On Friday, September 20, 2019, the second national climate strike took place around the country. While Washington, D.C., a mere 40 miles away, is normally the center of social protests and strikes, Annapolis moved up in the ranks and hosted a climate strike of its own, with around 100 people in attendance. They walked…
Month: September 2019
What Andrew Luck’s Retirement Means for the NFL
Josh Henrietta Andrew Luck retired in August 2019. This came as a huge shock to the rest of the sports world. Luck was seemingly at the top of his game, had just recently came back from a history of injuries, and still had $58 million in the two remaining years of his contract. Yet, this…
Spirit Week Arrives at Severn: Here’s the Schedule!
Spirit Week, a week long fun festival-like atmosphere leading up to HOMECOMING, kicked off today, Monday, September 30 with fun events scheduled each day leading up to Homecoming Saturday, October 5. Please click here for the Google Slideshow. Homecoming Dance tickets: The Homecoming Dance will be in the New Gym on Saturday, October 5, from 8-11 pm. Students can…
Tunisia Airs its First Presidential Debate in Country’s History
Josh Henrietta On September 7, many people in and around Tunisia tuned into the country’s first televised presidential debate. This was a landmark event for a Middle Eastern country, as very recently, Tunisia, and many surrounding countries underwent the “Arab Spring”. This was a series of uprisings and revolutions in countries spanning the Middle East…
Severn School to Engage LiveSafe App into Community
LiveSafe is a personal safety mobile app that Severn School is providing to all Middle and Upper school students, all faculty, all staff and all parents to download for free. The app provides a quick, convenient, and discreet way to communicate directly with school administration enhancing your overall safety and allowing Severn to better protect…
Pat Mahomes Could Potentially Recieve a $200M+ Contract
Josh Henrietta By Tim Daniels Bleacher Report September 26, 2019 News story found on Bleacher Report. Pat Mahomes has taken the NFL by storm in the past two years. Last season he won the NFL MVP. His career stats so far in his professional career are 6,576 passing yards, 66.8 completion percentage, and a TD-INT…
Flint is Losing Hope For Ever Having Clean Water
Severna Park, MD – 25 SEPT – Severn School In April of 2014, Flint, Michigan switched their drinking water supply from Detroit city to Flint River in order to save money. Before allowing the community to start drinking the water, officials never tested the water properly to ensure that it was drinkable. Lead infected the…
Gun Violence in America: El Paso Shooting
September 25, 2019 El Paso Shooting, El Paso, Texas View the Los Angeles Times article here The El Paso shooting incident was orchestrated by a 21 year old man named Patrick Crusius and it occurred at the Cielo Vista Walmart in El Paso, Texas. The Los Angeles Times have interviews talking about how other people…
Not-So-Super Score: What’s Wrong with the SAT?
Dear confused and angry students who took the August 2019 SAT, I am sorry. If you are not among the previously mentioned group, and if you are unaware of the recent outrage stemming from the most recent SAT test, allow me catch you up to speed. The SAT is known to produce an array of…
The World’s Oceans Are in Danger, Major Climate Change Report Warns (New York Times)
By Brad Plumer Sept. 25, 2019, NEW YORK TIMES Want climate news in your inbox? Sign up here for Climate Fwd:, our email newsletter. WASHINGTON — Earth’s oceans are under severe strain from climate change, a major new United Nations report warns, which threatens everything from the ability to harvest seafood to the well-being of hundreds of millions…