On October 8, while the freshmen, sophomores, and juniors all took the PSAT, the senior class participated in a career fair where professionals...
For the 2024-2025 school year, a new, modified FLEX rotation schedule has been implemented. Now, the classroom a student goes to during...
You might have seen the spotted lanternflies swarming a tree on a walk, landing on you while you are playing sports, sitting outside of the entrances...
In the 2025-2026 school year, Lightridge has introduced many new classes, including Aerospace Science, Etymology, and Archaeology. Aerospace...
For the 2025-2026 school year, Loudoun County Public School changed many aspects of their grading policy, including but not limited to, their...
Have you ever wondered why Lightridge has THIS much traffic? Yeah, I mean we have over 2000 students, but do all of them have to be in front...
“Music can certainly be so great in that it transports you into another place and mood,” said English teacher and Bald Eagles’ drummer...
You’re waiting in the long line leading to the school entrance. Your car is stuck in bumper-to-bumper traffic, crawling forward at a snail’s...
Wayde Byard, who served for over twenty years as a public information officer for Loudoun County Public Schools, recently released his sixth...
“The stress load of the seniors right now, every kid that comes in here is like, I’m stressed out,” said Lightridge counselor Jennifer...
It’s mid-December, and I just spent the past ninety minutes taking a test for Algebra II. I step outside the school, and I am greeted with...
Disclaimer: This article covers sensitive topics on the mental health spectrum, such as mentions of suicide. If you need help ASAP, there is...
A student, frustrated by time constraints and the pressure of deadlines, turned to AI to generate an essay for their English class. Relying on...
The Friday night lights shone brightly on the players. The gym filled with the squeak of high tops on hardwood and the pop of precise passes....
You walk into a movie theater and wonder what to watch. When you look at the list of movies you see: “Mufasa: The Lion King,” “Captain...
The boys soccer team has started their 2025 campaign with an unprecedented undefeated streak of six wins and one tie. Two of the games, against...
With over 50,000 participants in the United States, women’s wrestling is the fastest growing sport in the country. Despite this surge in popularity,...
“And, now” yelled the SCA member in charge of MCing the pep rally” the Girls’ Flag Football team!” Everyone turned their head towards...
On Feb. 2, groundhog Punxsutawney Phil crawled out of its hole in Gobbler’s Knob, Pennsylvania, saw its shadow and thus predicted that there...
For many high school seniors, trying out for their last sports team marks a bittersweet moment in their athletic journey. As they step onto the...
The crew talks to senior girls' soccer players Hailey Brooks and Kaitlyn Fella about their new coach and their career greatest hits.
The gang talks to Lightridge Track's Gio Quagliata and Ishaan Siddique about the winter and spring seasons.
The crew sat down with junior basketball starting point guard Tyler White to talk about how he approaches the game and this season's changes...
For the first time, Lightridge's enrollment has grown to such an extent that modular buildings had to be installed at the back of campus. We...
At the beginning of the first semester we asked freshmen what their expectations were for high school, and then we followed up with them after...
We asked teachers which member of the faculty would do the best in the apocalypse.
We have arrived at that time of year again when every student, no matter their grade, seems to have senioritis. Students are trapped in the limbo...
The light from the sun slowly disappears from your room. All of your notebooks are sprawled out on the floor. Your highlighter has run out of...
High school marks the transition from childhood friendships to adult ones. Gone are the days when our parents arranged playdates and took us...
The holiday season is filled with chilly weather, twinkling lights, and many stories to tell. To celebrate, the Lightridge Writing Center hosted...