As the year starts to come to an end, many staff and students are starting to look back on the past year of Covid-19 and start thinking about the changes they hope to see in school next year. When Mrs. Jennifer Wright...
Some students didn’t get a chance to go into the RCMS building this year because of Covid-19, and next year, they might struggle with the transition from online middle school to in-person, so eighth-graders have some advice...
Students of Rachel Carson feel new Covid-19 restrictions put into place by schools since March 2021 have been efficient at keeping them safe. Restrictions have evolved since the reopening of school. This is due to the CDC,...
Quarantine and online school has been quite a journey. Starting from the first day of school, everything has been a whirlwind of events and a great variety of emotions. Now, this one-of-a-kind year is coming to a close....
While lab leak theories abound, the bulk of RCMS faculty and students acknowledge that the most rational COVID-19 introduction theory was from a host to an intermediate animal to a human, which is what many scientists around...
More students are returning to their classes in person all week long because they think it is easier than online classes. Edwin Monje Ramirez, a seventh-grader at RCMS, said, “Why stay at home when you could go in person,...
Eighth-grade RCMS students are feeling excited but anxious about the transition into high school in fall of 2021, as middle school comes to an end. “I have mixed emotions, but I am mainly excited,” says RCMS eighth-grader...
After more than a year in quarantine, some Rachel Carson Middle School students and faculty reveal that quarantine has greatly impacted their personal style, by either relaxing their clothes or boosting creativity. RCMS...
With Fairfax County Public Schools throughout the course of June and July students will be able to take summer courses to catch up, earn a credit, get ahead, or retake the course if they did not do as well as they hoped during...
“Debate forces you to change your point of view,” says Advik Sood, a seventh-grader at RCMS. “It allows you to express your opinions and thoughts, and that’s what I like about it.” Students at Rachel Carson...
New teens come across a lot of change in the upcoming years, from new schools to new social groups. The experience of transitioning to middle school varies for everyone. It is the beginning of a new path that leads to...
With numerous articles written about how COVID-19 has altered the way many people value homework, some are asking if students should be getting homework while they are learning virtually from home. “Because students...
After 17 years of dormancy, Brood X cicadas reemerged throughout Virginia in the beginning of May 2021. “They’re going to be everywhere in the next few weeks,” said Mr. Kevin Reif, an eighth-grade RCMS science teacher. Brood...
As the end of the year approached, the stress of taking SOLs in the current environment weighed on students’ minds. This year, the data will not reflect as heavily on individual students but will instead be used to...