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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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Maria Alba

Maria Alba, Opinions Editor

Maria Alba is a Senior at Richard Montgomery High School, and the Senior editor for the Opinions section. In her free time she can be found reading, playing tennis and listening to music.

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Affirmative action serves as a mechanism to level the playing field of college applicants and prevent discrimination.

Affirmative action crucial to ensure diversity of voices

Maria Alba, Assistant Opinions Editor
May 18, 2023
Photo of the Day: Students re-acclimate to school days

Photo of the Day: Students re-acclimate to school days

Maria Alba, Opinions Editor
January 5, 2023
Desite MCPS not allowing for extra credit, grade inflation provides artificial grade enhancement that is not beneficial to students.

MCPS grade inflation reflect failure to prepare students

Maria Alba, Opinion Writer
May 30, 2022
The College Board has announced, starting Spring 2024, the SAT will be online and shortened.

College Board’s attempts to revamp SAT fall flat

Maria Alba, Opinions Writer
May 30, 2022
The MCPS history curriculum has various flaws that need to be addressed.

Lack of POC teachers undermines minority history

Maria Alba, Senior Opinions Writer
February 14, 2022
The Texas Heartbeat Act does not reduce abortion rates and intrudes into the lives of women

The Supreme Court’s inaction over the Texas abortion ban encourages other states to pursue similar legislation

Maria Alba, Senior Opinions Writer
October 6, 2021
Reposting and hitting the like button on social media "activism" posts can spread disinformation and delude the public into believing they are helping a movement.

Social media activism pushes movements back rather than forward

Maria Alba, Opinions Writer
September 29, 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.

Don’t rush in, the COVID-19 vaccine could create a new health crisis

Maria Alba, Opinions Writer
February 3, 2021
Donald Trump nominates then Judge Amy Coney Barrett on September 26, 2020 in the White House Rose Garden to fill Ruth Bader Ginsburg's vacant Supreme Court Seat.

Amy Coney Barrett’s confirmation could mean the end of Americans’ rights

Maria Alba, Opinion Writer
October 28, 2020

Student Retail Workers Give Black Friday Advice

Rosemary Yang, Emily Huang, Sydney Weiss, Allison Howlett, and Maria Alba
December 8, 2019
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