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The Student News Site of Richard Montgomery High School

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The Student News Site of Richard Montgomery High School

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Christiana Vucea

Christiana Vucea, Graphics Editor

Christiana Vucea is a senior and an editor for the graphics section this year! She has been doing graphics since freshman year and is excited for new features coming to the Tide this year. When she’s not doodling something, she can be found either sleeping or stressing over physics homework.
All content by Christiana Vucea
Trick-or-treating is a staple Halloween tradition, which the RM community puts their own spin on.

[Photo] RM gets spook-tacular for Halloween

Alona Aharonovich and Anna Wu
October 31, 2024
Senior Christiana Vucea reflects on what she has learned throughout her time in high school.

Senior Reflections: Christiana Vucea

Christiana Vucea, Graphics Editor
May 30, 2024
Photo of the Day: IB Physics 2 launches water rockets

Photo of the Day: IB Physics 2 launches water rockets

Christiana Vucea
May 22, 2024
This summer, many students will be taking their driving exams, starting their college applications, and/or getting a job. On top of that, the cicadas and blistering heat are coming back.

Cartoon Corner: Summer Expectations

Christiana Vucea, Graphics Editor
May 21, 2024
As the school year comes to a close, more and more seniors are having strange symptoms of exhaustion, burning out, and despair. The diagnosis? Senioritis.

Cartoon Corner: Senioritis

Christiana Vucea, Graphics Editor
May 20, 2024
Laufey's newest project, “Bewitched,” broke records as the biggest jazz debut album on Spotify and earned 5.7 millions streams on release.

[Photo] The Tide looks back at five memorable reviews

May 21, 2024
RM's senior assassin game can get pretty intense!

Cartoon Corner: How Did You Get In My House??

Christiana Vucea, Graphics Editor
May 6, 2024
Before the recent eclipse on April 8, the last most recent eclipse occurred on Aug. 21, 2017.

[Photo] Solar eclipse brings students outside and out of state for viewing

Sophia Neufeld, News Writer
April 29, 2024
March Madness began on Tuesday, March 19 with the first four games and concluded on April 6 and 8 with the final four games.

[Photo] Men’s March Madness Breakdown: UCONN goes back-to-back, NC State makes miracle run

Gideon Leshner, Sports Writer
April 26, 2024
"Game of Thrones" creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss join with "True Blood" writer Alexander Woo to create a new hit show, "3 Body Problem."

[Photo] ‘3 Body Problem’ takes viewers on a journey through time and space

Taiwo Balogun, Arts Writer
April 25, 2024
Despite the TikTok ban-or-sell bill being signed into law, it will be potentially challenged in court.

[Photo] Biden signs TikTok ban-or-sell bill into law

Dhriti Katepalli, News Writer
April 24, 2024
The RM commits page on Instagram takes submissions from seniors to be posted on the account about the college they will be attending.

[Photo] RM commits page connects Rockets through college commitments

April 24, 2024
Owls are widely-known nocturnal animals, catching their prey at night.

[Photo] Revealing benefits of being nocturnal

Jessica Yao and Ava Smith
April 23, 2024
An individual that receives two recessive blue-eyed genes from their parents develops blue eyes.

[Photo] Genes originate from mutations

Jessica Yao and Ava Smith
April 23, 2024
March Madness began on Tuesday, March 19 with the first four games and concluded on April 6 and 8 with the final four games.

[Photo] March Madness: South Carolina gets revenge over Iowa with 87-75 win

Ruby Thier, Sports Writer
April 19, 2024
Olivia Rodrigo, Grammy-awarded singer and songwriter, releases "Guts (spilled)," an extension of her hit sophomore album "Guts."

[Photo] ‘Guts (spilled)’ adds angst to original album, validates teenage insecurities

Michaela Boeder, Arts Editor
April 18, 2024
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[Photo] La Dia de Las Americas y Como Celebrar

Anand Ginsburg-Shukla, Escritor
April 15, 2024
Nikki Haley has previously served as the governor of South Carolina and the US ambassador to the United Nations.

[Photo] Nikki Haley ends presidential campaign following Super Tuesday losses

Ved Bhise, News Writer
April 8, 2024
Through the Supreme Court's ruling on Trump v. Anderson, they reaffirmed that states cannot make decisions on who can hold positions in federal offices.

[Photo] Supreme Court unanimously sides with Trump, leaves his spot on ballot

Aaron Hwang, News Writer
April 4, 2024
Young kids apart of Generation Alpha often consume content targeted towards older teenagers and adults.

[Photo] Internet culture harms Gen-Alpha development

Aditi Iyer, Opinions Writer
March 6, 2024
Photo of the Day: AP/IB art seniors invite teachers to luncheon art critique

Photo of the Day: AP/IB art seniors invite teachers to luncheon art critique

Christiana Vucea
March 1, 2024
Uggs, flared leggings and hoodies are some of the most common clothing trends among students in the winter.

[Photo] Students sport warm and stylish winter fashions

Brooke Smith, Features Writer
February 20, 2024
Black and gold are RM's school colors.

[Photo] Rocket spirit needs a boost

Alessandro Lisa, La Marea Editor
February 14, 2024
The college admissions process takes a toll on many student's mental health and stress levels.

[Photo] The Tide’s View: College admissions process weighs on RM students

The Tide Editorial Board
February 7, 2024
Since her release, Gypsy-Rose Blanchard has become a sensation for numerous news sources and has been invited to a red carpet event by A+E Networks.

[Photo] Gypsy-Rose Blanchard: Understanding the social media obsession

Anshi Purohit, Social Justice Writer
February 1, 2024
The Broadway production of "Waitress" ran from 2016 to 2020 with more than 1,500 performances and four Tony Award nominations.

[Photo] ‘Waitress’ proshot pulls at viewer’s heartstrings

Daniel Chernyak, Senior Arts Writer
January 26, 2024
Going into effect at the start of the second semester, MCPS's new grading policy will leave all assignments that are not submitted to be marked as a zero in grade book, rather than a 50% grade.

[Photo] New MCPS grading policy goes into effect

Bella Major, Multimedia Contributor
January 30, 2024
PinkPantheress' remix with Ice Spice, "Boy's a Liar Pt. 2," hit number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100 list when it debuted.

[Photo] ‘Heaven Knows’ shows PinkPantheress’ vocal prowess

Allison Pham, Senior Arts Writer
January 12, 2024
On the ballot for this election, Rockville residents were able to vote for mayor and council members, as well as answer four advisory referendum questions regarding different topics.

[Photo] Rockets react to Rockville-Gaithersburg election

Isabel Skinner, News Writer
January 8, 2024
RM community members are encourged to share there thoughts and opinions to The Tide opinions editors.

[Photo] Letters to the Editor

Shelby Roth and Tara Amin
January 5, 2024
Former President Donald Trump is on trial for fraud after being accused of inflating assets in order to receive more beneficial loans.

[Photo] Former President Trump goes on criminal trial

Clara Arbolino and Sasha Goodhart
December 18, 2023
According to Forbes, a recent survey found that 38 percent of respondents were expected to spend between $501 to $1000 on holiday gifts.

[Photo] Homemade gifts fill holiday season with care

Maggie Deng, Arts Writer
December 15, 2023
The Garden of Lights at Brookside Gardens is one of many light installations that students can visit in the community.

[Photo] Garden of Lights at Brookside Gardens opens for this holiday season

Nushrat Zaima, News Writer
December 11, 2023
'Guts' receives 200 million streams in the U.S. on its debut.

[Photo] ‘Guts’ spills the emotions of a teenage girl

Allison Pham, Arts Writer
December 7, 2023
Junior outside hitter Corinne Howard had one of the best games of her season during the state title game, finishing with 10 Kills, six blocks and three digs.

[Photo] Behind hard-hitting Howard, Djordjevic, Rockets capture first state title

Ari Fine, Sports Editor
December 1, 2023
Halloween is customarily celebrated with trick or treating along with the buying of candy and costumes.

[Photo] Halloween is rooted in candy, capitalism

Mouna Dantata, Opinions Writer
November 15, 2023
"Bewitched" broke records as the biggest jazz debut album on Spotify and earned 5.7 millions streams on release.

[Photo] ‘Bewitched’ casts a spell on listeners

Bruce Liu, Arts Writer
November 9, 2023
The Capitojoppa Amazonica categorizes the bug, with Capito referring to a large and strong beak, joppa referring to the wasp genus and Amazonica referring to the Amazon. 

[Photo] Exploring the Capitojoppa Amazonica

May 7, 2024
Many RM students bake to get into the Halloween spirit.

[Photo] Fang stirs up spooky Halloween snacks

Sophia Fang, Assistant Arts Editor
October 27, 2023
Study habits such as active learning, active recall and spaced repetition can be beneficial to students by helping them remember information more effectively.

[Photo] Ultimate productivity guide revealed

ZeMichael Atnafu, Features Writer
October 31, 2023
Students without parking permits often park their cars on side streets, such as Fleet Street and Mount Vernon Place in the neighborhood behind near RM.

Hectic parking at Richard Montgomery?

Ashna Uprety, Christiana Vucea, and Hillary Opoku
October 24, 2023
Saturn can be used to help students connect with their classmates and organize their schedules. However, there are some privacy concerns being raised due to its ability to connect to other social media accounts.

[Photo] Saturn poses privacy concerns for students

Isabel Skinner, News Writer
October 23, 2023
Photo of the Day: FANCA shares cookies

Photo of the Day: FANCA shares cookies

Christiana Vucea
October 11, 2023
AP Psychology is a course offered to high schoolers by The College Board and is taken by about 300,000 students every year.

[Photo] AP Psychology dispute in Florida prompts RM community response

Aisosa Ojo-Odiase, News Writer
October 11, 2023
Iñaki Godoy and Emily Rudd star as the Straw Hat Pirates in the live-action adaptation of "One Piece."

[Photo] ‘One Piece’ elevates adapation standards

Adi Bala, Assistant Arts Editor
October 5, 2023
Fans around the world anticipate Marvel's new additions to its cinematic universe.

[Photo] Marvel looks to the future

Ronya Sen, Arts Writer
December 22, 2022
Bill 21-22 is based on the Supreme Court case New York State Rifle & Pistol Assn. v. Bruen, Superintendent of New York State Police from Jun. 23, 2022. It deemed “longstanding” “laws forbidding the carrying of firearms in sensitive places such as schools and government buildings” constitutionally permissible.

[Photo] MoCo tightens public gun possession restrictions

Akshya Mahadevan, News Writer
December 22, 2022
fall festival graphic

[Photo] County celebrates fall in November and October festivals

Elena Morell, News Writer
October 17, 2022
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