A Snowy New Year

Four of our Excalibur photographers captured the snowfall that fell in mid–January all the way from Washington D.C. to Silver Spring. The area had not had any accumulating snow in approximately two years, with weather reports calculating four to five inches of snow.

About the Contributors

Autumn Peace, Staff Writer

Autumn Peace entered The Excalibur in the fall semester of 2023 as a writer. She is working towards a Biological Sciences degree at the Takoma Park/Silver-Spring Campus and will graduate in the Spring Semester of 2024. Hoping to increase her general writing skills in addition to how to communicate with the masses, joining The Excalibur was a natural step towards both those goals.

Shirley Washington, Staff Writer and Photographer

Shirley Nan Washington, Ed.D., a lifelong learner and Workforce Development and Continuing Education student, is a six-time graduate of Montgomery College (with honors, 4.0). She is a member of four honor societies and recipient of two academic awards from Montgomery College. She has had photographic and art pieces displayed in Student Art Exhibitions and images published in the Sligo Journal of Arts and Letters, with two of her photographic images scheduled for publication in the Journal’s spring edition 2024. In addition, her landscape photographic image placed second in the Excalibur’s Spring 2023 Photo Contest. She joined the Excalibur in Fall 2023 to share her love for photojournalism with the TP/SS campus community. She has self-published three books of her photography.

Simret Aleligne, Photo Editor

Simret Aleligne joined The Excalibur as a photographer in the fall of 2023.

Diego Larin, Photo Editor

Diego Larin joined The Excalibur as a photographer in the fall of 2022. He is a current Psychology major, pre-law based. He is planning to transfer to a four-year college after completing 2 years at MC. He is exploring other forms of photography besides portrait, landscape, nature, and lifestyle. He is inclined to apply to law school after acquiring a bachelor's degree in Psychology.

Sreyansh Chilaka, Photographer

Diane Carrillo, Staff Writer

Diane Carrillo is a criminal justice major. She is involved in MC Excalibur, Latino Student Union, Student Parent Alliance Club, TP/SS Service Squad, MC Raptors for Immigration Rights Club, and International Student Association. As a single mother to two daughters, she decided she wanted to show her daughters no matter how many obstacles you must overcome. You can always reach your goal.

Tristan Charles, Photographer

Montgomery College Excalibur

Montgomery College Excalibur

Montgomery College Excalibur

Montgomery College Excalibur

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