Category: Student Life
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A Wonderful Celebration of Diversity at Stone Ridge
Black History Month is a glimmer of hope for students during the month of February at Stone Ridge. The halls are typically slow and melancholy during the month of February, but what often goes unnoticed are the tireless efforts of the people who make Black History Month possible. Students and faculty advisors spend months planning,…
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Attending an All Girls School during Women’s History Month
Here at Stone Ridge, feminism is not an unfamiliar concept to students. Though we’re more likely to become an activist like Dorothy Day before we learn about her in the senior theology elective Leaders of Faith and Agents of Change, our school community goes to great lengths to promote female empowerment throughout everything we do.…
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When the Curtain Closes
Lights up. It’s a chilly Sunday afternoon on the Stone Ridge campus. The entire cast of Shrek the Musical is crowded around a table of snacks, something every cast member is evidently fond of after a long day of rehearsal. They have spent three hours rehearsing while they could have been doing schoolwork, or, rather,…
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Voices Behind Photographs
Behind the Scenes of AP Photography’s Teacher Feature As a tribute to the exquisite work in AP photography’s latest project featuring the Teachers of Stone Ridge, the journalism crew wanted to go behind the scenes of their work and uncover the true meaning of their photographs. I had the opportunity to speak with some…
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Updates on the 2016 Presidential Campaigns
Based on an anonymous poll conducted of 100 Stone Ridge student respondents, Bernie Sanders and John Kasich should be running in the 2016 election as candidates for the Democratic and Republican Party, respectively. Interestingly enough, the state of Maryland as a whole believes otherwise–according to RealClearPolitics polls, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump should be the…
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Prom 2016
Prom season is upon us, and with it comes outrageous promposals, drama of last-minute breakups, and the most sparkly Instagram feed imaginable. As an all-girls’ school, it is the responsibility of Stone Ridge girls to import dates from schools in the area, which is not always easy. In past years, there has been an increase…
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S is for Summer… And Service!
Through the Social Action program, Stone Ridge girls have no trouble dedicating themselves to community service during the school year. As summer approaches many students express a desire to continue their service during their time away from school. While it requires more effort and thoughtful planning since Ms. Brownlee won’t be around to help, there…
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Rabindranath Tagore: Where the Mind Is without Fear
This is a poem by the Bengali poet, Rabindranath Tagore, as part of Arianna Scott’s public poetry project. Please feel free to comment below a few sentences or even a few words that describe any initial reactions–how the poem makes you feel, what it makes you think of. Always remember to think fearlessly and let…
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What Compels Stone Ridge Girls to Play Sports
When you think of what identifies a high school or university, many times its athletic program is one of the first things that comes to mind. Sports draw communities together and instill a sense of school pride in students, families, and at the collegiate level, fans across the country. Some students enjoy watching sports as…
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True Life: Ms. Stephany Fontanone
When I asked several of Ms. Fontanone’s students to describe her in a single word, the first response I received was, “you can’t.” Passionate, unique, and inspiring are only some of the words students use to begin to capture one of the English Department’s prized members. Ms. Fontanone has been a member of the Stone…