Here and Now
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The DMV: Determination, Motivation, Validation
Stone Ridge girls are hard workers. Whether it be by choice or by chance, we made the decision to be achievers the day that we sent in our applications to attend one of the DMV’s most academically rigorous institutions. Erring on the side of perfectionism at times, we as a student body oftentimes find ourselves…
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To Be or Not to Be (Theatrically Sufficient)
“Appropriate environments are carefully crafted to accommodate [students’] respective artistic needs and interests so that they can develop and grow as creators and consumers of the arts.” These words are taken straight from Stone Ridge’s website, under the Arts Mission and Philosophy, but some students may beg to differ. While most visual arts divisions have…
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The Class Structure of Music Festivals
Every music lover knows that warmer weather brings not only cookouts and road trips, but also the beginning of festival season. From star-studded Coachella, to our very own Sweet Life, there can be no denying the magnitude and reach of these events. However, what many attendees do not appreciate, or even acknowledge, is the history…
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Mo’Ne Davis is redefining “throwing like a girl”
Thirteen years old is a transformative, yet fragile age. As the newest members to the teenage community, thirteen year old boys and girls alike begin to really find themselves at this age. They begin to form their own thoughts and opinions apart from the norm, discover who their true friends really are, and, most importantly,…
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An Interview With Ms. Morin
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Spring in the City
Spring has exploded here in Washington D.C, laddening once empty boroughs with heavy cherry blossoms and kissing the pavement with long forgotten sun. With AP exams upon us and classes racing towards an end, it can be easy to ignore the dramatic shift in landscape right outside your door in favor of dimly lit textbooks…
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The Baltimore Riots
What began as seemingly peaceful protests sparked by the death of Freddie Gray, a 25 year-old man who suffered a fatal injury to the spinal cord while in police custody, erupted into violent demonstrations on April 27th, hours after Gray’s funeral. Rioters began throwing stones and bricks at on-duty police officers, looting stores in Downtown…
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The Senior Internship Program
Stone Ridge is known for its exciting and community-building traditions, which can range from formal all-school masses, to surprise congés, to a fun goûter in-between classes. But one Stone Ridge tradition that goes a step beyond community-building by pushing the girls to celebrate Goal Five and encouraging them to use the knowledge and…
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The Lost Art of Fashion
Obviously, the girl walking down the street in the rather drab ensemble has more intellectual thoughts on life, love, and the economy than the woman beside her in Louboutins looking like she just stepped out of Vogue. (*sarcasm*). I am not saying that wearing brand names is the only way to be well dressed, in…
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Spreading Love&Pizza
On Old Georgetown Road in downtown Bethesda, next to Chipotle, lies a quaint restaurant that exists in order to unify the surrounding neighborhood–through love & pizza. The motto, “love & pizza,” is written on the hundreds of white pizza boxes that surround the small space. The motto is truly demonstrated by the staff, which is…