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Page to Screen: “Dune: Part 2” demonstrates that all books can make great movies
May 6, 2024
Junior Alayna Riley gets her artwork featured at the Micro Gallery at Brambleton Library. Alaynas work “The Rainbow Bridge” gets featured for a week in January where she gets to talk and answer questions for an hour. (LCHS1954 (LCHS News) via twitter)
Alayna Riley’s “The Rainbow Bridge” featured at Brambleton Library
April 6, 2024
Guest Speaker Annisa Jaghoori starts off her speech at the third annual LCHS Women’s Summit.
2024 Women’s Summit guest speaker Annisa Jaghoori encourages students to persevere
April 6, 2024
Members of the choir program join together for a final encore after a night of duets and solos. Here they sing “Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In” from Hair while the audience listens. From left to right: sophomore Rae Creppon, freshman Justin Goodhart, sophomore Norah Lee, junior Sam Takemoto, senior Grayson Weber, senior Cy Starr, senior Jayden Reynoso, sophomore Collin Diem, senior Kevin Jennings, freshman Emma Nicholson, and senior Vanessa Carranza.
Cabaret soars and flies above and beyond
April 6, 2024
From left to right: Junior Jamie Faye-Mcknight and senior Katlyn Guevara struggle, while junior Zea Davis, a statue, looks on, as they enact a scene from “Love Lessons.” (@snapzwithash via Instagram)
LCHS Captains Playhouse presents “Love Lessons”
April 6, 2024
Infographic by Berek Harrison.
Texas Instrument Calculators Beaten by Competition
March 12, 2024
The TikTokification of the Music Industry
The TikTokification of the Music Industry
March 6, 2024
Celebrities and Influencers fail to educate the youth about worldwide issues such as the silent genocide in Congo
February 8, 2024
Snow Days? More Snow, Less School
February 8, 2024
LCPS AI Detection Software Fails to Detect AI
February 6, 2024
Spring Crossword
April 1, 2024
Issue 2 Crossword
Issue 2 Crossword
February 6, 2024
Armes continues being involved in sports in his kids’ little league teams. Armes continues being involved in sports in his kids’ little league teams. Picture courtesy of Matthew Armes.
Flashback
March 31, 2023
Sidebar: How you can help the earth
March 31, 2023
Sidebar: Eras of Drama
March 31, 2023
Thank you, and please support our 2023-24 sponsors!
May 16, 2024
Guest Speaker Annisa Jaghoori starts off her speech at the third annual LCHS Women’s Summit.
2024 Women’s Summit guest speaker Annisa Jaghoori encourages students to persevere
April 6, 2024
Search for the perfect sunny day picnic spot
Search for the perfect sunny day picnic spot
April 6, 2024
Black student union host first spirit week
Black student union host first spirit week
March 30, 2024
DECA (Distributive Education Club of America) is a club for emerging entrepreneurs and future business leaders. The club teaches business tactics and prepares students for future careers. Students compete in case studies, present products or business pitches, and role play business scenarios. These students placed in top spots at the district meet to earn a ticket to compete in the state competition. DECA girls line up before their event. (Left to right) Diana Schrager, Ari Gallos, Mary Anderson, Izzy Miller, Maura Santelli, Abby Graham, Lauren Scott, Mia Santelli, Bryn Griffith, Maggie Salem
County Students Surpass the DECA District Meet and Compete in The State Meet
March 24, 2024
From left to right: Senior Octavian Ashford, sophomore Justin Lowery, and sophomore Lincoln Kelley display the Loudoun County State Champions banner after earning gold in their respective wrestling categories.
LCHS Varsity Wrestling finishes third at states, three earn gold medals
April 6, 2024
(From Left to Right) Cat Pizzarello, Fallon Fetterolf, and Michael Tafe stand together after qualifying for the State Championships. The three distance runners are all participating in Cross Country, Indoor track and Track and Field seasons.
Fallon Fetterolf excels on the track
April 6, 2024
Senior Matt Thorne after breaking the school record in the 55 meter dash. Three weeks later, Thorne went on to break the school record in the 300 meter dash at the VHSL Class 4 indoor track state meet.
Indoor track team progresses to states
March 24, 2024
As Armitage reminisces on the season as a senior, he was thankful to swim his final race with senior Kai Tjader. “It was both of our last ever high school races, we just took it all in and enjoyed the moment,” Armitage said. (Kai Tjader, Kyle Armitage, Eric Akers, Zach Bell, Alan Crouse, Jay Wareham, and Benjamin Graham.)
Swim team continues to raise the bar for success
March 24, 2024
Fall Sports Recap
Fall Sports Recap
February 6, 2024
Andrea Rakowski’s photo in the 1996 Lord Loudoun yearbook.
Perspectives: Andrea Rakowski, Class of 1996
May 14, 2024
The Harmful Stereotypes in new Netflix series Griselda Blanco
April 6, 2024
SAT vs ACT
SAT vs ACT
February 6, 2024
Read a newspaper
June 5, 2023
The power of negative and positive thinking
May 29, 2023
HOMECOMING 2021: “Students Make Their Mark On The World”
November 15, 2021
Homecoming Spirit Week Fun and Fashion
November 2, 2021
The 1955 football team pictured in the LCHS yearbook. Photo courtesy of Tonya Dagstani.
Looking Back: Old yearbooks provide a window to the past
February 5, 2021
Mckenna Giannos competes in the high jump as a junior during the spring track season 2019. Photo courtesy of John Klimavicz. Senior track athlete Mckenna Giannos: “Practice has definitely been different, our workouts have been changed to accommodate that COVID guidelines, which has definitely made it harder to get back into the swing of things, but being able to see and practice with my teammates again makes it all worth it.”
Practicing Through COVID
January 5, 2021
Junior Isabella Mitchum on a hike in Montana with her sibling. “Over quarantine I visited Montana with my family when they came home from college,” said Mitchum. “It was really great to get out of NOVA for a little.”
Photo feature: Students social distancing edition
January 4, 2021
School pool opens back up
March 31, 2023
Newly elected president dissolves student council and declares national emergency
March 28, 2023
World peace, at last: asynchronous Mondays return, the world celebrates.
April 1, 2022
Senior Taylor McCully enjoys a bowl of Captain Crunch cereal before school while showing her support for our new mascot. It has become her favorite cereal brand.
Captain Crunch announced to be new captain of LCHS
April 1, 2022
LCPS headlines The Washington Post yet again
LCPS headlines The Washington Post yet again
April 1, 2022

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ROTC Inspections: A Deeper Look

Taylor Helfer, Managing Editor
March 6, 2024
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Each year the ROTC cadets at Loudoun County High School compete in the annual Area 5 competition. This year they successfully earned places such as first for the armed exhibition drill team, third for unarmed exhibition, first for the relay race, second for academic and third overall. Sophomores Isabella Boland, Anna Buer, Kellan Bohret, Evie Calvert, Ben Lierni and Logan Delurante get excited on the way down to the biggest competition of the year for the unit at Virginia Beach. These Cadets are involved in teams such as PT, unarmed exhibition drill and the armed exhibition drill team. Photo Courtesy of Isabella Boland.
Cadets Compete In The Annual Area 5 Competition
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Fallon Fetterolf excels on the track
Black student union host first spirit week
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About the Contributor
Taylor Helfer
Taylor Helfer, Managing Editor
Taylor Helfer is a sophomore at Loudoun County High School and this is her second year on the newspaper staff. In particular, she likes writing feature pieces. Outside of newspaper, Taylor enjoys playing volleyball, listening to Taylor Swift, and managing her food blog on Instagram (@grubswithtay).

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