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Activists in DC demand action against gun violence during the March for Our Lives protest in 2018.

Valley Students To Protest Uvalde School Shooting

Mackenzie Bunn, News, Campus, & Media Editor May 26, 2022

Today, students across Loudoun Valley will leave their classes in solidarity to protest gun violence and carrying regulations across the country.   The walkout, organized by the activist group...

The Not-So Micro Problem to Microplastics

The Not-So Micro Problem to Microplastics

Emma Vann and Cora Ely April 8, 2022

“When plastics do break down, they don't biodegrade; rather, they break into increasingly smaller pieces, many of which end up in the oceans as microplastics that harm aquatic life and birds, ” Said...

Creative Commons Malala Gives Speeches on Her Fight for Education

Malala Yousafrazi Continues to Fight for Women’s Education

Cam Smith, Staff Reporter April 6, 2022

In October of 2012, a member of the Pakistani Taliban boarded a 15-year-old Mala Yousafrazi's bus and shot her in the head. Two weeks later she woke up in the hospital in Oxford and was informed of what...

Students gather in mixing bowl to finish work as end of the quarter approaches

Students Stare Colleges Face On, Wonder if They’re Ready

Elise Bowen, Features, Opinion, & Sports Editor April 2, 2022

In Oct. 2016, the LVHS class of 2023 sat down briefly to think about colleges. Now, they’re approaching applications: five years later.    But for junior Abby Hall,  playing basketball in middle...

Social Media News Literacy: Red Flags

Social Media News Literacy: Red Flags

Sarah St. John, Co-Editor in Chief March 31, 2022

 

Valley Student Journalists Discuss the Recent Book Bans

Book Ban Talks Spark Criticism in Valley Journalists

Elise Bowen, Features, Opinion, & Sports Editor March 25, 2022

In light of recent events on both foreign and home soil, the American public has become increasingly conscious of the rights granted by the U.S. Constitution—including the rights to freedom of speech...

Spike in Gas Prices Causes Publish Outrage

Spike in Gas Prices Causes Publish Outrage

Emma Vann, Media & Opinion Editor March 23, 2022

The official CHELSEA Soccer Club logo.

Russian Ownership of Chelsea F.C. Sparks Controversy

Scarlet Fetterolf, Cora Ely, Mercy Soly, and Emma Vann March 9, 2022

At the beginning of March 2021, Russian oligarch, billionaire, and politician Roman Abramovich stated his intent to sell internationally acclaimed soccer team Chelsea.  Abramovich purchased Chelsea...

In 2020, Loudoun Valleys Chapter of NHS held an annual blood drive for students to participate in.

You Can’t Get Blood From A Stone

James Thomas, Staff Reporter March 4, 2022

As of the 11th of January, the Red Cross declared the first domestic “blood crisis” in a decade. This issue has seen escalation in various states, effectively in tandem with the Omicron variant outbreak....

D.C. Law Enforcement Braces For Trucker Convoys

D.C. Law Enforcement Braces For Trucker Convoys

Mackenzie Bunn, News, Campus, & Media Editor March 3, 2022

Since Jan. 23, Canadian legislation restricting travel has prompted protests. Alberta, Windsor and even the capital Ottawa saw traffic congestion for over a week, encouraging the nation’s Prime Minister...

‘Sha’Carri Richardson (left) and Kamila Valieva (right) were the focus of both the 2021 and 2022 Olympics, due to their positive tests for drug usage’

Eyes Turn On Olympics Amid Racial, Drug Disputes

Elise Bowen and Xavier Jankowski March 2, 2022

On July 1, 2021, Sha’Carri Richardson was flagged for marijuana use, and prohibited from competing in the 2021 Summer Olympics. At just the age of 21, Richardson won the women’s 100-meter race at the...

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