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The Viking

Provided by Bristol Hetherington
Bristol Hetherington Takes Care of Business
Ash Woerner, Opinion Editor • February 14, 2025

When sophomore-year Bristol Hetherington first saw a presentation about DECA in her business and marketing class, she couldn’t find the time...

Planner for the new year
New Years tradition
Ryan Bacharach, Staff Reporter • January 24, 2025

As 2025 begins, many students look back on three main things about the previous year’s final month. One of those things is Christmas, while...

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Ella Sutton Strives for New Heights
Ash Woerner, Opinion Editor • December 18, 2024

At the end of her first year on DECA, senior Ella Sutton made a decision to take things up a notch. She decided to fill out an application to...

How Do Counselors Prepare Students For The Future?
How Do Counselors Prepare Students For The Future?
Lilly Hall, Campus & Features Editor • December 17, 2024

*The interview responses were generated by Valley’s senior counselors Candala Grim, Shelli Cook and Joseph Neidrick.*  As college applications...

Students on LCPS Job For A Day
Students on LCPS Job For A Day
Lilly Hall, Campus & Features Editor • November 27, 2024

On Nov. 12, LCPS students were given the opportunity to participate in Job for a Day, a program for students to learn about different careers...

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We would like to congratulate Loudoun Valley High School’s student media on becoming a four-time recipient of the First Amendment Press Freedom Award!

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In an effort to decrease wait times and improve drink consistency, on March 4 Starbucks will be cutting 13 drinks off their menu. They are starting with drinks they deem “less popular”, complicated to make, or too similar to other drinks on the menu, with the end goal of a 30% menu reduction by the end of the year. 

To read more about Starbucks’ menu changes and layoffs, click the link in our bio!

By Lilly Hall | Editor

In an effort to decrease wait times and improve drink consistency, on March 4 Starbucks will be cutting 13 drinks off their menu. They are starting with drinks they deem “less popular”, complicated to make, or too similar to other drinks on the menu, with the end goal of a 30% menu reduction by the end of the year.

To read more about Starbucks’ menu changes and layoffs, click the link in our bio!

By Lilly Hall | Editor
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Over the past decade, our government has become increasingly divided, partisanship began to run strong, particularly in Congress. Day-to-day life for not only government officials and policymakers, but all Americans, including high school students, have become politicized down to everything you say, everything you wear, every step you take. And that’s intimidating.

Read more about our editorial board's take on the dangers of political polarization and how to destigmatize respectful conversation about politics at the link in our bio.

By The Viking News Editorial Board

Over the past decade, our government has become increasingly divided, partisanship began to run strong, particularly in Congress. Day-to-day life for not only government officials and policymakers, but all Americans, including high school students, have become politicized down to everything you say, everything you wear, every step you take. And that’s intimidating.

Read more about our editorial board`s take on the dangers of political polarization and how to destigmatize respectful conversation about politics at the link in our bio.

By The Viking News Editorial Board
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