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Editorial board
Ash Woerner, Opinion Editor
Avery Ramsey, Editor
Claire O’Connor, Editor
Enaya Bokhari, News Editor
Lilly Hall, Campus & Features Editor
Sophia Serice, Reviews & Arts and Entertainment (A&E) Editor
Our editorial represents the opinion of the Viking News editorial board, consisting of the editors above. Members who have a conflict of interest with an editorial topic do not partake in that meeting or vote.
With nearly 6,000 colleges in the U.S, over 80 in Virginia alone, narrowing down a list of colleges can feel incredibly daunting and near impossible.
So, I asked seniors how they started their college search.
To read more about what they said, click the link in our bio!
By Lilly Hall | Editor
With nearly 6,000 colleges in the U.S, over 80 in Virginia alone, narrowing down a list of colleges can feel incredibly daunting and near impossible.
So, I asked seniors how they started their college search.
To read more about what they said, click the link in our bio!
By Lilly Hall | Editor
On Friday, Valley is hosting the “Out of the Darkness into the Light” wellness walk. There will be stations set up around the football field where students can explore, learn more about different clubs, and participate in various activities. Swipe to see this week’s spirit week, and the updated class schedule for Friday.
By Carly Hazen | Staff Reporter
On Friday, Valley is hosting the “Out of the Darkness into the Light” wellness walk. There will be stations set up around the football field where students can explore, learn more about different clubs, and participate in various activities. Swipe to see this week’s spirit week, and the updated class schedule for Friday.
By Carly Hazen | Staff Reporter
Reading in the digital age: an activity that’s expanded to online spaces with e-books and sites such as AO3 — has simultaneously caused a widespread disenchantment with reading for k-12 students.
Classrooms have also been lowering their standards parallel to students’ decreasing motivation.
“In social sciences or science classes, there’s not as much textbook readings, as a lot of things are put on slides and summarized for us,” senior Kailey Renehan said. “They summarize it for you, you don’t have to think about it, you just have to write it down.”
Finish reading Enaya’s piece on the prevalence of decreased literacy rates and all that entails by clicking the link in our bio.
Enaya Bokhari | News Editor
Reading in the digital age: an activity that’s expanded to online spaces with e-books and sites such as AO3 — has simultaneously caused a widespread disenchantment with reading for k-12 students.
Classrooms have also been lowering their standards parallel to students’ decreasing motivation.
“In social sciences or science classes, there’s not as much textbook readings, as a lot of things are put on slides and summarized for us,” senior Kailey Renehan said. “They summarize it for you, you don’t have to think about it, you just have to write it down.”
Finish reading Enaya’s piece on the prevalence of decreased literacy rates and all that entails by clicking the link in our bio.
Enaya Bokhari | News Editor
Growing up, Will Ruscitella was always told he was gay. He has a high voice? Gay. He presents feminine? Gay. His friend group consisted mostly of girls? Gay. Before he could discover himself, classmates shoved it down his throat his entire life.
“I hadn’t even thought about my sexuality yet. I was like 12,” sophomore Ruscitella said. “People were constantly telling me ‘you’re gay,’ or ‘are you gay?’”
All of these accusations hit pre-teen Ruscitella hard. He combatted the assumptions by ignoring his identity. This is an increasing reality for many members of the LGBTQ+ community after the recent presidential election.
Read more about sophomore Will Ruscitella`s coming out journey at the link in our bio!
Growing up, Will Ruscitella was always told he was gay. He has a high voice? Gay. He presents feminine? Gay. His friend group consisted mostly of girls? Gay. Before he could discover himself, classmates shoved it down his throat his entire life.
“I hadn’t even thought about my sexuality yet. I was like 12,” sophomore Ruscitella said. “People were constantly telling me ‘you’re gay,’ or ‘are you gay?’”
All of these accusations hit pre-teen Ruscitella hard. He combatted the assumptions by ignoring his identity. This is an increasing reality for many members of the LGBTQ+ community after the recent presidential election.
Read more about sophomore Will Ruscitella`s coming out journey at the link in our bio!
