*Opinions expressed in this article represent the views of the editorial board and not necessarily those of the school population or administration. Academic cheating, the unauthorized use of assistance on school assignments, has been on the rise for the past few decades. Current estimates from the Educational Testing Service suggest that between 75 and 98 percent of today’s college students...

*Opinions expressed in this article represent the views of the editorial board and not necessarily that of the school population or administration. In late October of 2010, comedians and talk show hosts Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert held “The Rally To Restore Sanity (and/or Fear)” in D.C. The gathering was in hopes of speaking truth to the “country's 24-hour, political pundit perpetual panic...

Will Batres is an ISP senior and the only male member of the PHS Varsity Cheer team. The Pulse caught up with him this week to talk about his experiences. Some responses have been edited for length or clarity.  What made you decide to join the cheerleading squad? Mainly my friend Ashley Pacheco. She talked a lot about it saying how it was fun and my cousin also did it. Going into it I didn’t...

Recent changes in the Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association (MPSSAA) regulations of girls’ tennis forced Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) to switch the girls tennis season from the fall to the spring. Per MPSSAA regulations, girls’ tennis must be switched to the spring season in order to give athletes a higher chance of qualifying for and participating in the regional...

Swim and Dive has done it again. The team won their eighth state championship title on Feb. 27 at the University of Maryland. Students have been cycling in and out of the school’s team for years, and the team still manages to take home the title every year.  Coach Jonathan Leong has been the coach every year of the wins. When asked what the most important aspect of the team was that likely contributed...

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is sponsoring a challenge for K-12 students to name the Mars 2020 rover. The Name the Rover Challenge is open to K-12 public, private, and homeschooled students in the US, its territories, and American schools overseas. Students must individually propose a name and write a short essay explaining the reasons for the suggested name. Suggested names...

In preparation of 5G, the next generation of wireless networking, the Poolesville Planning Commission, the Town Attorney, and the Town Manager are developing municipal regulations on 5G to be completed by April 15 as required by the Federal Communication Commissions. The Poolesville 5G ordinance contains legal information on the procedures companies looking to build 5G small cells in Poolesville must...