Hoops for Heart
March 4, 2010 • Rebecca Dove
Filed under Features
Dundalk High School is having a Hoops for Heart fundraiser on March 12th at 4:30 in the Gymnasium, but what exactly is Hoops for Heart? Hoops for Heart is an event developed by The American Heart Association in 1989 specifically by Scott Neal and Taryn Bachis to help raise money for children that have... Read more »
Graduation Requirements
January 28, 2010 • Rebecca Dove
Filed under Features
The goal of all students who enter high school is to graduate, but what are the requirements for graduation in Baltimore County? Baltimore County requires a minimum of twenty one courses with a specific number of courses in each area of study: English four, Fine arts one, Mathematics three, Physical... Read more »
Foot’s Forecast
January 22, 2010 • Rebecca Dove
Filed under Features
Where do you get your weather updates? From the news on the TV? From the internet? Well if you use the internet you should try www.footsforecast.org. It’s a website created by Mr. Foot, a former Dundalk High Science teacher. Mr. Foot is quite the meteorologist. Meteorology is the study of the atmosphere... Read more »
Greening of Dundalk
January 19, 2010 • Rebecca Dove
Filed under Features, Top Stories
On November 16th, Dundalk High students planted 70 daffodil buds, weeded, and re-mulched the rain garden at the Ateaze Senior Center on Holabird Avenue. The students involved were part of the group The Greening of Dundalk, which is a part of the Dundalk Renaissance Corporation (DRC). The DRC is a non-profit... Read more »
Supplies for Overseas Troops
January 13, 2010 • Rebecca Dove
Filed under Features
The War in Iraq began on March 20th 2003 with troops from the United States and the United Kingdom. They were sent to Iraq because Iraq was suspected of possessing weapons of mass destruction (WMD), but no WMDs have been found. That same war began in March 2003 is still going on today in January 2010. That... Read more »
FASTWEB
January 13, 2010 • Rachel Gibson
Filed under Features
FASTWEB Are you looking for money for college? FASTWEB is a scholarship website that matches scholarships to your career. FASTWEB has the scholarships that the other websites don’t have. FASTWEB is available at www.fastweb.com to all students and parents in grades 9-12. FASTWEB... Read more »
H1N1
January 7, 2010 • Rebecca Dove
Filed under Features
H1N1 is a new flu that causes illness in people. H1N1 is also referred to as the swine flu because testing had been done on the genes of the H1N1, and it showed that the genes of the flu were similar to flu viruses that normally occurred in pigs, hence the nickname the swine flu. Although testing showed... Read more »
Adopt-a-Family This Christmas
December 7, 2009 • Rebecca Dove
Filed under Features
Adopt-a-Family is a program that consists of buying presents for families that can not afford to celebrate Christmas. This program was started twelve years ago by English teacher, Mrs. Dillard, along with the help of Librarian, Mrs. Cline. This year Dundalk has adopted four families. The families’... Read more »
New Edline Website is a Hit
December 1, 2009 • Rebecca Dove
Filed under Features
At the start of the 2009-2010 school year, Dundalk High school students were introduced to the online grade tracker Edline. Students can access their information with an activation code from their homeroom teacher, and by going to the website www.edline.net. Edline is a website where Dundalk High school... Read more »
Zumbathon
November 23, 2009 • Samantha Hartley
Filed under Features
On Saturday, December 5th, 2009 from 2 p.m-5 p.m., Dundalk High School will be hosting the first annual Zumbathon, in the Dundalk High gymnasium, to support Dundalk High School student programs. But what is Zumbathon? It is a three hour dance party that is led by various licensed instructors designed... Read more »
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