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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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PB Flag Football Kicks of a New Era
September 16, 2024
Zachary Kamba, Staff Writer
On Wednesday, September 4th at 7:00 PM, history was made across Montgomery County as the first-ever flag football tournament was held. The much-anticipated event, which began the start of the long-awaited flag football season,...
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Movie Review: Twisters (2024)
September 10, 2024
Sage Suddleson, Editor-in-Chief
Can you stop a tornado? Audiences flocked to theaters this summer to see if the new disaster flick Twisters answered this question. The movie, a standalone sequel to the beloved and groundbreaking Twister (1996), centers around...
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The Pen: PB’s Literary Magazine (2024 Edition)
June 7, 2024
The Pen Staff, Contributing Writers
The Pen, the student-operated literary magazine of the Paint Branch creative writing community, publishes student fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and art annually.
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Opinions

Social Media Forces Kids To Grow Up too Fast

Gladis Padilla, Staff Writer

October 17, 2024

Have you noticed an abundance of younger kids on social media? Oftentimes more active and immersed than older generations? Social media is everywhere and available all the time. Today’s teens have...

How Society Views Women

Amina Jalloh, Staff Writer

October 17, 2024

How are women viewed in society? That question has a lot to unpack. The expectations placed on women by society have evolved across generations. Whether you belong to the Baby Boomer, Gen X, or Gen...

Are AP Classes Really Worth It?

Minh Nguyen, Staff Writer

October 11, 2024

There is Nothing Quite Like Live Theater

Sage Suddleson, Editor-in-Chief • October 17, 2024

Musicals have historically been somewhat inaccessible to most of the population. The theater has long suffered accusations of elitism, exorbitant prices, and stuffy etiquette....

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