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• Sidwell Friends shocks The District, defeats Wilson in DCSAA Championship The District of Columbia State Athletic Association(DCSAA) Championship ended with one for the ages as Sidwell Friends upset Woodrow Wilson.
• Lady Panthers get off to fast start entering 2019; take losses in playoffs For the past four years, Coach Watson and the Lady Panthers Basketball team made four consecutive trips to the 4A South Region Final, winnin
• Students focus too much on grades, not learning Complaints about student, grades, whether they are good or bad, can be heard rippling through the hallways on any given day. Some students s
• Hate crimes on the rise in recent years With the election of President Donald Trump came a disturbing rise in general hate and malice in America. From violence at Trump rallies to
• Parkdale premieres new baseball season The sky is clearing up and soon spring will be replacing winter, meaning baseball season is quickly approaching. Parkdale’s baseball team
• Drug usage increasing; shows shocking similarities with past In 1971, President Richard Nixon identified drug abuse as “public enemy number one in the United States.” On October 26th, 2017, Pres
• BTS V ‘Scenery’ gives fans the ‘chills’ Taehyung, a member of the record-smashing Korean pop group BTS, is bringing ALL THE FEELS with his latest single, “Scenery.”  Fans had
• Parkdale to offer sign language, dance as electives in upcoming school year With registration for all students now open, many are trying to figure out what electives they could take that would appeal to their interes
• Mexican restaurant puts others to shame While it may just seem like any other Mexican restaurant, Uncle Julio's restaurant will certainly surprise customers with their rich flavors
• Teen distracted driving leads to crashes Driving distractions, including texting, talking on the phone and even eating, can lead to a number of consequences, like serious injuries a
• Latino club celebrates culture and unity Many schools have clubs to get students involved in after-school activities, ranging in interest from robotics to religion. At Parkdale, stu
• The top 5 best cars for new road hitters Teenagers have always been quite particular about their first cars. Although studies from The Atlantic show that only 25 percent of 16-year-
• Wanted: More Clubs at Parkdale While some clubs at Parkdale are not as popular as others and don’t last very long, the clubs with the most members typically have the mos
• Beware: Pasts known to come back and haunt Virginia Governor Ralph Northam has recently been accused of appearing in a racist photo during his collegiate years. While he has denied he
• New photography teacher dances his way through school year Mr. Jamaal Gamble, the new photography and webpage design teacher at Parkdale, went viral in October 2018 after he was videotaped having a d