An Interview with Chase O’Malley Casey He: Please introduce yourself for those who don’t know you. Chase O’Malley: My name is Chase O’Malley, and I am a senior here at Severn School. I am very interested in science, and I plan to study chemical engineering and entrepreneurship in college. Outside of class, I am a…
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Prom 2022: The Excitement is in the Air
With Prom just around the corner, Severn’s hallways are filled with “Promposals,” Promchella posters, and more. As April 22nd creeps closer and closer, many juniors and seniors prepare for a night under the stars. I had the pleasure of talking to Ms. Wesley, the head of prom committee. Prior to the interview last week I…
Super Bowl Broadcaster Evan Washburn Visits Campus
by Lizzie Sullivan, ’23 Evan Washburn is a CBS sideline reporter who you have seen on multiple Super Bowl broadcasts, as well as regular season and playoff NFL games. Mr. Washburn is a also a 2003 graduate of Severn School who also attended the University of Delaware. On Wednesday, February 23rd, he talked with the…
Interview With the Chef: What is the Real Scoop on Severn’s Dining Hall?
The price of food is an essential consideration when humans are looking to satiate our most basic human need — hunger. This is no different for those of us here at Severn, who every day leave our classes and workspaces in hopes of finding food to quench a tired working mind. For many, this involves…
Seen Around Severna Park: The Severn Run Club
By Ella Foote, ’25 The Severn Run Club, or SRC for short, is a new club first kicked off on November 15th, 2021; the club has been running all around Severna Park since. The Severn Run Club quickly became a safe space for any student interested in getting some exercise. People had the ability to…
Severn’s Math Team Dominates Local Competition at AACC
by Christopher Fan, ’23 The Severn School math team is a “party club.” We base our culture around being a united team, and our size and the way we conduct our announcements reflects that. Our main purpose is to have fun while doing math; we give math another name – “the key to life.”…
Admirals Wrestling: Champions of the MIAA B-Conference
Among the awards and medals earned so far throughout the year, one stands out. An often overlooked and underappreciated sport at Severn; a physical, hand-to-hand combat on the mat that pits two trained athletes against one another in a high-octane endurance battle. This sport, if you haven’t guessed it by now, is wrestling. Often flying…
Severn Swimmers Bring Home the IAMM Conference Championship After Undefeated Season
Severn School’s Girls Varsity Swim Team took the IAAM B Conference by storm this past season. With eight wins and zero losses, the team finished out the regular season undefeated, and proceeded to the IAAM Championship Meet. Some meets were certainly closer than others, such as the tight matchup versus Roland Park with a 54-40…
Severn School Grad Launches Original Space Telescope
By Alex Brenia, ’22 Recently, NASA launched the James Webb Space Telescope, a satellite designed to detect infrared light from celestial bodies. The telescope is so precise that it can detect light that took over 13 billion years to reach Earth, but did you know that a former Severn student helped launch the James Webb’s…
What is the Greatest Holiday Movie of All Time? Severn Students Weigh In
By Anna Clark and Caroline Brenia, ‘25 The holiday season is upon us, which means delicious food, quality time with family and friends, and a break from school. But most importantly, holiday movies! We surveyed the Severn Upper School student body to determine the greatest holiday movie of all time, and the results are in.…