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PB’s 2024 Winter Concert Was Awesome
January 5, 2025
Luise-Emerson Terrel, News Editor
On December 19, Paint Branch held its annual Winter Concert, as plenty of people packed into the PB auditorium to support PB’s music program. The concert commenced with the Paint Branch Gospel Choir singing “It’s the...
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Maryland Voters Pass Abortion Rights Law
December 17, 2024
Serenity Pittman, Staff Writer
On Tuesday, November 4th, Maryland voters came through and voted to protect women's reproductive rights in the state by voting overwhelmingly in favor of Question 1, the Right to Reproductive Freedom Amendment. This vote marks...
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Mainstream – November, 2024 – Full Issue
December 2, 2024
Sage Suddleson, Editor-in-Chief
Welcome to the first print edition of Mainstream for the 2024-2025 school year. Since school started in August, our editors and writers have worked diligently to learn a number of new skills including layout and design, editing,...
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November Election Looms Large in Montgomery County, Maryland
October 9, 2024
Luise-Emerson Terrel, News Editor
On November 5, voters from all across Montgomery County, Maryland will head to the polls to vote for their preferred candidates in the general election. The Presidential election is the biggest election in the country as...
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NJROTC Commemorates September 11th
September 17, 2024
Luise-Emerson Terrel, News Editor
September 11th, 2024 marked the 23rd anniversary of one of the worst terrorist attacks in world history. To commemorate this event and honor the fallen, Paint Branch's NJROTC program held a memorial service at the main entrance...
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Opinions

Mercy for the Reboot

Alicia McLeod, Staff Writer

April 2, 2025

You might hear it on the news, from your own research, or from a friend or family member — another reboot is on its way. There is no hiding Hollywood’s affinity for the reboot, and in all the fervor...

We Don’t Need More Reboots

Jacqui Bennett, Staff Writer

March 21, 2025

Over the past decade, studios have been obsessed with rebooting classic TV shows to cash in on nostalgia. From Bunk’d, a spin-off of Jessie, to the CGI Rugrats, networks continue to revive old series,...

Good & Bad Representation of Autism in Movies & TV Shows

Riley Munger, Staff Writer

March 12, 2025

Hollywood really likes to be inclusive in their movies nowadays. We’ve seen this with live action Disney movies like The Little Mermaid, where they cast a Black actress to star as Ariel and a boy with...

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