Reema Yaghi and Ilakkiya Viji

January 21, 2020

Nathan Crapet and Aurélien Jarlier are interns from Clermont-Ferrand, France who came here to cold America in January to observe our customs and lifestyle. Nathan and Aurélien, both 23 years old, are preparing to be...

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,...

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...

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....

Audrey Burns and Hamsini Rangarajan

December 21, 2019

One of the newest additions to Rachel Carson’s School Library, ‘Grenade’ has quickly become one of the most frequently checked out books amongst students and teachers alike. Written by Alan Gratz, author of "Refugee,"...

Yassin Drissi and Musa Shah

December 21, 2019

“The 5K is … very challenging to run!” Justice Hunter, 12, on the Dream Team said, after finishing the 5K on Nov. 17. Students have mixed opinions about the 5K and its impact on their health. Some students feel like...

Ilakkiya Viji and Sarah Castillo

December 21, 2019

Thinking of Thanksgiving, many imagine a big turkey dinner accompanied by plentiful servings of sides like mashed potatoes, green beans and cranberry sauce,  finished by a dessert of pumpkin pie.  The American holiday celebrates...

Ayisha Asharaf, Writer

December 19, 2019

The rush of excited students crowded the entrance as they squeezed through the auditorium’s door, motivated to find the seat of their choice while they awaited a performance that they would never forget.  Carson’s...

Lakshita Ramachandran

December 18, 2019

On Dec. 10 at 7 p.m. beautiful singers' voices filled the whole Lecture hall as the crowd of people enjoyed the RCMS Winter Concert. Before the students entered the stage, they rehearsed as the lecture hall filled with...

Gracelyn Milne and Amyah Smith

October 24, 2019

Mrs. Christina Oh left her position as an assistant principal at Rachel Carson Middle School on Friday, Oct. 4, to move to a higher level of administering at Herndon High School. Before teaching at Carson, Mrs. Oh taught...

Vishwa Rakasi and Reema Yaghi

October 4, 2019

The moment Tucker, the therapy dog, entered Mrs. Isoldi’s seventh-grade U.S. history classroom Oct. 3, he was enveloped in a flurry of hugs and kisses, courtesy of Mrs. Isoldi herself. After a few seconds, Mrs. Isoldi peeled...

Annika Bhatia, Amrutha Pendyala, and Riya Nemelidenne

June 8, 2019

Students will be getting a new addition next year when a therapy dog named Tucker will come to RCMS to help all.  Tucker is a 5-year-old golden retriever who will be here every once in a while to visit the students. He will...

Dev Doshi and Josh Tapp

June 7, 2019

On April 28 two football stars--Trace McSorley and Nick Scott-- from Northern Virginia got drafted to the National Football League out of Penn State university. “I think both of these kids will succeed in the NFL,”...