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Artist Katherine Garvey, “I’ve always been doing art, my mom is an art teacher, so what else what I be doing?” She says with a laugh, “It feels really good to be here, my art looks much better hung up than in a bag sitting on my floor!” She is in AP Art this year and plans to get her BFA at JMU as well as her teaching license.

Senior art show displays the creativity of the 2024 class

Brianna Martinez, Staff Writer June 6, 2024

The end of year annual senior art show displayed art pieces from every senior in the art program who is seasoned with at least 3 years of art experience. Curated by both art teachers Kyla Jenkins and Stephanie...

Staff Infection performs the classics from Livin’ on a Prayer to Summer of 69. Sweet Child of Mine, however, was D’arcangelis and Ricci’s favorite to perform.

Kicking off the 70th Anniversary Celebrations with food, music, and friends

Cat Pizzarello, Editor-in-Chief June 6, 2024

To celebrate the school’s 70th anniversary, County offered a free concert on the lawn (later moved indoors due to weather), featuring, Staff Infection, senior Sela Campbell, and graduate Emma Rowley,...

Isabella Villanueva poses with her artwork for the official announcement, which reads, “Isabella’s piece “Trevi Fountain” was selected as the 2024 Principal’s Art Gallery winner.  The artwork will be framed and displayed for future generations to enjoy in the main hallway.”

The 2024 Principals Art Gallery Winner: Isabella Villanueva

Sofia Hernandez, Staff Writer May 30, 2024

From her humble beginnings of a childhood hobby to unexpectedly being art gallery winner, Isabella Villanueva’s brushwork has shown that any accomplishment comes from simply doing what one loves.  “I’ve...

Seniors at County prepare for the annual senior play. Supervised by Fred Hutchinson, this is how seniors in drama strive to end the year strong.

Curtain Call: County theater throughout the ages

Scarlett Ashford, Staff Writer May 30, 2024

The earliest school records lead us to suppose that our school’s first play was the comedy The Bishop Misbehaves with Billy Kimes as the lead. The play first premiered in 1934, and follows a bishop as...

Senior Sela Campbell poses with her Golden Ticket. Campbell auditioned for American Idol in February.

Shining a light on senior Sela Campbell’s music career

Karan Singh, Business Manager May 30, 2024

As senior Sela Campbell enters the American Idol audition room, judges Katy Perry, Lionel Richie, and Luke Bryan are seated right in front of her, waiting to hear her sing. Sela begins strumming her guitar...

Flashback: Highest Grossing Movies Throughout the Decades

Flashback: Highest Grossing Movies Throughout the Decades

Berek Harrison and Dylan Keyes May 28, 2024

Since the beginning of cinema in the late 1880s movies have grown in popularity and changed in remarkable ways both technologically and narratively. Looking back on the 70 years of LCPS it’s fun to consider...

Emma Rowley performs at the Concert on the Lawn, which was moved indoors due to high winds and low temperatures. As a singer, Rowley usually performs for full crowds in Nashville, but she volunteered to come back to her old high school to perform for the community free of charge.

Emma Rowley returns to LCHS to perform in the Concert on the Lawn

Sofia Hernandez, Staff Writer May 28, 2024

You’ve probably heard her songs without even realizing it. Her music has been used in a number of advertisements, including MTV and Discovery+. Her voice has also been used for SOLARIA, an English AI...

A History of School Plays

A History of School Plays

Scarlett Ashford, Staff Writer May 28, 2024

Sophomore Karan Singh poses with the Manuscript vinyl variant of The Tortured Poets Department. The record, Taylor Swifts eleventh studio album, came out on April 19.

A track-by-track review of Taylor Swift’s “The Tortured Poets Department”

Karan Singh, Business Manager May 24, 2024

Taylor Swift walks across the 2024 Grammy’s stage to accept her 13th Grammy for Best Pop Vocal Album for "Midnights." With a mischievous smirk on her face, Swift starts to talk about her appreciation...

Page to Screen: “Dune: Part 2” demonstrates that all books can make great movies

Dylan Keyes and Berek Harrison May 6, 2024

Due to often being uninspired and cash-grabs movie adaptations of books have often caused controversy or complications with critics. But, how do some of the most successful book adaptations compare to...

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

Courtlyn Armstrong, Staff Writer April 6, 2024

Junior Alayna Riley earned the right to display her art at a micro-gallery at Brambleton Library. As a great way to start the new year, this art display “The Rainbow Bridge was displayed throughout the...

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