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HBO’s series ‘The Last of Us’ builds on original video game

Matthew Tadle, Community Editor March 30, 2023

HBO Max’s “The Last of Us” is a drama series written and produced by Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann. The highly anticipated show is set in a post apocalyptic world where the entire human civilization...

Purchasing ‘Hogwarts Legacy’ supports transphobia

March 30, 2023

With more and more open-world video games popping up, it only makes sense that one of the highest-grossing media franchises would hop on the broom-wagon. 26 years after the first book in the “Harry Potter”...

Viennas police department is overfunded

Vienna’s police department is overfunded

Leo Moskowitz, Staff Writer March 30, 2023

On Feb 22, a fatal shooting of an unarmed black man took place in Tysons Corner. The perpetrator? The Fairfax County police. The victim, a 37-year-old father named Timothy Johnson, had only shoplifted...

WINGS Program: flying high or ugly duckling?

Simon Wong & Katrina Swan, Opinion Editor & Features Editor March 30, 2023

Ugly Duckling Have you or someone you know been affected by WINGS? If so, you may be entitled to financial compensation. Just kidding. You actually don’t get any compensation for the wasted...

DECA attends state convention in Virginia Beach

Emma Defot, Staff Writer March 30, 2023

Madison's Distributive Education Clubs of America (DECA) team went to the Virginia Beach Convention Center on March 3 for the 78th Annual Virginia DECA competition where they competed with hundreds of...

Madison students commit for sports

Hunter Rosenberg, Staff Writer March 28, 2023

Out of all high school athletes, less than 2% continue on to play a college sport. Out of all the people who decide to go to college, less than 7% play a varsity sport, according to Athletic Scholarship...

FCPS responds to fentanyl overdoses in several county high schools

Cate Langhorn, Editor-in-Chief March 28, 2023

Rescue crews rushed to Fairfax High School on Monday, March 13 after a student was suspected to have overdosed on fentanyl, according to 911 dispatch obtained by NBC Washington. Fairfax County Fire...

Football leagues compete with NFL

Adam Dembicki, Staff Writer March 28, 2023

Professional sports offer entertainment, discussions, and career opportunities for some. One professional league that excels in generating constant discussions and news is the National Football League...

New Virginia law prompts FCPS and other districts to create policies on ‘sexually explicit’ materials

Eamon Carew, Editor-in-Chief March 28, 2023

Earlier this school year, Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) announced that, in accordance with a new Virginia law passed in April of 2022, the county would be screening instructional materials (primarily...

Row, row, row your boat: a deep dive into Madison Crew

Zara Javeri & Alexandra Wong, Staff Writers March 28, 2023

When the bell rings at 2:55 marking the end of the school day for most students, the day is far from over for those on Madison’s crew team. Following seven hours of school work, the athletes pile into...

The state of press freedom in the U.S.

Connor Foote, Aidan Jones, Mallory Vaudo & Cate Langhorn, Editors-in-Chief March 28, 2023

Following the derailment of a train carrying toxic chemicals in East Palestine, Ohio, journalist Evan Lambert was detained for covering the incident, charged for criminal trespass and resisting arrest,...

FCPS approves calendar for ’23-’24 year

Lara Hans, Opinion Editor March 28, 2023

Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) approved a calendar for the following three school years. This calendar is an amended version of the draft Blue calendar that many FCPS staff and students voted for...

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