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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
Claire Chen

Claire Chen, Arts Assistant Editor

Claire Chen is a senior serving her fourth year on The Tide. She has previously written for the Arts and Features sections. Besides writing, Claire loves to dance, paint, and listen to music in her free time.

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The dance club rehearses in the auditorium before International Night.

RM Dance Club prepares for International Night

Claire Chen, Assistant Arts Editor
December 1, 2021
The roots of colorism reach all the way back to Britain's colonization of India.

How colonialism and colorism shaped Bollywood

Raha Murtuza and Claire Chen
October 29, 2021
Artcube, who has over 300,000 followers on Instagram, features a mix of paintings, digital art, sculptures, and photographs that reflect current and historic themes.

Top five Instagram art accounts to follow

Claire Chen, Senior Arts Writer
June 15, 2021
The series of Toy Story teaches viewers to follow their dreams and take on challenging goals.

Life lessons we can learn from Disney

Claire Chen, Senior Arts Writer
June 15, 2021
Megan Van Wagoner’s portfolio, Growing Dilemma, is open until July 25 at the Pod Space Gallery in Rockville.

Three virtual art events to view this summer

Claire Chen, Arts Writer
June 12, 2021
To practice safely, dancers during the pandemic have been meeting virtually over Zoom.

The show must go on

Claire Chen, Arts Writer
May 6, 2021
Last December, the Montgomery County Council passed a bill banning single-use plastic straws, which will take effect on May 1, 2021.

Bubble tea shops under Montgomery County’s ban on plastic straws

Claire Chen, Arts Writer
April 8, 2021
"The Lie," released on Oct. 6, 2020 by Amazon Studios, is a psychological horror film about a man and his wife who fall into a web of lies to cover up their teenage daughter's horrific crime.

Crime & Conspiracy in ‘The Lie’

Claire Chen, Arts Writer
December 17, 2020
Among Us is the newest, popular online game with over 60 million active players everyday.

Why Among Us blew up and why you should play it

Claire Chen, Arts Writer
November 6, 2020
Ding Tea opened its doors on Feb. 7, which may pose competition to the long-standing Jumbo Jumbo.

Ding Tea vs. Jumbo Jumbo

Claire Chen, Features Writer
February 27, 2020
According to the National Sleep Foundation, only 15 percent of teens get the recommended eight to 10 hours of sleep per night.

Sleep deprivation remains widespread among students

Claire Chen and Natalie Weger
February 7, 2020
Trying to visit certain sites on the school Chromebooks only results in the infamous "Website Blocked" screen.

Students feel the squeeze with school Wi-Fi restrictions

Claire Chen and Lilian Wang
December 12, 2019
As of March 21, the Democratic primary has boiled down to two candidates; Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders. Biden holds 1,201 delegates; Sanders has 896.

2020 Democratic candidates vie for presidency

Claire Chen, Ada Fiala
October 17, 2019
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