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The Student News Site of Richard Montgomery High School

The Tide
The Student News Site of Richard Montgomery High School

The Tide
Charlyn Chu

Charlyn Chu, Assistant Social Justice Editor

Charlyn is a senior and is so happy to be back for her fourth and final year with The Tide. This is her third year as Social Justice Assistant Editor. When she’s not busy writing, you can probably find her playing basketball or eating chicken fettuccine alfredo.

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The essay component of a college application used to be the most crucial aspect, but is now considered an inaccurate reflection of a student's abilities.

Essays no longer numerically rated in college admissions

Charlyn Chu, Assistant Social Justice Editor
March 7, 2024
The Climate Club plants multiple trees for a green initiative at RM. (Photo permission granted by Lucy Boyce and Fisher Mallon)

Opinion: Willow Project exposes lack of climate priorities

Charlyn Chu, Assistant Social Justice Editor
May 10, 2023
Junior guard Charlyn Chu looks for a pass in a regular season game versus Damascus HS.

Bouncing Back: The Highs and Lows of Richard Montgomery Girls’ Basketball

Charlyn Chu, Assistant Social Justice Editor
March 24, 2023
The LGBTQIA+ community is drastically underrepresented across many forms of media.

Lack of queer media representation promotes exclusitivity

Charlyn Chu and Rebecca Morrison
November 10, 2022
MCPS pilot program brings menstrual product dispensers

MCPS pilot program brings menstrual product dispensers

Charlyn Chu, Assistant Social Justice Editor
January 6, 2022
Incidents of hate speech occurred at both Walter Johnson high school and Sherwood high school.

Two racist incidents in MCPS spark discourse

Charlyn Chu, Social Justice Writer
November 1, 2021
Appropriated Halloween costumes must be avoided to respect identity's and cultures.

Appropriated insensitive costumes mock cultures

Charlyn Chu, Braelyn Davison, and Helina Tamiru
October 30, 2021
After having been subterranean for the past 17 years, the Brood X cicadas are emerging in the billions on the east coast, with Maryland at the epicenter of the mass emergence.

What to know about Brood X cicadas and the ongoing cicada season

Claire Yu and Charlyn Chu
June 7, 2021
Maryland has recently passed police reform bills in light of recent cases of police brutality and demonstrations.

Recent cases of police brutality call for systemic reform

Charlyn Chu, Senior News Writer
May 11, 2021
Recently, there has been much debate regarding the role of school resource officers in MCPS schools.

Controversy surrounding SROs rises in Montgomery County

Charlyn Chu, Senior News Writer
April 8, 2021
As attacks against Asian Americans have surged during the pandemic, many community gatherings and marches in D.C have been organized to combat these incidents.

Local efforts rise to combat the surge of anti-Asian American hate crimes

Charlyn Chu and Claire Yu
March 22, 2021
Six Dr. Seuss books will no longer be published because of racist imagery.

Removal of six Dr. Seuss books brings both backlash and praise

Charlyn Chu, Senior News Writer
March 17, 2021
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued the first emergency authorization (EUA) for the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for the prevention of COVID-19 in individuals who are 16 years of age or older.

What you need to know about the COVID vaccine in Montgomery County

Charlyn Chu and Mayah Nachman
February 22, 2021
The Board of Education (BOE) voted unanimously to begin the return to in-person instruction on March 1, after almost a year of all virtual instruction and multiple reopening delays.

Board presents school reopening logistics on Feb. 9

Charlyn Chu, Senior News Writer
February 11, 2021
The Montgomery County Board of Education (BOE) met again on Jan. 28 to discuss reopening plans.

Board of Education discusses school reopening on Jan. 28

Charlyn Chu, Senior News Writer
January 31, 2021
The Board of Education voted to delay the date of phased-in return from Feb. 1 to March. 15 at its meeting on Tuesday.

Board of Education delays in-person instruction to March 15

Charlyn Chu, News Writer
January 14, 2021
MCPS will begin a phased-in return to school beginning Feb. 1 if health metrics are met.

MCPS announces revisions to school reopening

Charlyn Chu, News Writer
December 17, 2020
Extreme surges in U.S coronavirus cases have companies racing to develop a viable vaccine. Pharmaceutical corporation Pfizer and their German partner BioNTech have recently announced a major Covid-19 vaccine breakthrough. After their initial trials, researchers found that the vaccine is over 90 percent effective. Moderna and AstraZeneca are close behind.

Growing research on COVID-19 vaccine and connection to MCPS reopening

Charlyn Chu and Davi Jacobs
December 10, 2020
For the 2020 U.S. General Election, voters can either vote in person or by mail.

A guide to voting at the polls or by mail

Avani Ambardekar and Charlyn Chu
October 29, 2020
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