Whether she is vigorously rehearsing beautiful pieces of music or attempting to devour seven tacos in 12 minutes, Mrs. Devyn Grimes shows the students of RCMS that orchestra is never a dull place to be. Mrs. Grimes is...
“When I first started teaching, we had to go to a computer lab,” Mrs. Carrie Guild, history teacher for the All Stars team, laughed. “There were no laptops, kids didn’t have phones, there were no iPads.” Mrs....
In FCPS, schools have started using laptops and teachers have adapted to using online learning tools to engage students. According to an anonymous poll, the most popular learning tools were Kahoot and Quizlet mostly because...
RCMS students were able to watch the lawsuit between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard as it unfolded in Fairfax County Circuit Court. The case ended June 1 with Depp receiving 15 million and paying Heard two million. Although...
Technology has become a big part of our lives, we use devices, namely computers, phones, watches and ipads for school work, texting, calling, and other social activities. “Life before cell phones and computers was good...
As in-person school has returned, so have field trips, but not all classes will go. The decision to go on a field trip is dependent upon teachers, and many choose not to due to the immense planning required, as well as...
RCMS Carson Chronicle contributors helped develop the newspaper into what it is today, from a club to an elective. At its beginning, the club was run by a sponsor and was hosted after school. Mr. Kirk Treakle, head librarian,...
RCMS teachers each have different teaching styles that they find effective, but what about the students? What type of teaching works best for you? Learning takes place in a variety of ways including, auditory learning...
A footlocker containing artifacts from World War II -- on permanent loan to RCMS by the MacArthur Memorial -- was shown to the seventh-graders at the school this spring. "One day, during history class, we looked at items...
BookTok is a well-known subcommunity on TikTok, born from the boredom of quarantine. It’s a place where all readers belong. Zoha Saddiqi, an eighth-grader on the Yellow Jackets Team said, “BookTok gives readers somewhere...
