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Updates to LCPS calendars prolong school year, disappoint students

Sarah Kelly, Feature Editor May 11, 2023

“When does summer break start?” is often asked as the school year comes to an end. June 8 is marked in the calendars of high schoolers for this year, but for the next three years, the updated calendars...

Girls soccer breaks 13 year loss streak against County

Girls soccer breaks 13 year loss streak against County

Scarlet Fetterolf and Mercy Soly May 8, 2023

     With five wins, five losses, and two draws, the girls soccer team has had a consistent and successful season thus far. More so, on May 4, the girls won their first game against rival Loudoun County...

Seniors are now receiving caps and gowns in their English class in preparation for graduation June 9.

Senior rundown: what you need to know

Faith Casey, Editor May 5, 2023

Capstone   For all seniors, the last day of school is May 30, meaning school does not end when capstone ends. The grading period for seniors ends May 26. Capstone begins for seniors on May 15,...

Artwork by Kylie Odom

Psychiatric shortages cause concern for mental health crisis

Faith Casey, Editor April 15, 2023

Shortages of psychiatric beds, workers and medications have surged in the midst of high mental health care demand. There’s an estimated acute level shortage of 8.9 beds per 100,000 adults and a subacute...

Save the Bees!

Save the Bees!

Emma Vann, Media & Opinion Editor March 8, 2023

Winter is ending, and on the second Sunday of March the nation will spring forward. Flowers will start to bloom, temperatures will rise and our friendly neighborhood pollinators will return. Unfortunately,...

Natural disasters, do you have  a plan?

Natural disasters, do you have a plan?

Emma Vann, Media & Opinion Editor February 16, 2023

On February 6, Turkey and Syria experienced a  7.8 magnitude earthquake resulting in a death toll of  33,000, claiming the title of one of the worst natural disasters in history. Although far away,...

Vending machines close during school hours

Vending machines close during school hours

Faith Casey, Editor February 7, 2023

Valley’s vending machines are now closed to students for good during school. Hours have recently been adjusted in accordance with the “Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010,” making machines open...

With Loudouns recent legal proceedings, the county has caught the publics eye at a state and national level.

Former superintendent Scott Ziegler and public information officer Wade Byard indicted by grand jury

MacKenzie Bunn, News, Campus, & Media Editor December 13, 2022

Loudoun County Judge James Plowman unsealed documents from Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares’s grand jury, indicting former superintendent Scott Ziegler on three misdemeanor counts and former public...

Former Superintendent Scott Ziegler speaks to Valley students on April 1, 2022.

Loudoun County School Board fires Superintendent Ziegler, hires Smith as Interim Superintendent

Scarlet Fetterolf and MacKenzie Bunn December 10, 2022
Loudoun County Public Schools Superintendent Scott Ziegler was fired at a closed session school board meeting on Dec. 6 following a Special State Grand Jury report condemning Ziegler’s handling of the two sexual assault cases in May and October of 2021.
Customer service workers speak out against disrespect

Customer service workers speak out against disrespect

Faith Casey, Editor November 18, 2022

Employees are speaking out against rude customer behavior and exposing said customers on various social media platforms. Over recent years, viral videos of yelling customers have circulated the internet. Usually,...

Trump to rerun in 2024 presidential election

Trump to rerun in 2024 presidential election

MacKenzie Bunn, News, Campus, & Media Editor November 16, 2022

At a rally in Palm Beach, Florida on Tuesday, Former President Donald Trump announced his intentions to run for reelection in 2024. “This is not a task for a politician or a conventional candidate,”...

Russian-made missile makes impact in NATO territory

Russian-made missile makes impact in NATO territory

MacKenzie Bunn, News, Campus, & Media Editor November 15, 2022

A Russian-made missile fell five miles from the Ukrainian border in Przewodów, Poland on Nov. 15, killing two citizens. The cause and origin of the missile are under investigation, and Russia has...

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