On Wednesday, Feb. 18, Einstein students held a walkout to protest against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity. Although it started in the bus loop outside the school building, the walkout ended up making its way up University Boulevard towards the Wheaton Mall.

By Valerie Merkowitz

On Jan. 21, the El Paso County Office of the Medical Examiner released an autopsy report that ruled that the death of a Cuban detainee at an ICE detention facility in Texas was a homicide. 

By Morgan Butler

Back in early 2025, President Trump, along with Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., sent out an order for all federal HHS workers to return to in-person work. The order also restricted teleworking and remote working. The resulting layoffs and resignations caused chaos throughout HHS and have caused unknown damage to the public health industry.

By Luke Womack

In recent years, Cuba has become incredibly reliant on Venezuelan oil, with 61% of its yearly oil imports (approximately 13.7 million barrels per year) coming from Venezuela. However, after the US gained control of the Venezuelan oil industry in Jan. 2026, these oil sales have been completely suspended, which has sent Cuba into an economic crisis.

By Evan McFarland

On Jan. 7, Renee Nicole Good was shot and killed in Minneapolis, Minnesota, after trying to drive away during an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raid. 

Tricia McLaughlin, a Department of Homeland Security spokesperson, described Good as a "violent rioter" who was "blocking" ICE officers by using her car to attempt to run over an officer. 

By Kelly Tran

The 2026 Lunar New Year

Feb. 17 marked the Lunar New Year for many East and Southeast Asian countries, including China, Korea, and Vietnam. Every Lunar New Year comes with a new animal zodiac it represents, rotating between 12 different zodiacs. This year, it is the year of the horse.

By Kelly Tran

On Sunday, Dec. 13, a shooting occurred at Brown University, where 40 rounds were shot, killing two and injuring nine others. The victims were identified as 19-year-old Ella Cook of Alabama and 18-year-old Mukhammad Aziz Umurzokov of Virginia. 

By Luisa Farole

On Dec. 12, 2025, Albert Einstein High School hosted its annual Winter Jazz and Dance Concert. This event showcased dancers from seven curricular classes and one extracurricular group, as well as musicians from two curricular jazz ensembles. 

Collectively, the dance groups performed 13 dances, and the jazz ensembles performed 10 songs.

By Emily Markin

On Dec. 9, the Montgomery County Council voted 7-3 in favor of the deeply controversial University Boulevard Corridor Plan (UBC).

The UBC Plan refers to an urban planning initiative for a 3.5-mile stretch of University Boulevard from Four Corners to Wheaton.

By Evan McFarland

Einstein STAGE’s spring musical is “In the Heights,” an exciting, representative choice for Einstein and the most modern musical STAGE has ever performed. However, concerns have been raised over whether STAGE is the right program to put on such a diverse show this year.

By Julie Kessel

On Tuesday, Dec. 3, Einstein hosted a Boundary Study meeting to provide information and hear questions and concerns from the Einstein community who may be affected by a change in boundaries.

By Valerie Merkowitz

Along with redrawing boundary lines and dividing MCPS high schools into new regions, Montgomery County is also working on a new program analysis. This model will allocate programs within the new proposed regions, with each region containing the same set of programs. Einstein is planned for Region One along with Northwood, Blair, Whitman, and BCC.

By Campbell Goldston

In 1995, a group of Latin American students at Einstein High School founded a club to embrace their culture through dance, calling themselves Latin American Students United (LASU). Thirty years later, on Sept. 26, 2025, the same club, now known as Titanes Salseros, celebrated three decades of passionate, award-winning Latin dance and a tight-knit community of cultural pride and connectivity.

By Paulina Mann

Einstein S.T.A.G.E put on their highly anticipated winter performance, the student-directed One Acts, Friday, Jan. 9th, and Saturday, Jan. 10th. The senior student directors, working to complete their VAPA capstone projects, produced 6 pieces, ranging from 15 to 40 minutes in length. 

By Luisa Farole

An aggressive influenza season has raised concerns for families across the country, after an otherwise healthy 16-year-old girl in Ohio died from flu complications in late December.

Ryleigh Spurlock first started getting symptoms on Dec. 23, 2025, and died just five days later on Dec. 28. 

By Elena Limauro

On Oct. 19, at approximately 9:30 a.m., four individuals dressed as construction workers approached the Musée du Louvre on motorbikes. By 9:38 a.m., eight items, valued at approximately $102.3 million, were stolen, and the four suspects involved were gone. 

By Paulina Mann

Recently, discussions about Jeffrey Epstein, a convicted sex trafficker, have resurfaced. One of the many people mentioned in these discussions is President Donald Trump, who repeatedly denies knowing about Epstein’s island and also denies having anything to do with him. 

By Andrés Guzmán

On Saturday, Oct. 24, hundreds of students from twelve marching bands across Montgomery County gathered at Einstein to perform at the 2025 Marching Band Showcase. The event featured performances by MCPS high school marching bands from schools like Damascus, Blake, Blair, Rockville, Springbrook, and more, as well as two special performances from MCPS middle schoolers and the University of Maryland’s Mighty Sound of Maryland.

By Leif Lesperance