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Middletown High School has had its turf for 8 years.

Artificial turf raises concerns for some, not for others

By Abbe Pannucci, Round Table features editor November 20, 2015

Middletown High School is known for its terrific turf; however, it might not be so terrific after all. Research is now showing that artificial turf, just like the type used on the MHS field, could have...

Backpacks put a strain on students' bodies

Backpacks put a strain on students’ bodies

By Kiley Hill, Round Table opinion editor November 5, 2015

It’s 20 pounds. That’s the amount of weight kids carry on their backs every day as they make their way from class to class. Students strain their backs in the name of education. They might end up with...

Teen stress is becoming a serious problem

Teen stress is becoming a serious problem

By Freddy Roberts, Round Table sports editor November 3, 2015

The clock on a night stand clicks by in a student’s bedroom while he sits at his desk, trying to memorize the last couple of vocabulary words for a major exam the next day. Bags under both of his eyes...

Differences examined between public, private schools

Differences examined between public, private schools

By Alyssa Klink, Round Table TV executive producer October 13, 2015

Every year, parents around the nation pay thousands of dollars to send their kids to private school. There are multiple reasons why one might think that private school institutes better than public school;...

MHS senior Julia Kingsbury attempts to access YouTube, however FCPS has an overreaching block on it. Student’s often have to watch videos , that are beneficial to the curriculum, at home which is a waste of time in school and out of school .

FCPS: All blocked up

By Molly Spillman, Round Table photo editor March 17, 2015

Internet blocks on the computers at school and the new Frederick County Public Schools-supplied Chromebooks may simply be a nuisance in the lives of teachers and students, but there is surely more than...

Skateboarders unhappy with restrictions

Skateboarders unhappy with restrictions

By Tucker Ziegler, Round Table Reporter March 10, 2015

In the agenda distributed to every student at the beginning of the school year, under the section marked “Skateboarding and Rollerblading,” Middletown High School proclaims it illegal to ride a skateboard...

Athletes and supplements: How much is too much?

Athletes and supplements: How much is too much?

By Nick Forbes, Round Table Reporter December 22, 2014

Before Middletown High School senior Keller Falkenstein exits the locker room to head up to the weight room for his third-period lifting class, he pulls the funnel and water bottle from his locker and...

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