Required finance class makes no ‘cents’

Kolbe McKee, Senior Staff Writer
February 20, 2012

The proposed requirement for a freshman Personal Finance class serves to limit an already inflexible course selection.  It discourages individuality at the initial stage of high school by funneling freshmen into the same curriculum. With gym as a required course for freshman and sophomore year, and... Read more »

From francais to anglais: my experience at a French school

Nour Aidi, Staff Writer
February 18, 2012

How would you like having to travel an hour and a half every day, just to get to school? Staying at school until 6 pm? Having to take three different science courses in the same year? Being unable to purchase food, due to the lack of a school cafeteria? Never being able to play sports, as the school... Read more »

Sibling love

Lizzy Weingast, Reporter
February 15, 2012

On the first day of high school everyone has those butterflies in their stomach that make them nervous, but having someone you know that has gone through the same transition from middle school to high school can help a lot.  Having an older sibling who can help you out and tell you the ins and outs... Read more »

Big Brother is watching you: the con argument

Shams Haidari, Executive Editor
February 12, 2012

Installing surveillance cameras will only further the disconnect between students and administrators. I can appreciate the difficulty of Langley’s situation as it considers installing surveillance cameras. After all, a series of thefts last year, plus a pulled fire alarm this year, doesn’t scream... Read more »

Big Brother is watching you: the pro argument

Sara Guglielmo, Reporter
February 12, 2012

Flashers! Burglars! Robbers! All of these incidents have happened in the area surrounding Langley, which is why we need surveillance cameras. Surveillance cameras may cost a lot of money, but they will make our school a safer place and decrease the amount of petty crime that goes on in Langley. Students... Read more »

Online overload

Riley Cosgrove, Opinion Editor
February 9, 2012

I love social networking as much as the next guy—and if you’ve seen my Twitter, you can attest to that. But the problem with social networking sites in general is the curse of over-sharing. Ever been on FaceBook or Twitter and someone posts something way too personal? Like “just ate another cupcake... Read more »

Riled up over reputation

Victoria Snare, Senior Staff Writer
February 6, 2012

A “good college” should be the school that is the best fit for the individual. It should be the place where the student who attends it feels it is a good match, and where the education the student gets drives the student to be his or her best. There are plenty of schools available to us that fit... Read more »

Website woes

Aimee Cho, Executive Online Editor
February 6, 2012

If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. The Saxon Scope website, updated daily with news stories, sports coverage and photos from events, is a national award-winning site. It was a runner up for the 2010-11 National Student Press Assocation’s Pacemaker award, the highest honor given to student media websites... Read more »

Senior Skip Day: is it worth it?

Ruby Brown, Senior Staff Writer
February 5, 2012

You’re walking the halls of Langley and for some reason, it seems devoid of something that makes Langley Langley. It’s not a Wednesday morning, no. In fact, it’s in the middle of the day on a Tuesday. So what’s different? It’s Senior Skip Day. That’s what’s different. No, this day is not... Read more »

Technology tumult

Jean Choi, Staff Writer
February 3, 2012

Finally, every student’s dream has come true. As of Wednesday, Langley students are now allowed to use mobile devices in the hallways and cafeteria, and even in classrooms if teachers allow it. One of the purposes of this new policy is to create a more technologically advanced school environment –... Read more »