Astronomy Students Explore the Universe [ArticleImageHyperLink] Tuesday, December 11, 2007 By Taylor Thompson While the rest of Fauquier High School was sound asleep, 41 astronomy students were on a quest to search for cosmic truths, with a psychedelic conclusion, in the city of Pittsburgh. It was astronomy t full story

FFA Convention: Fauquier Students Represent Farming Tuesday, December 04, 2007 By Ellie Barrett A stuffy stadium meant to hold 34,000 was occupied by 54,000 ecstatic FFA members dressed in their official dress: black pants, black shoes/cowboy boots, white buttoned shirt, and blue corduroy jacket full story

Athlete Profiles [ArticleImageHyperLink] Tuesday, November 20, 2007 By Megan Abbot Emma HelselFreshman Emma Helsel excelled as the varsity cross country team’s top runner. “This season was a lot of fun,” Helsel said. “We all worked really hard. We didn’t make it to states, but it wa full story

Classic Corner: StarCraft [ArticleImageHyperLink] Tuesday, November 20, 2007 By Duncan Campbell How many video games qualify as national sports? How many video games can earn professional players anywhere from a few thousand to a million U.S. dollars per year? StarCraft is not simply such a game full story

'Gangster' pleases audience [ArticleImageHyperLink] Tuesday, November 20, 2007 By Thorne Watkins Corruption, crime, guns, and loads of heroin are all the stars of Ridley Scott’s American Gangster. The film is a splendid showcase of a chapter in American drug history and reveals a deep character a full story

Band Hits High Notes, Earns Honors Tuesday, November 20, 2007 By Anna George At Friday night home games, the colors red and white flood the home stands, the bright stadium lights welcome the 8-2 football team, and at halftime the marching band takes the field to perform their full story

Con: Early Bird Catches the Worm [ArticleImageHyperLink] Tuesday, November 20, 2007 By Andrew Phillips Leaving the piercing florescence and the cold rooms of the high school in the mid afternoon has always brightened my spirits at the end of the day. Exiting school at 2:30 p.m. is only possible due to full story

Pro: Later Start For Sleepy Teens [ArticleImageHyperLink] Tuesday, November 20, 2007 By Taylor Thompson The obnoxious buzzing of my alarm clock reminds me of three frustrating facts. One: it must be far too early in the morning; two: it must be a school day; and three: I stayed up way too late working o full story

Deadly germs in our midst: Staph infection scares students [ArticleImageHyperLink] Tuesday, November 20, 2007 By TJ Troutman An infection that has been around for years has now developed the potential to be responsible for more deaths than AIDS in one year. Recent infections of Staphylococcus aureus are frightening many in full story

School Bus Safety Takes Crash Course Tuesday, November 20, 2007 By Jack Wiles The bus ride for the 18 students and the driver onboard bus 38 was anything but ordinary on October 25. The bus went off the road into a nearby ditch, flipping on its side at approximately 7 a.m. Ever full story