Langley gridlock

Tommy Orme, Sports Editor
March 16, 2011

Spring season is rolling around and student athletes, specifically juniors lacking parking passes, all over Langley are feeling the pains of lugging their equipment on the bus and through the halls. There is only one solution, right? Seasonal passes would provide athletes with parking spots for the duration... Read more »

Working overtime

Annie Cross, Executive Editor
March 16, 2011

For the first time in my life I understand the meaning of patience- not because of a yoga class I did or an experience I had in a long line at Tysons.  I have learned patience because of my often frustrating but fulfilling part-time job.   There is just nothing like staying an hour past closing in... Read more »

The difficult transition

Brittany Gallagher, Staff Writer
March 6, 2011

You’re just beginning to read your twentieth page from the textbook. Almost done! With the reading, that is. Now you have essay prompts to complete, and for some kids, more document based questions are coming your way. This scenario confronts AP World History students on a nightly basis. And it’s... Read more »

The low-down on Egypt

Shams Haidari, Business Editor
February 26, 2011

I was in Journalism class when I unsuspectingly opened up Yahoo and found that Hosni Mubarak—Egypt’s ruler for 30 years—had resigned. I quickly announced the news to the class and was promptly asked to write an editorial with a painfully simple theme: discuss the importance of the change in Egyptian... Read more »

Taking censorship too far?

Chris Roman, Executive Online Editor
February 25, 2011

Floating down a lazy river, asleep atop a makeshift raft, Huckleberry Finn appeared to have finally achieved seemingly unattainable freedom. However, after nearly 130 years, it seems that society may be catching up to the carefree protagonist. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, a classic novel that... Read more »

Tiger cubs feel the wrath

Jean Choi and Na He Jeon, Staff Writer and Reporter
February 24, 2011

Do you freak out at any letter other than an A on your report card? Do your parents not even let you in the house if you have a C in math? Are you in either Langley Orchestra or Band? Were you called a piano prodigy when you were in 2nd grade?  Then you are a typical Asian. The “Tiger Mom” This... Read more »

On your mark, get set, why?

Parnia Zahedi, Editor in Chief
February 23, 2011

Going into the sold out screening of “Race to Nowhere” at Langley on Feb. 2, I could not have been more excited. Finally, adults would see the immense amount of pressure we high schoolers face living in 2011. Walking out of the auditorium, my excitement was overshadowed by a combination of... Read more »

The accident that shook my life

Nicky Pritchett, Contributing Writer
February 23, 2011

In an instant, everything I thought I knew was turned upside down. Late one Saturday night in early February, my outlook on life became as jumbled as my wrecked car. Like pretty much all teenagers, I had a tendency to take many things for granted, driving included. I read stories in the paper and saw... Read more »

Up a river without a paddle

Sofia Babaie, Editor-in-Chief
February 23, 2011

For those of you who took the leap of faith and signed up for AP Biology this year, you must have been shocked to realize that the amount of work you put into it really isn’t reflected in your grade. AP Biology has always been considered to be one of the harder AP’s in the school, but it’s gotten... Read more »

Katie’s Korner

Katie Flessas, Executive Editor
February 23, 2011

As the sun begins to make a more regular appearance over the fields, courts and track directly behind our school, we know several things: First, winter season is over. Second, spring season is here. Third, second semester is here. For multi-seasonal athletes, the week ahead is critical. Either you’re... Read more »