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The large number of students during each lunch block initially led to people trying to eat in the library.  Photo by lugtridgenews.com staff.

Library launches no-food policy

Connor Timbrook, Staff Writer February 19, 2025

The school library has been much different since the a policy disallowing students to eat there was enacted in early December. The rule has lessened the overcrowding during lunch, but the library is still...

Students get creative as to where they eat lunch, as the new schedule pushes the whole student body into one of two time slots.

Lunch gets crowded

Conner Borden, Staff Writer February 14, 2025

Lunchtime in Lightridge has recently had a problem with the amount of students. The student count is far above the capacity of the cafeteria, forcing many students to sit on the floor along the hallways....

The lobby area around the library staircase and the cafeteria becomes a traffic jam during Flex One and Two, as the whole student body decides when to eat lunch.

Students and staff reflect on new schedule

Alex Owellen and Kaitlyn Wilhelm February 13, 2025

The 2024-2025 school year brought a major schedule change that significantly affected the daily routines of both students and teachers. The change, which has been in effect for a full semester, gave...

Senior Will Vlasto checks in late on Jan. 30, the day before the record for tardies was set.

Students most tardy on Mondays and Fridays

Max Kerr, Staff Writer February 10, 2025

Every day there is a group of students that file into the school just after the morning bell rings to start class. This group lines up in front of the attendance check in Some days, however, this group...

Junior Faith Ramirez works on promotional materials for the 2025 yearbook.  Photo courtesy of Lightridge Yearbook.

“Take 5” with the 2025 yearbook

Sabry Tate, Managing Editor January 14, 2025

The yearbook title for 2025 is “Take 5.” “I was thinking about ideas that had something to do with the number five,” said Bryce English. Yearbook staff member English drew inspiration from...

Classes get cancelled due to low student enrollment, leaving those who wanted to take those courses feeling lonely.

Low enrollment causes classes to cease

Lalitha Aravind, Associate Story Editor December 19, 2024

Kaci Pak, a junior, was disappointed when she received an email from her counselor last year about her course selection. “Due to low enrollment, we will not be offering Women’s Studies next year,”...

Vanya Angara, Shania Shrivastava, Sabry Tate, 
Tanusri Satyamsetty  and Sydney Tate held a bake sale last year to help pay for the publication of the award winning lit mag.  Photo provided by Thoughts of Thunder.

Lit magazine wins top prize in state

Haley Baum, Staff Writer December 11, 2024

For the first time in school history, the Virginia High School League, the sanctioning body for all Virginia sports and extracurriculars, awarded the Lightridge literary magazine, Thoughts of Thunder,...

Lightridgenews.com polled 120 seniors and asked them about their college admissions timelines.  Photo courtesy of Lightridge Yearbook.

Students prefer early college admissions

Max Kerr, Staff Writer November 22, 2024

College application season is in full swing, and many students find themselves with a variety of options related to not just where to apply, but when. Most colleges have some form of a choice between...

By county and local law, students have a lot less access to their phones through the school day.  Phone caddies , like the one pictured above, appeared in every classroom this fall, and more restrictions are coming.

Loudoun and Virginia move to greatly limit students’ cell phone access

Panchami Rangaraju, Editor-in-Chief November 18, 2024

On June 25, 2024, Loudoun County Public School (LCPS) approved Policy 8655 outlining a plan to limit personal technology in Loudoun schools, starting the 2024-2025 school year. This includes cell phones,...

Sofia Moscoso and Mayson Wu run lines in preparation for Antigone PLUS.

Theatre preps for Antigone Plus

CeCe Torres and Haley Baum October 18, 2024

Lightridge Theatre is rehearsing four days a week for their fall play, Antigone PLUS, which will run from November 14 to 16. The original story follows Antigone, and her defiance towards King Creone...

Senior Hailey Sekhon stares at the spot where her AP Microeconomics test grade should be, but isn't.

AP test goes missing

Samantha Hansen and Maddie Coch October 17, 2024

When Hailey Sekhon checked her Advanced Placement exams scores in July she was shocked to find her AP Microeconomics score was marked as “N/A.” “I wasn’t really worried about it at first,”...

Members of the chess club survey the board during the preliminary club meeting day.  Photo courtesy of Lightridge Yearbook.

Lightridge holds first virtual club fair

Conner Borden, Staff Writer October 9, 2024

On Tuesday, September 16, Lightridge held its first virtual club fair. Previously, the club fair was in the gym, with club leaders able to find people by advertising with a poster and pitching the club...

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