For the 2025-26 school year, the Writing Center merged with the Academic Support center to create the Lightridge Learning Center (LLC). In previous years, the Writing Center would focus solely on tutoring...

Students are adjusting to a new, stricter phone policy this school year after the General Assembly of Virginia amended Section 22.1-79.3:1, a statewide law passed in April 2025. The updated policy bans...

U.S. News and World Report recently recognized Lightridge High School as one of the best high schools in the nation. Lightridge ranked #1,196 among the ranked “nearly 18,000 public high schools out...

Lightridge High School, along with other high schools in Loudoun County, are installing new cameras that utilize an AI software package called VOLT AI. This software has been implemented into schools after...

On October 23-25, Lightridge Theatre will be showcasing TRAP, a documentary-style play about a series of tragedies in a small town. “We wanted to do it before Halloween this year,” said Brandon...

On October 8, while the freshmen, sophomores, and juniors all took the PSAT,  the senior class participated in a career fair where professionals came in to talk about their experiences in the workplace. Career...

For the 2024-2025 school year, a new, modified FLEX rotation schedule has been implemented.  Now, the classroom a student goes to during FLEX depends on both the day of the week and the alternating...

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 to the school or even appearing in your car or bag...

In the 2025-2026 school year, Lightridge has introduced many new classes, including Aerospace Science, Etymology, and Archaeology. Aerospace Science, taught by John Ferranti, is a project-focused class...

For the 2025-2026 school year, Loudoun County Public School changed many aspects of their grading policy, including but not limited to, their retake expectations, formative grades, and 50% floor grades.  The...

On Friday September 19, the Student Council Association hosted a carnival themed event in Turf 2 prior to the homecoming game. All proceeds from the ticket sales went towards the school and future underclassman...

Homecoming week ran from September 15-20, with students and staff participating in a variety of events. The Student Council Association (SCA) started work in June to organize this year’s events, which...