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Theatre’s ‘Halloween Open Mic’ Night

Theatre’s ‘Halloween Open Mic’ Night

Claire O'Connor, Editor October 25, 2024

Valley’s theatre department is holding a “Halloween Open Mic” night Monday, Oct. 28 from 7-8 p.m. in the Black Box. You’re encouraged to come in your best Halloween costume for a chance to win...

Students studying at the Governor's School for Medicine Health and Sciences at Radford University

Sophomores and Juniors, how to apply to Governor’s School

Claire O'Connor, Editor October 23, 2024

Governor’s School is a month-long summer educational program where you have the chance to live at a Virginia college such as Radford or Virginia Tech. Applications for summer 2025 dates are available...

Trader Joe’s to open Tuesday in Leesburg

Trader Joe’s to open Tuesday in Leesburg

Claire O'Connor, Editor October 20, 2024

It was just announced that a new Trader Joe’s will open at 9 a.m. on Tuesday. Announced in Feb., the grocery store will be in Fort Evans Plaza II next to the HomeGoods. A rather unorthodox type of...

Information flyer for Tiny Tots

Tiny Tots Concert

Maddie Calhoun, Staff Reporter October 11, 2024

A delightful musical experience awaits young audiences and students with the Tiny Tots Concert. A special performance from the band featuring beloved Disney and Pixar tunes such as “The Star Wars Saga...

What you need to know about voting in the 2024 election

What you need to know about voting in the 2024 election

Claire O'Connor, Editor October 9, 2024

If you will be 18 by the Nov. 5 presidential election, this is for you. In order to vote, you must be registered. If you’re planning to vote in person on Election Day, the online registration deadline...

Biden revives free Covid tests ahead of expected surge in cases

Biden revives free Covid tests ahead of expected surge in cases

Claire O'Connor, Editor September 27, 2024

The Biden administration announced that Americans can once again request coronavirus tests, free of charge. Each household will be allotted four free rapid tests, which can be requested at covidtests.gov....

Instagram rolls out Teen Accounts for safer underage social media experience

Instagram rolls out Teen Accounts for safer underage social media experience

Claire O'Connor, Editor September 19, 2024

Instagram announced that users under 18 would be placed in “Teen Accounts” on Sept. 17. This change is in response to the immense amount of criticism placed on Mark Zuckerberg for creating an unsafe...

Seniors are now receiving caps and gowns in their English class in preparation for graduation June 9.

Senior rundown: what you need to know

Faith Casey, Editor May 5, 2023

Capstone   For all seniors, the last day of school is May 30, meaning school does not end when capstone ends. The grading period for seniors ends May 26. Capstone begins for seniors on May 15,...

"nature-nurture 5" by Sean Wallis is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0

Seed supplies dwindle as gardening hobbies grow

Katie McGushin, Intern May 22, 2020

Digging into rich soil with a metal spade and a packet of seeds on hand is often considered a time-consuming and laborious activity. Why produce your own food when a grocery store is only 10 minutes away?...

Kickstarter Records Broken

Kickstarter Records Broken

Colin Bunn, Online Editor March 5, 2019

Kickstarter records were broken yesterday by an unlikely source. Critical Role, a group of famous Hollywood voice actors launched a Kickstarter. For more than four years this group of voice actors has...

Brief Concern: Trump and North Korea Meeting Ends Early

Brief Concern: Trump and North Korea Meeting Ends Early

Jared Sanders, Writer and Photographer March 1, 2019

President Trump and Kim Jong Un meeting ended early and abruptly, and both were unable to come to an agreement on denuclearization during the Summit held on the February 27th and 28th. Trump is still optimistic...

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