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The Jagwire

The student news site of Falls Church High School in Falls Church, Virginia

The Jagwire

The student news site of Falls Church High School in Falls Church, Virginia

The Jagwire

Opinion: FCPS Made the Wrong Call on Icy Mornings

Mohamed Achbezef, Staff Writer March 19, 2024

The school system should not make us come to school on ice or snow days.  Even a two-hour delay doesn’t always make things safer. The days after the snow in January were cold, miserable and just...

More Than Just a Horse Movie: Secretariat

Ariel Lebow, Culture Editor June 13, 2023

When posed the question of which one movie gives me the most sentimentality and comfort, I will always respond without hesitation, Secretariat. This film is about one of the fastest horses that has ever...

Kearney in a bear costume

Dara Kearney: From Childhood Ensemble to High School Lead

Ariel Lebow, Culture Editor June 13, 2023

Dara Kearney (11), who played Roxie Hart in Chicago Teen Edition, has spent a lot of time on the Falls Church stage. Despite being only a junior, she is a veteran actor, having acted in more than five...

Cast of Chicago on stage

Chicago Teen Edition: Spotlight Theatre Show Dazzles

Ariel Lebow, Culture Editor June 13, 2023

The lights dim, the curtain opens, and the word Chicago appears in bright lights as the first musical number begins. This year the FCHS Spotlight Theatre Company put on the Teen Edition of Maurine Dallas...

Seniors Scramble for College Admission

Marcus Leary, Editor-in-Chief June 13, 2023

Many high school seniors across the country have been working hard to perfect and submit their college applications since August, writing essays, creating resumes, and answering questions, but now the...

A Falls Church player takes the basketball to the net.

Girls Basketball Juniors Step Up as Leaders

Jackson Bergendahl, Opinion Assistant Editor June 13, 2023

This year the Falls Church Girls Basketball Team took on the new challenge of competing with no seniors on the team. The head coach of the team is Katelyn Charbonneau. She’s been the head coach of...

A wrestlers arm is held up by a ref

Wrestling Team Grows as Girls Step onto the Mat in Record Numbers

Daniella Torrico, Sports Editor June 13, 2023

Wrestling is one of the fastest growing sports at Falls Church over the past two years. Falls Church holds the record in FCPS for having the most girls on the wrestling team for both junior varsity and...

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