Lightridge Sports Scores
  • Apr 18 / Varsity Girls TennisLightridge - 9, Potomac Falls - 0
  • Apr 18 / Varsity Boys TennisLightridge - 2, Potomac Falls - 7
  • Apr 18 / Varsity BaseballLightridge - 9, Briar Woods - 5
  • Apr 18 / Varsity SoftballLightridge - 4, Briar Woods - 1
  • Apr 18 / JV BaseballLightridge - 8, Briar Woods - 6
  • Apr 18 / JV SoftballLightridge - 17, Briar Woods - 3
  • Apr 17 / Varsity Boys SoccerLightridge - 0, Briar Woods - 1
  • Apr 17 / JV Girls SoccerLightridge - 0, Briar Woods - 4
  • Apr 16 / Varsity Boys LacrosseLightridge - 8, Tuscarora - 7
  • Apr 15 / Varsity Girls SoccerLightridge - 1, Riverside - 2
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Mia Calderon hunted down Nolan Guest while the latter was on a college tour.
Senior Assassin season is back
Reese Hwang, Staff Writer • April 23, 2024

As the end of the year approaches, the senior class of 2024 is participating in another year of Senior Assassin. This year’s game started...

Virginia public schools are dealing with an unprecedented number of drug overdoses, as fentanyl becomes a larger and larger problem.
Virginia fights fentanyl epidemic
Panchami Rangaraju, Editor-in-Chief • April 19, 2024

Since January of 2023, there have been 25 non-fatal student overdoses by fentanyl on LCPS campuses. Officials and administrators at the state,...

DECA members show off their awards from the State Leadership Conference.

Back row left to right: Helina Mengesha, Catie Collins, Ava Samson, Niva Bangaru, Nimisha Vadlamudi, Nishitha Pammidimukkala, Priyanka Thaker, Akshat Rawal, Rushil Bellamkonda

Front row left to right: Shri Sethuraj, Sanjana Sivakumar, Sohan Arigela
DECA members qualify for international competition
Lalitha Aravind, Associate Story Editor • April 17, 2024

On March 1-3, Lightridge’s Distributive Education Clubs of America (DECA) state qualifiers attended the State Leadership Conference (SLC),...

Student job survey
Student job survey
Cassie Aued, Staff Writer • April 15, 2024

Lightridge News conducted a survey during advisory period in which we asked students about after school employment. The results are collected...

Senior Eva Sorensen and PEER sponsor Dana Durusu help student make arts and crafts during Wellness Week.  Photo courtesy of PEER.
Lightridge hosts fourth annual Wellness Expo
Aziza Khikmatillaeva, Staff Writer • April 15, 2024

The week before spring break, Lightridge hosted its fourth annual Wellness Week and Wellness Expo. The event featured week-long activities that...

Firehazard and  Clavé! are the two founding members of the slung rap group Population Control.
Population Control's numbers are booming
Isaac Kilmer, Staff Writer • April 23, 2024

“I used to record with the free mic that came with a Playstation and my school Chromebook”, said senior Diego Siri, when asked about his...

This coveted music award isnt always without  controversy. 
Graphic courtesy of The Recording Academy.
Lightridge corrects the Grammy record
Aanya Dhannapuneni, Staff Writer • April 1, 2024

The 66th Annual Grammy Awards took place on February 4, 2024. The Grammys are a prestigious music awards ceremony that recognizes the best artists,...

2024 Super Bowl Halftime performer Usher, pictured here at the 2016 Cannes film festival.  Photo provided with permission via Creative Commons License.
Usher scores big during Super Bowl halftime show
Sabry Tate, Managing Editor • March 22, 2024

The 58th Super Bowl took place in Las Vegas on February 11. While the Super Bowl is officially a football game, many viewers only tune in during...

 Pranjal Jha, Mihira Nagireddy, Samhita Maddikunta, Sahana Iyer, Riya Jayashankar, and Sravani Mogali, perform at Boltfest.
Team Agni takes the stage for their second year
Kailani Marantan, Staff Writer • February 21, 2024

As the school day comes to an end, the nineteen members of the Team Agni, Lightridge's South Asian Dance Team, rush to the cafeteria to begin...

Dr. Felecia Lewis at five years old and ready to work.
Photo courtesy of Dr. Lewis.
Meet the APs: Felecia Lewis
Shreyani Giri, Staff Writer • February 5, 2024

On September 11, 2001, New York was targeted by terrorist group Al-Qaeda, and millions of people watched in horror as hijacked planes crashed...

Despite the administration and custodial staffs best efforts to maintain the restrooms, students continue to act like they have never been in a bathroom before.
Guest Op-Ed: Students need to be better in the bathrooms
Ajeet Sandhu, Chetan Vanga, and Anika Singh April 23, 2024

The bathrooms at Lightridge are one of the biggest problems in the school. They are often extremely dirty, filthy, and look war-torn. This problem...

Trucks and full sized SUVs are a greater risk to pedestrians than standard sized automobiles.
Guest Op-Ed: Trucks and full sized SUVs should be banned from school lots
Srikrishna Cheruku, Guest Writer • April 17, 2024

Imagine you are walking home from school. At the crosswalk, you glance both ways before crossing, noting that there’s a truck at the stop sign....

Daunte Painter, Connor Moyssiadis, Alex Owellen, Sam Ruiz, and Brayden Zirkle celebrate during a game.
Op-ed: Sports are key to mental health
Reese Hwang, Staff Writer • April 1, 2024

I was seven years old, getting ready to dive into the water for my first ever summer swim relay. I was the anchor person, so I would finish the...

Parents are struggling to find time to connect with their kids.  Kids are connecting just fine with the internet.  All of it is because of a system that is failing both groups.
Op-Ed: Capitalism is killing the iPad kids
Max Allen and Cohen Wilson February 27, 2024

In this day and age, both parents of a household are needed to work long and hard hours in order to pay an ever-increasing mountain of bills...

The addition of several vending machines on campus has left students unsatisfied.
Op-Ed: Vending machines leave students with a bad taste in their mouths
Joaquin Raffy Dalugdug, Cooper Won, and Kurt Vaughan January 30, 2024

Starting this school year, Lightridge High School has seen the addition of a series of new vending machines scattered throughout the school....

Junior Lexi Musick gets down behind home plate in the varsity softball game against Millbrook on March 11.
Spring Sports Photo Roundup
Amber Baptista and Kendall Matthews April 4, 2024

The 2024 spring sports season has started at Lightridge and teams at all levels have taken to the fields and courts. Click on the image below...

Varsity player Mikayla Bowe gets ready to take a shot against Unifieds Kwabena Owusu,  and Nana Ayirebi-Akomeah.
"Everyone gets a chance to shoot the ball."
Aziza Khikmatillaeva, Staff Writer • March 7, 2024

The screech of sneakers and the rhythmic thump of the ball fills the gym. The crowd holds their breath in anticipation as the final seconds of...

Freshman Jacob Lynn faces off against his Gainesville opponent during the hockey teams opener of the season.
Hockey skates into playoffs
Aidan Ryan, Staff Writer • February 23, 2024

The Lightridge Ice Hockey team is currently one of the best teams in the Northern Virginia, sitting in second place in their Northern Virginia...

Senior Josiah Dorsey shoots a free throw as the Bolts took on John Champe at home on December 16th. The Bolts ultimately fell to the Knights 48-43.
Boys basketball tips-off their fourth season
Kendall Matthews, Sports Editor • January 2, 2024

The Lightridge Boys Basketball team heads hopefully into their fourth season after closing out the previous season with a 6-17 record. Head...

Nikki Chima-Orji, Brooklyn Brevard, Lily Brown, Scarlett Schuhart, Stella Thorne and Gabby Sosa are the members of the new Lightridge Dance Team.
Dance, dance revolution
Kendall Matthews, Sports Editor • November 9, 2023

There's a new dance team at Lightridge High School and the coaches and members are excited to embark on their upcoming season. Ava Lalli,...

In episode five, Saara nd Vy discuss personal loss and how grief is different when everyone is online all the time.
SAVY Pod Episode Five: Grief in the age of technology
Saara Islam and Vy Bui March 22, 2024

After suffering personal losses, Saara and Vy discuss what it is like to mourn the death of a loved one in the era of always-on social media.

Episode four features a discussion with art teacher Steven McCarthy
SAVY Pod Episode Four: The Destruction of Perfection
Saara Islam and Vy Bui March 13, 2024

In this episode Saara and Vy talk to art teacher Steven McCarthy about the problems with perfectionism and other issues artist people face. ...

SAVY Pod Episode Three: Exes and Os
SAVY Pod Episode Three: Exes and Os
Saara Islam and Vy Bui February 14, 2024

In this episode Saara and Vy discuss what passes for relationships in high school. The Savy Pod is for entertainment purposes only....

Twenty questions with Terence Donohue
Twenty questions with Terence Donohue
Amber Baptista and Jessica Abuya April 25, 2024

Lightridge News sat down with English teacher and certified tall person Terence Donohue for Twenty Questions.

Twenty questions with Umber Ahmad
Twenty questions with Umber Ahmad
Amber Baptista and Kailani Marantan April 18, 2024

Lightridge News sat down with the woman in charge of checking us in when we show up late, Attendance Administrative Assistant Umber Ahmad, and...

Teachers on the Street: Crazy student comments
Teachers on the Street: Crazy student comments
Amber Baptista and Jessica Abuya March 22, 2024

We asked teachers about the craziest things students have ever said to them.