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The Student News Site of Loudoun Valley High School

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The Student News Site of Loudoun Valley High School

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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...

What you need to know for Election Day

What you need to know for Election Day

MacKenzie Bunn and Sarah Kelly November 8, 2022

  With the voting period for local elections and the House of Representatives ending Nov. 8, the town of Purcellville has been caught up in a flurry of yard signs and supporters at the corner...

Senior Riley Kotch wears a purple armband during football game

Valley, Woodgrove Unite for Epilepsy Awareness

Elise Bowen, Jake Rimmel, and Evan Schoonmaker October 31, 2022

A year ago, if anyone on the football team had worn a purple armband, students wouldn’t have given it a second thought. Now, it signifies something much larger to Valley, Woodgrove and the community...

Getting Educated: Spotted Lanternflies

Getting Educated: Spotted Lanternflies

Emma Vann, Media & Opinion Editor October 7, 2022

Spotted Lanternfly Infographic by Emma Vann

22 summer news recap

’22 summer news recap

MacKenzie Bunn, News, Campus, & Media Editor September 20, 2022

Last Updated: 9/22/2022   In the three months since school ended and students went home for the summer, news didn’t stop— in fact, it did everything but. From developments in the county...

DECAs chronic illness awareness campaign logo.

DECA Spreads Awareness with Chronic Illness Campaign

Emma Vann and Carly Hall September 18, 2022

Preparing emerging marketing, finance, hospitality and management leaders, the Distributive Education Clubs of America (DECA) gives students hands-on experience. Last year’s trip to Virginia Beach for...

Strawberry Sky

Strawberry Sky

Emma Vann and Cora Ely June 14, 2022

On the night of June 14th, a rare celestial event will occur: a supermoon. A supermoon is when a full moon is at the closest point to Earth in its orbit. One peticularly special supermoon is the strawberry...

January 6th Committee To Begin Hearings

January 6th Committee To Begin Hearings

Mackenzie Bunn, News, Campus, & Media Editor June 9, 2022

Over a year ago, the world was rocked by what happened at the Capitol on Jan. 6. The country was divided: Some hailed it as a peaceful protest; some dubbed it an insurrection; and some called up legislators...

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