The County Chronicle

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The County Chronicle

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District XVI All District Concert Band is being directed by Doug Martin. Students performed at John Champe High School. Captains represented in this picture are freshmen Scarlett Ashford and Maddy Strickland.

Students Perform at All-District Band

Justin Goodhart, Staff Writer March 24, 2024

From February 1 through February 3, the annual All-District Band event took place at John Champe High School. Over 300 talented brass, woodwind, and percussion instrumentalists from all over the county...

Oscar Winner “The Boy and the Heron” controversially breaks movie records

Oscar Winner “The Boy and the Heron” controversially breaks movie records

Berek Harrison, Managing Editor March 24, 2024

Last December, after a nearly 10-year wait since his last movie, Hayao Miyazaki, the legendary director and co-founder of Studio Ghibli released his newest and maybe most successful movie ever winning...

Artist of the Issue – Vanessa Carranza

Dylan Johnson, Staff Writer March 24, 2024

“I like singing songs with a lot of vibrato because when I sing I have a lot of vibrato just singing normally. People like Ariana Grande, Whitney Houston, and Christina Aguilera have a vocal range that...

“When I was performing I felt the most happiness I ever felt in my life,” Cardona said. “I felt amazing,excited,and prayed for more opportunities like this.” 


Left to right: . Ethan Gonzalez,Ryan Oates,Daniel Robinson,and Ben Schassler performing “Techno” by Jerk Kimbo and “Irish Folk Medley” by Jeremy Sparks.

The Strings they pulled: guitar students perform in Fairfax

Dylan Keyes, Staff Writer March 24, 2024

On February 16, in Fairfax’s Alton Hall, guitar teacher Matthew Trkula and his group of six students performed A free concert open to anyone with the soloist and quartet opening the concert and Trkula...

Choir department takes on district choir

Courtlyn Armstrong, staff writer March 24, 2024

Loudoun County offers a district choir as a way for talented students can perform and fulfill their passions. This year, nine Captains were selected to participate in the district choir after completing...

The Marching Band gathered up in front of the school, smiling proudly after winning first place at the USBands National Championships at the Metlife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey where they competed against 19 other bands.

The Marching Band Wins National Champions

Karen Martinez and Sofia Hernandez February 12, 2024

Imagine having to perform in front of a huge crowd of people, having people watch you from every side of the stadium. On November 4, 2023 vocalist Gracelyn Daniel and the marching band won first place...

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...

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...

Taylor Swift should take over the world

Taylor Helfer, Managing Editor January 31, 2024

On October 24, 2006, Taylor Swift emerged as a country pop artist. After gaining a large following, and years later “going dark” on Instagram, Swift rose to fame. As of 2023, she is gaining keys to...

Review: “Now and Then,” the “last Beatles song,” generally delivers

William Kluttz, Staff Writer January 8, 2024

Fifty four years after they broke up in 1970, The Beatles are releasing a new song, “Now and Then.” The song features all four Beatles , Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr,...

At a summer art program, junior Gloria Wu created a piece inspired by a character’s guitar in the recent release “Spiderman: Across the Spider-Verse.” Although Wu’s preferred medium is acrylic paint, she explored new techniques and used cardboard and Styrofoam to construct the guitar. Photo by Gloria Wu.

Artist of the issue

Evelyn Kuzminski, Editor-in-chief January 8, 2024

When junior Gloria Wu watched the newly released “Spiderman: Across the Spider-Verse,” she, like many others, was drawn to its dynamic and artistic animation. The highly-stylized visuals of the...

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