In 2019, Virginia repealed a law known as the Kings Dominion rule, which made school systems wait until after Labor Day to begin the school year. This was designed to help tourism in the state by allowing...
Con: A Critique of Artificial Intelligence
by Ariel Lebow
The creation of AI has been a marvel of scientific exploration and prowess. The existence of AI algorithms are neither positive or negative.In...
As an autisic person myself I have dealt with ableist students who make fun of me and other
people with disabilities like autism and ADHD.
There are questions people ask like “But what...
After Spring Break, advisory was changed into Jag Time, where each class rotates through period 4 for 43 minutes over the course of a week and a half. It connects students with their teachers for extra...
Sports are the ultimate equalizer, for those who lack money and an academic affinity to go to college. It allows students to earn scholarships for school while creating close knit communities and great...
Some students at FC are leaving during the lunch period and are walking to McDonalds and other fast food places. This can be dangerous for the students- things like traffic and walking by themselves could...
Demonstrating their First Amendment right to assembly, many students at FC peacefully left their classrooms to attend a student-led walkout on October 26, 2023, with just thirty minutes left in the school...
We believe that high school students should have more opportunities to go on field trips.
Field trips provide students with valuable learning opportunities that go past the walls of a classroom. Students...
As a student attending Falls Church High School, I have noticed that one of the biggest issues on our campus is the lack of comfortable seating options. Our school does not have any benches outdoors or...
A sporty student hobbles down the hallway on crutches, no stares, no one is surprised, nothing, no response from the people around them. Why is that? The reason is because injuries in contact sports are...
Baseball is called “America's Pastime” so a lot of people must really love it. As a kid playing baseball I thought it was so slow and boring. There were never any real opportunities to run or be physical....
When we think of recess, we often think of the fun we had in elementary school. But why should the fun and benefits of recess stop once we reach high school? As someone who has gone without recess for...
The Jagwire is Falls Church High School’s official student-produced newspaper, established as a designated public forum for students to express opinions, discuss issues, and exchange ideas. School officials do not engage in prior review. Views expressed in the The Jagwire reflect those of the student staff and not school officials or the school itself. Signed editorials are the opinions of the writers, while unsigned editorials reflect the opinion of the Editorial Board.
