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The Student Newspaper of Paint Branch High School

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The Student Newspaper of Paint Branch High School

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The Government Shutdown Finally Ended
Nadia Monsanto, Staff Writer • December 8, 2025

It finally ended. After 43 days, the government shutdown officially ended on...

Sudan’s Living Nightmare
Jannah Oseguera-Arasmou, Staff Writer • December 8, 2025

As people around the world relax at home, streaming shows and living a mostly...

An Unpopular Opinion
Bryant Huntley, Staff Writer • December 5, 2025

Listen in as I talk about an Unpopular Opinion regarding who the  GOAT is in...

Winter Athletes Ready for Season
Frank Cohen, Staff Writer • December 2, 2025

Cold air hung over the fields and hallways as athletes pushed through winter...

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Miraculous Ladybug Season 2 Review!
Joelle Hlover, Staff Writer • November 18, 2025

Listen as I review Miraculous Ladybug: Tales of Ladybug and Chat Noir, season 2! I'll be going over why I think it's the best season of this series.

Music You Should Listen to
Kourtney Do, Staff Writer • November 14, 2025
Change Up Your Taste!
Eva Silva, Staff Writer • November 12, 2025
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Handmade figures from a vendor
Olney Farmers and Artists Market
Eva Silva, Staff Writer • December 2, 2025

If you love buying natural products from a farmer’s market, then one place...

Chefs working on the beans for the Paw's grand opening.
Panther Paw Grand Opening
Zachary Kamba, Co-Editor in Chief • October 29, 2025

On Thursday, October 16th, the Panther Paw - a Paint Branch staple - held its...

My Favorite Relaxing Tunes
Riley Munger, Staff Writer • May 7, 2025

In this podcast, I will be telling you about music that makes me feel chill...

BL Intel Episode 2
Gladis Padilla and Minh Nguyen February 14, 2025

Gladis and Minh review and give comments on the show "Our Youth" in episode...

Rayisa Islam
Entertainment Editor

High school represents four of the main essential years of our lives. It's where we start to figure out who we are and who we want to be. Rayisa Islam, a junior at Paint Branch, is in her third year of...

Luise-Emerson Terrel
co-Editor-in-Chief

Mainstream co-Editor-in-Chief Luise-Emerson Terrel is excited to be in his senior year and to experience some new things this year.  Luise has brought a number of strong articles to the pages - and...

Nadia Monsanto
Staff Writer

Eileen Morataya
Staff Writer

For Paint Branch freshman Eileen Morataya a favorite activity is to walk around the Burtonsville shopping center. Eileen likes to walk around this shopping center because she thinks it is like two centers...

Eva Silva
Staff Writer

If you love buying natural products from a farmer’s market, then one place you’ve got to visit is the Olney Farmers and Artists Market. The farmer’s market consists of a couple of food trucks as...

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