![Above is one of the sixteen pages erroneously inserted into this years yearbook by the company who handles the printing of the annual.](https://lightridgenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/IMG_3832-2-e1717434618437-1200x916.jpg)
When the yearbook staff was preparing the yearbooks for distribution last week they discovered a problem. Sixteen pages of Lightridge's yearbook...
![Senior and Congressional Debate captain Nardos Mengesha made it to the semi-final round at Nationals.](https://lightridgenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/IMG_2897-e1717428847723-1200x842.jpg)
Three debate captains represented Lightridge High School at the National Catholic Forensic League Tournament. The 2024 NCFL Grand National Tournament...
![During the second half of the year its hard to get seniors to focus on anything.](https://lightridgenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/2024-05-30-12.40.45-PM-e1717087454405.png)
Senior students took full advantage of the “senior skip day” on March 18th. A total of 266 students didn't attend school on this day, which...
![A Loudoun County Sherriffs Office Deputy and a drug sniffing canine conducted a search on May 3.](https://lightridgenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/PSX_20240503_113429-e1714756584867-1200x656.jpg)
Lightridge High School had their first ever canine drug scan on May 3. Students and staff were held in their first block rooms for the duration...
![Assistant Principal Dr. Kim Jackson (top) and senior Tre Holley (bottom) give blood.](https://lightridgenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/PSX_20240501_125219-1200x940.jpg)
On April 23rd the Red Cross Club hosted a blood drive. The blood drive was held in the auxilary gym, a location club sponsor Jenna Lombardo said...
![Katie Nutt, LeAnne Howard, Torrey E. Taussig talk to local high school students at the NATO focused Black Professionals in International Affairs event. Photo courtesy of the Black Professionals in International Affairs.](https://lightridgenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/NATO-PIc-e1718129359391-1200x729.jpg)
Last month Lightridge students joined high school students from all around Northern Virginia got the opportunity to meet people whose work involves...
![Firehazard and Clavé! are the two founding members of the slung rap group Population Control.](https://lightridgenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/IMG_4165-e1713892147868-1200x968.jpeg)
“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.](https://lightridgenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/2024_grammys_general_key_art_euphoria_right_alined.jpg)
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.](https://lightridgenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Usher_Cannes_2016_retouched-e1710867752653.jpg)
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.](https://lightridgenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/BoltFest-TA-1200x613.jpg)
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...
![Once a quarter, Lightridge students practice locking the school down.](https://lightridgenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/PSX_20240429_130018-1-e1716914680170-1200x714.jpg)
Lockdown drills in school are a normal occurrence throughout the school year. And yes, they may benefit you in the state of emergency. But are...
![In order to survive, country music needs to look at how it is hostile to some segments of its fan base.](https://lightridgenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/PSX_20240507_124509-e1715268512851-1200x707.jpg)
It seems as if there are two types of people, those who hate it, and those who love it. I am an unapologetic country music lover. I fell...
![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.](https://lightridgenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/PSX_20240419_132641-1-e1713892394563-1200x904.jpg)
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.](https://lightridgenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/C8F844D6-F45A-4989-B0A7-841DFEC5CE5B-1200x928.jpg)
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.](https://lightridgenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/IMG_0803.jpg)
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...
![Sophomore pitcher Dylan Herr fires from the mound.](https://lightridgenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/IMG_63981-1-e1717779709613-1200x686.jpg)
Lightridge Varsity Baseball finished the regular season with the best record in school history finishing the regular season with a 17-5 record....
![Junior Dylan Lewis stretches over the bar in the high jump.](https://lightridgenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Jr.-Dylan-Lewis--e1717779346654-1200x820.jpg)
The 2024 Spring sports season wrapped up with several Lightridge squads advancing deep into state tournament play. Click on the gallery below...
![Junior Lexi Musick gets down behind home plate in the varsity softball game against Millbrook on March 11.](https://lightridgenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Jr.-Lexi-Musick-Varsity-Softball-vs.-Millbrook-3-13-Amber-B.jpg)
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.](https://lightridgenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/unified1.jpg)
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.](https://lightridgenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/hockey-1200x987.jpg)
The Lightridge Ice Hockey team is currently one of the best teams in the Northern Virginia, sitting in second place in their Northern Virginia...
![SAVY Pod Episode Six: Off to College](https://lightridgenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/thumbnail_IMG_9858.jpg)
In this extended episode, the hosts reflect on a year of friendship and podcasting, the conflicting feelings around Vy going off to college and...
![In episode five, Saara nd Vy discuss personal loss and how grief is different when everyone is online all the time.](https://lightridgenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Black-and-White-Bold-Minimal-Simple-Modern-Podcast-Livestream-Instagram-Post.jpg)
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](https://lightridgenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Beige-Pink-Illustrated-Swan-Pattern-Square-Pillow-1200x1200.png)
In this episode Saara and Vy talk to art teacher Steven McCarthy about the problems with perfectionism and other issues artist people face. ...
![Student on the Street: Friendship](https://lightridgenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/friendship-1200x684.png)
Lightridge News talked to students and staff about how friendship really is magic.
![Twenty questions with Terence Donohue](https://lightridgenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Twenty-questions-with_-Rhapsody-Barbrow-2-e1714064999439.jpg)
Lightridge News sat down with English teacher and certified tall person Terence Donohue for Twenty Questions.
![Twenty questions with Umber Ahmad](https://lightridgenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Twenty-questions-with_-Rhapsody-Barbrow-1.jpg)
Lightridge News sat down with the woman in charge of checking us in when we show up late, Attendance Administrative Assistant Umber Ahmad, and...