The County Chronicle

The online newspaper for Loudoun County High School

The County Chronicle

The County Chronicle

Senior Emma Pearson reacts as she opens her first college acceptance letter. Pearson has now committed to attend American University, with plans to major in business and entertainment. Photo by Kat Pearson.

Seniors devote months’ of work to college applications

Evelyn Kuzminski, Editor-in-chief February 12, 2024

Time-consuming. Stressful. Tedious. These are words seniors have used to describe their college application process. “It’s just a lot of work,” senior Jack Martin said. “It’s a lot of...

Mr. Policelli teaches a personal finance class. Policelli received the WISE Gold Teaching Award for achieving a high pass rate on a financial literacy test with his students. Photo by Dylan Johnson.

Andrew Policelli earns the Gold star teacher award

Dylan Johnson, staff writer February 12, 2024

Andrew Policelli earned a WISE (Working in Support of Education) Gold star teacher Award for the 2022-23 school year. Policelli, who teaches personal finance, gourmet foods, and culinary arts, earned this...

Book review: “A very large expanse of sea” helps to expand the mind

Scarlett Ashford, staff writer February 8, 2024

“A Very Large Expanse Of Sea” by Tahereh Mafi is a lyrically written romance novel depicting the rage, hate, and stereotypes that stem from the ignorance of uneducated peoples. It centers around...

Celebrities and Influencers fail to educate the youth about worldwide issues such as the silent genocide in Congo

Karen Martinez, staff writer February 8, 2024

Imagine being a six to 17 year old student working in the coltan mines of Congo in hazardous conditions instead of being at school, listening to the teacher ramble about the math homework that should’ve...

Snow Days? More Snow, Less School

Courtlyn Armstrong, staff writer February 8, 2024

Virginia students have rarely gotten snow days the past few winter seasons. In fact, we haven't had a big snow event since January of 2016, when Dulles Airport was covered with 29 inches of snow, and parts...

Issue 2 Crossword

Issue 2 Crossword

Cat Pizzarello, Editor-in-chief February 6, 2024

SAT vs ACT

SAT vs ACT

Dylan Johnson, staff writer February 6, 2024

Highly Anticipated Mean Girls Fails to Deliver

Justin Goodhart, staff writer February 6, 2024

This highly-anticipated on screen adaptation of Mean Girls: The Musical, from award-winning writer Tina Fey, hit theaters on January 12, ahead of the long Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday weekend. Despite...

LCPS AI Detection Software Fails to Detect AI

Berek Harrison, Managing Editor February 6, 2024

Since the release of ChatGPT AI has only become more powerful, popular, and accessible. Despite that Loudoun County hasn’t released information to parents and students on their position with generative...

Fall Sports Recap

Fall Sports Recap

Cat Pizzarello, Editor-in-chief February 6, 2024

From Classroom to Cubicle

From Classroom to Cubicle

Sophia Casciano, staff writer February 6, 2024

A history of snow days

First two snow days strike back to back

William Kluttz, staff writer February 1, 2024

Before this article was written, there was another article, fully finished and ready to go, about the lack of snow days this year. Students had been interviewed, and it was fully completed and ready for...

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