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Welcome banner at the class-wide senior lunch on Decision Day, May 2.
Decision Day for the Class of 2025
Enaya Bokhari and Ash Woerner May 5, 2025

While National Decision Day resides on the first of May, Valley tends to have the senior oriented day fall between the first or second depending...

Entrance to the work room for teachers
Why Teach?
Ryan Bacharach, Staff Reporter • April 3, 2025

Teachers shape the minds of the next generation and prepare them for future occupations that they might plan to pursue. A student's education,...

"The Gunslinger" is a new musical written, composed and directed by Ben Demase, set to be performed May 23 and 24. (Above design created by Ben Demase.)
Behind the Curtain of Ben Demase’s Original Musical, “The Gunslinger”
Ash Woerner, Opinion Editor • March 28, 2025

The description of the senior CAS project is simple: develop a plan for an activity that allows for creativity, activity and community service....

Students doom scrolling while surrounded by fully stocked bookshelves.
Decreased Literacy Rates: Students’ Disenchantment With Reading
Enaya Bokhari, News Editor • March 28, 2025

Reading in the digital age: an activity that’s expanded to online spaces with e-books and sites such as AO3 — has simultaneously caused a...

Sophomore Will Ruscitella displays his queer identity with colorful face paint, Mar. 25
Will Ruscitella Loves Being Different
Claire O'Connor, Editor • March 27, 2025

Growing up, Will Ruscitella was always told he was gay. He has a high voice? Gay. He presents feminine? Gay. His friend group consisted mostly...

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Theater teacher Diego De La Espriella and senior Ben Demase speak on Demase's original musical, "The Gunslinger."

See the rest of the video and article by Ash Woerner at the link in our bio

Theater teacher Diego De La Espriella and senior Ben Demase speak on Demase`s original musical, "The Gunslinger."

See the rest of the video and article by Ash Woerner at the link in our bio
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The description of the senior CAS project is simple: develop a plan for an activity that allows for creativity, activity and community service. Nearly every senior chooses to do a CAS project, many seeing it as a simple way to get out of school early without doing all that much work. 

For Ben Demase, however, his CAS project is a chance to make Valley history by writing, composing and directing his own original musical, “The Gunslinger.”

Read the rest at the link in our bio!

By Ash Woerner | Editor

The description of the senior CAS project is simple: develop a plan for an activity that allows for creativity, activity and community service. Nearly every senior chooses to do a CAS project, many seeing it as a simple way to get out of school early without doing all that much work.

For Ben Demase, however, his CAS project is a chance to make Valley history by writing, composing and directing his own original musical, “The Gunslinger.”

Read the rest at the link in our bio!

By Ash Woerner | Editor
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With nearly 6,000 colleges in the U.S, over 80 in Virginia alone, narrowing down a list of colleges can feel incredibly daunting and near impossible.

So, I asked seniors how they started their college search.

To read more about what they said, click the link in our bio!

By Lilly Hall | Editor

With nearly 6,000 colleges in the U.S, over 80 in Virginia alone, narrowing down a list of colleges can feel incredibly daunting and near impossible.

So, I asked seniors how they started their college search.

To read more about what they said, click the link in our bio!

By Lilly Hall | Editor
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