. “I would like RCMS students to...

Nikhila Drew, Claire Tran, and Arianna Cook

June 3, 2020

Movies are really fun and enjoyable to watch. During these rough times from Covid-19, movies are a great way to entertain yourself. According to our movies research, Rachel Carson students love Action, Comedy and Scary/Thriller...

 Carl Chen, Skylar Dodson, and Chris Chamberland

April 4, 2020

Update April 12 -- Distance learning will officially start Monday, April 13.  FCPS recognizes that distance learning may present challenges to families, so they provided information and guidelines for students to follow: Middle...

Carl Chen, Lead Writer

February 24, 2020

Activities such as protesting and supporting campaigns can now be considered an excused absence for all FCPS students. Parents can request for their child to be excused for civic engagement purposes for part of a day once...

Staff writers

January 21, 2020

Nathan Crapet and Aurélien Jarlier are interns from France who arrived at RCMS in January to observe American customs, lifestyle and teaching methods. “Everything is bigger in the U.S. compared to France,” said Nathan....

Richard Zhang, Writer

January 21, 2020

Next year, all eighth-graders at RCMS might receive a computer as part of FCPSOn, a program that will ultimately provide all FCPS students with computers by 2023. “I think one-on-one would help a lot of people,” Eric...

Filip Georgievski and Rishabh Malkani

January 10, 2020

The rhythmic tapping of keys fills the room as students chatter and chuckle. Music blares from a computer while a student at the front of the room talks. The other kids stare at the board and back down to their computers,...

Tapthi Arun, Writer

December 21, 2019

Students at Carson Middle donated to the food drive occurring during the last week of November to help their peers needing food over the holidays.     The food drive helped students and teachers to provide fellow students...

Sarina Nayak and Gracelyn Milne

December 21, 2019

“I feel like when you connect with a student, they will do anything for you,” said seventh-grade counselor Joanne Fraundorfer, who started the Peer Tutoring program. This is the first year of the program being up...

Amyah Smith and Rahel Teni

December 21, 2019

The bass of the music booms as you hear the stomps of the step team as they enter the gym for their performance. The claps and cheering of the crowd fills the gym as they see the team enter. The music comes to a sudden halt...

Vishwa Rakasi and Rehaan D'Souza-Bohannon

December 21, 2019

The aura is vibrant and curious, the white light flickering from the stage further exacerbating the feel. Then the lights dim and teenage performers line up near the back wall, and the mood turns solemn. The lights flick...

Reema Yaghi, Writer

December 21, 2019

Players stretching down to their toes, and some doing jumping jacks, the students warm up before their club begins. Others help set up the goals and bring out the jerseys. The students pick the teams, and set up for the game....