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Sophomore Flora Pelton and senior Elijah Pelton display their signs to the camera, proud of the protest they have organized. (Photo by Rachel Grooms)

FCCPS students participate in nationwide strike

Rachel Grooms, News Editor April 26, 2023

On Friday March 31, 2023 Meridian High School participated in a Nationwide Education Strike. Students received an excused absence from school and met at Lazy Mike’s Deli at 11am. They made posters, shirts,...

Juniors Erin Tarpgaard, Katie Rice, Anna Dickson, Hope Kleinberg, Hanna Hall, Clara Kasik, and Mia Mayer hold signs that say enough is enough and protect children, not guns. (Photo by Isabel Costa)

Secondary campus students participate in nationwide walkout to protest gun violence

Isabel Costa, Managing Editor May 27, 2022

On Thursday, May 26 at noon, students from both Meridian and Mary Ellen Henderson walked out of class to protest gun violence. The walkout was a part of a nationwide effort organized by Students Demand...

An instagram post from the Meridian Executive SCA account notifying students of the walkout. Photo via Instagram/@meridianscaexec

Meridian students to walk out in response to gun violence

Stella Turner, Former Editor-in-Chief May 25, 2022

In response to a shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, as well as others across the country, the Meridian Students Demand Action club is participating in a nationwide walkout scheduled...

Cover photo for Since Parkland

Finding the stories behind the statistics

Sequoia Wyckoff, Editor-in-Chief March 7, 2019

Chances are, you care about gun violence prevention. You remember Parkland. You remember March For Our Lives. Maybe you participated in Mason’s walkout last year, or follow Emma Gonzalez on Twitter....

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