Standing up to crimes against international students

(Original artwork by Mengfei Chen, Patterson Press)

School is a place for students to seek knowledge and growth. It plays an important role in spreading civilization and culture. For a school...

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Patterson Launches Recycling Program

Students pick up paper bags to begin their weekly recycling collection (Photo: Whitney Jones, Patterson Press)

Paper recycling at Patterson is going strong! Each Thursday, after school, students gather in various rooms in the building to get their marching...

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Students visit European Union delegation and Smithsonian Museum

Students listen to a presentation about the European Union (Photo: Patterson Press)

On the 8th of December, World History students and other students from Patterson went on a field trip to Washington D.C.

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Patterson varsity basketball team defeats Mervo, 66-27

Playing its first true road game of the season, Patterson made quick work of Mervo, forcing a running clock in the third quarter and...

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Holiday Greetings!

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The Patterson Press invited students and staff members to share their greetings for the winter holiday season. This is what everyone had to say:

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STEM Competition showcases student talent in engineering

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Patterson High School held its 4th annual Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) competition on November 17th, pitting teams of students against each other...

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Performers bring Chinese culture to Patterson

(Photo: Deyanna Bell, Patterson Press)

A group of professional dancers and musicians from China celebrated China's cultural and ethnic diversity with a dazzling performance entitled "Colorful China" at Patterson's...

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Steel drum ensemble performs at Patterson

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Steel drum musician Kevin Martin brought his Rock Creek Steel Drum ensemble to Patterson on November 2 to perform for students and staff. ...

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Twilight: a hard lesson with even harder consequences

In public high schools across the country there is a program called Twilight. It's really like night school but on the internet. Now, normally...

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Nail Tech students visit day spa

On November 4, Ms. Bridgeforth's Nail Technology class went on a field trip to the Maisie Dunbar Spa Lounge in Silver Spring, Maryland to...

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Bullying is a serious problem

Bullying can affect anybody, whether it is in school or out in the neighborhood. School bullying is a big problem that still goes...

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World population reaches seven billion

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin visits the "seven billionth" baby and his mother in the hospital where the baby was born. (Photo: Alexey Nikolsky)

On October 31, the world welcomed a newborn baby which brought the population of the world to seven billion. So, where was the lucky...

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