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Finn McArdle

Finn McArdle, Senior Opinion Editor

Senior Finn McArdle is entering his second year participating on The Pitch as a Senior Opinion Editor. Outside of The Pitch, Finn enjoys watching sports and movies.

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Flip flops get more and more common as the summer months approach. This leads to the question, when and where should they be worn?

Flip Flops: In or out?

Addie Strbak and Finn McArdle
Jun 17, 2025
Every year when "fall back" and "spring forward" come around, it sparks argument on the topic of daylight savings. People seem to be fairly split on the issue, with some believing the system should be abolished, and others arguing to keep it. (Courtesy Marco Verch)

Is daylight savings time a net positive?

Finn McArdle, Staff Writer
Apr 10, 2025

Spring Sports Preview: Baseball

Mar 20, 2025
There are many different ways in which teachers choose to educate their students, with some teachers lecturing and others having students lead the class discussion. This forces students to adapt to their different classes, but is that such a bad thing? (via Word Cloud)

Different teaching styles aren’t such a bad thing

Finn McArdle, Staff Writers
Mar 7, 2025
A snow-covered road seen a day after the light snowfall on Jan. 19. Lots of roads and sidewalks throughout the county had similarly snowy and slick conditions multiple days after the initial snowfall.

Does MCPS have a snow day problem?

Finn McArdle, Staff Writer
Feb 13, 2025
In recent years, the stress of taking many AP or honors level classes has become normalized in high schools around the country. But is this stress really worth it? (Courtesy Paligraficas via Creazilla)

Should you avoid on-level classes?

Finn McArdle, Staff Writers
Dec 13, 2024
Junior Grant Levins sprints down the track. "I'm here to try out because I love the sport of track and field and I'm working on my 800 [meter] time. Just trying to get better," Levins said.

Photo Gallery: Winter track kicks off tryouts

Finn McArdle and Ben Goodstein
Nov 21, 2024

What is your favorite childhood memory?

Finn McArdle, Staff Writer
Nov 15, 2024
Point/Counterpoint: Is America overrated or overhated?

Point/Counterpoint: Is America overrated or overhated?

Jeremy Silberglied and Finn McArdle
Nov 2, 2024

What’s Your Biggest Pet Peeve?

Abir Ghosh, Ben Goodstein and Finn McArdle
Oct 26, 2024
A student's collection of college pamphlets and magazines from universities across the country. Every year, students receive pamphlets from universities that are recruiting them.

The downsides of looking at colleges too early

Finn McArdle, Staff Writer
Oct 17, 2024
A sign at Walter Johnson indicates that students can only move down stairwell S03. However, students often ignore such direction moving as they please.

Point/Counterpoint: The ups and downs of getting to class

Finn McArdle and Graeme Pearce
Sep 17, 2024
The 2024 EURO trophy in FC Koln’s stadium in Cologne, one of the 10 host stadiums at the tournament. (Courtesy Raimond Spekking)

Looking ahead at the 2024 Euros

Finn McArdle, Staff Writer
Jun 11, 2024
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