Halfway through last year’s predominately virtual school year, Matthew Siler was brought into Loudoun Valley as an addition to the Counseling office. Now, he is a permanent member of the school’s faculty....

Former Parkview teacher Michael Vereb knew he wanted to be a teacher since he himself was a high school student at Parkview High School. “Whenever I was a senior in high school, I took teacher cadets,...

New ASL teacher Lauren Holesapple has been teaching high school students in Loudoun county for 20 years. Inspired to teach and spread ASL at a very young age herself. “There was a deaf girl in my...

In the past year, the closing of small local Asian-American businesses has left senior Faith Nguyen unsettled. Many of which she would visit prior to the pandemic.   “Living in a land where the...

Sophomore Sage Lin believes there are educational stereotypes put on the Asian community. “One stereotype I'd probably like to get rid of would be we're known to be higher academically,” Lin said. Lin...

Sophomore Aileen Santikarma goes back to visit Bali, Indonesia, every year. However, because of Covid-19, she’s been unable to.  “A lot of people in my family have died during this time,” Santikarma...

Stereotypes have followed sophomore Emmaline Fontanilla in almost every aspect of her life, from school to her leisure time. “There’s always been the stereotype for Asians to be smart, and I kind...

Quality time with her entire family has always been a large part of  senior Gurleen Bhathal’s life. “We spend a lot of time together—not just my immediate family, but my extended family and my...

Adoption is one of the many ways families are brought together from all over the world. Junior Carleigh Leavitt was adopted from Kazakhstan, located right below Russia in Central Asia. “I was adopted...

After training nearly all her life for a single performance, senior Arya Tadepalli will take the stage in a traditional dance that is a part of her South Asian heritage.  “One thing I’ve been doing...