36 years ago, three teenage boys were sentenced to life in jail after being accused of murdering had been sentenced to life in 1984 for killing a 14-year-old boy a year earlier. The now men, Alfred Chestnut, Andrew Stewart and Ransom Watkins, were freed on Monday, November 25th in Baltimore after a judge cleared their…
Severna Park, MD – 25 NOV – Severn School By Severn Current Student Solana Page Each year, 46 million turkeys are killed for Thanksgiving. 99% of the turkeys are raised on factory farms and have their beaks and talons ripped out after hatching in an incubator. The turkeys don’t receive anesthetics and have to go…
A family with young children moved into the house on the corner of Park Place and Water Street a couple of years ago. This location is on a street of one of three entrances to Severn School. Last school year the family was concerned with how fast students were driving to school because they have…
Severna Park, MD – 15 NOV – Severn School By Severn Current Student Solana Page Every day there is the reoccurring question of what A-Period. Students have tried to look for it in its original spot where Ms. Fuller used to post it, but now it is no longer there. People normally go with the…
Many have wondered if Severn School is actually as environmentally-friendly as they claim to be. Well, let’s lay out all the facts and determine if the school is or not. We have separate recycling and trash cans in the cafeteria, classrooms, and hallways, but are they used correctly? The recycling centers are not able to…
November 12th, 2019 In the past Severn’s tech team has been mostly students who had been involved with prior productions but this year with the help of Mr. Derbyshire we are able to have a tech team that includes all of the properties of the show which include set design, lighting, and audio. I asked…
Severna Park, MD – 7 NOV – Severn School As the 2020 class is getting closer and closer to graduating, we have some tasks that we need to complete before we graduate. One of these tasks includes collecting and giving the Senior Class Gift, a donation of money by the senior class for the school.…
Every year at Severn School around certain holidays, the club named “Spirit Captains” holds a special decorating contest. In the past there has been a Thanksgiving turkey decorating contest, Halloween pumpkin decorating contest, Christmas door decorating contest. Just last week they hosted a Halloween door decorating contest. I sat down with one…
Severn School as well as other high schools around the country probably saw a spike in stress levels last week. Is this because it is playoff time in fall sports? Is this because it is near the end of the marking period for some schools? No. I’m talking about the due date for Early Decision…
The Severn River Classic has been one of the most fun events at Severn School for decades. This is the Severn vs. St Mary’s football game. Each year the game is extremely competitive and the rivalry is very intense. This year the game seems like it will not be as competitive as previous years, but…