Virginia Legislature debates dropping SOL standards
Ian Criman, Staff Writer
April 12, 2012
The phrase 100 percent’ can have many different meanings. It can signify true success, or a goal for everyone to strive towards. However, in the case with the Virginia Standards of Learning, subschool 11 Principal Scot Turner Turner said, perfection has been a contentious issue, According to the... Read more »
“DFTBA”: Organization dedicated to reducing ‘world suck’ through charity work’
Faith Schweikert , Copy Editor, Entertainment Editor
April 12, 2012
Commercials airing on GMR last month about the DFTBA club at our school have spawned questions about what DFTBA is. It stands for “don’t forget to be awesome” and little does most of the school know but the organization, which focuses on reducing “world suck” through charity work, is bigger... Read more »
Invisible Children and ‘Kony 2012′ mislead audiences
Reem Nadeem, Staff Writer
April 12, 2012
Teenagers everywhere have banded together to aid non-profit program, Invisible Children, using social networking sites to raise awareness of the new “Kony 2012” campaign. However, most supporters, as passionate as they may be about saving the children, have not done adequate, if any, research about... Read more »
Cyberbullying requires united opposition
Valor Dictus Staff
April 12, 2012
Students creating social media pages to discuss their peers is not a new fad. While it has recently taken over Twitter, it was equally prevalent last year, with Facebook sites such as ‘Robinson Best’ critiquing students’ physical features. The varying natures of these pages blur the line between... Read more »
Coxswains embrace key role
Nick Runkel, Staff Writer
April 12, 2012
The quarterback, the point guard, the catcher and the coxswain. All of these positions have the power to control the pace of their team’s match, game or race. While most people are aware of the roles of leaders in other sports, crew coxswains are a relatively unknown, but vital part of the crew team. “A... Read more »
School community feels the absence of Coach ‘G’
Owen Joyce, Staff Writer
April 12, 2012
Barry Gorodnick, former head softball coach, has stopped coaching the softball team, because he is in the hospital for cancer treatment. The entire community has missed him, and a fundraiser has already been set up to help pay for Gorodnick’s treatment, The Gorodnick Family Fundraiser, which has raised... Read more »
Coming back from injury
Owen Joyce, Staff Writer
April 12, 2012
Broken bones; pulled hamstrings; stress fractures; shoulder and wrist problems; cauliflower ear; and torn ACLs are just a few of the injuries students at our school have sustained, and yet most of those athletes have made comebacks. Depending on the injury, players can lose more than just a season... Read more »
Girls’ soccer kicks off new season
Joe White, Staff Writer
April 12, 2012
Off to a 1-1-1 start the girls varsity soccer team led by senior captains Barbara Platenberg, Jeannine Molleda, Ashley Booth and head coach Jim Rike are looking to have a dominant 2012 season. Platenberg has high expectations for the season and believes she and her teammates have a chance to be state... Read more »
Fernandez off to help from the start
Simran Badwal, Staff Writer
March 5, 2012
Counselor Enrique Fernandez has recently made a move from Marshall High School to work at our school. This is his first year being a counselor, although he previously worked as an intern at Marshall. Now fully transitioned into his new job, everything ready, all of his supplies such as, laptops, schedules... Read more »
King’s Dominion Law needlessly hinders high-achieving students
Valor Dictus Staff
March 5, 2012
While King’s Dominion itself provides a thrilling experience, the law it keeps in existence creates unnecessary obstacles for test-taking students. The King’s Dominion Law requires all FCPS schools open after Labor Day, which serves to keep the number of visitors to the theme park high during the... Read more »
