School News – The Poolesville Pulse

New yoga class offers new stress relief methods at PHS

January 19, 2019

Filed under Poolesville News, Recent Posts, School News, Sports

This school year, a new Physical Education class was offered to the students of Poolesville High School. The class is Yoga; a drastically different class from the other traditional PE classes like Net Sports, Team Sports, and We...

Powderpuff Football Game Kicks Off Support for WUMCO

January 3, 2019

Student-Created Art Takes Over the Falcon Foyer

Hannah Fedorov, Staff Writer

January 3, 2019

Filed under Arts, Poolesville News, Recent Posts, School News, Student Life

The National Art Honor Society (NAHS,) one of a number of honor societies at Poolesville High School, hosted an annual art auction during the last two weeks of December before winter break. The NAHS, is sponsored by art teach...

New school year introduces first all-advanced Art class at PHS

Julia Pavlick, Staff Writer and Digital Designer

November 27, 2018

Filed under Arts, News, Poolesville News, Recent Posts, School News, Technology

Beginning this year at PHS, the art curriculum is offering their first all advanced art class, in which all students are AP Studio Art or Studio 2. In the past, when AP Studio Art was offered as a class, very few students...

Humanities Program implements new mentor program for Freshmen

Leeah Derenoncourt, Staff Writer

November 27, 2018

Filed under Humanities, Recent Posts, School News

The Humanities mentor program was a program started by Sophomores Kennedy Robinson and Alison Wang. Implemented in the 2018-2019 school year, the purpose of this program was to provide resources and support for Humanities fres...

English department introduces new AP Literature subsections

Varsha Iyer, Staff Writer

November 27, 2018

Filed under Global, Humanities, ISP, News, Poolesville News, School News, SMCS, Student Life

This year, the English department has established new AP Literature subsections as more focused classes centered around four topics: The Study of Plot Structures, African American Literature, Drama, or Literature & Big Ideas. ...

It’s a Wonderful Time for the Midnight Players

Pauline Mnev, Staff Writer

November 27, 2018

Filed under News, Poolesville News, Recent Posts, School News

The Midnight Players are putting on their production of It’s a Wonderful Life starting November 29th through December 1st. Starring first-time actor, senior Luke Lightcap, as their lead in the play, drama director Nathaniel...

MCPS cracks down on anti-bullying policy in lieu of Damascus High School hazing incident

Anusha Chinthalapale, Staff Writer

November 27, 2018

Filed under Current Events, Fall Sports, MoCo News, News, Poolesville News, Recent Posts, School News, Sports

On October 31, 2018, news sources reported a hazing incident involving the junior varsity football team at Damascus High School. As of one day ago, the five boys in question are facing second degree rape charges, and are looking...

Does PHS provide enough support to students applying to college?

November 27, 2018

PHS sees a new wave of staff members this year

Kenna Krueger, Staff Writer

November 20, 2018

Filed under News, Poolesville News, Recent Posts, School News

Poolesville High School has experienced a “wave” of new staff members. With a few previous teachers retiring or taking jobs at other schools, many new staffers found their way to PHS for the start of the 2018-19 school yea...

Turbulent weather makes a dent on fall sports schedules

Jeffrey Guan, Staff Writer

November 12, 2018

Filed under News, Poolesville News, School News, Sports

With the fall sports season winding down, fall sports players face fluctuating weather conditions, putting their schedules into a logjam and resulting in postponements of game schedules and a rough start to the school year. In...

Glenstone Museum opens new expansion, one school stands out

Julia Pavlick, Staff Writer and Digital Designer

November 5, 2018

Filed under Arts, MoCo News, News, Poolesville News, School News

In past years, the Humanities Program at Poolesville has been creatively enhanced by its visits to the Glenstone Museum, one of the world’s largest private museums, located in nearby city of Potomac. The museum sits on a 230-acre p...