The Week: Maryland’s Oldest Scholastic Newspaper

McDonogh’s student newspaper, The Week, debuted in 1883 with the boys publishing it under the guidance of Old Man Lyle. Many of the early articles were English compositions, and the “news” section included mundane information such as what was being planted in the garden. It was clear that the articles were intended to record information for posterity. By 1915, when Lyle was again a faculty member, The Week had doubled in size and was filled with campus and alumni news. Although it is no longer a weekly publication, the McDonogh community looks forward to The Week hitting the newsstands. Today, students enrolled in journalism classes are the contributing writers and editors of The Week, which is Maryland’s oldest scholastic newspaper.