By Matt Hansan
Staff Writer

As the hallways flooded with students in the first week of school, a mass confusion about the schedule drove through the calm flow of the day. Change was causing many students to become lost as they tried to grasp an understanding on the constantly changing blocks. After four weeks, Bullis students have settled in and are now starting to adjust to the new year.  

By Brian Mitchell
Editor-in-chief

In the past three State of the Union addresses, President Barack Obama stressed that STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) education in our nation’s high schools will prepare students for jobs in the high-tech economy of today and of the future.  Made even more appealing by the predicted 8.55 million STEM jobs available in the U.S. by 2018, Obama’s plea is currently the centerpiece of many talks of educational reform.  

By Gabriel Melrod 
Staff Writer

If one knows the secrecy of government clearance, it can be a little bit tricky to interview a former military and government statistician. After much time and work, however, this writer was finally able to track down and interview Mr. Scott Douglas, the new statistics and geometry teacher. 

By Owen Caulfield
Staff Writer

Walking into North Hall for the first time this year, returning Upper School students connected with familiar settings such as its layout and chaotic freshmen hallway. However, the 2013-2014 school year also came with a number of key changes to the Upper School’s home: a larger college counseling office, stylish wooden lockers, and much to the seniors’ displeasure – a reduced senior commons area.