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The McLean scholastic quiz bowl team celebrates after winning the state tournament. They hope to carry their victorious momentum into the national tournament over Memorial Day weekend.
McLean quiz bowl to advance to nationals
Lauren Wood, Sports Editor • March 22, 2024

After securing the title of state champions, McLean’s scholastic quiz bowl team hopes to carry their...

AP English Language teacher Valerie Puiatti walks her class through the agenda. Puiatti was hired midway through the year to replace AP English Language teacher Bridget Donoghue.
McLean in the thick of teacher hiring
Aaron Stark, Managing Editor • March 22, 2024

Amid a nationwide teacher shortage, McLean High School has no problem finding new hires. In February,...

Seniors Rafik Hanna and Nathan Bass host the March TheatreMcLean No Shame. The event gives theater students a chance to express themselves artistically without judgement.
TheatreMcLean holds March No Shame
Philip Rotondo, Editor-In-Chief • March 22, 2024

Tonight, TheatreMcLean held its most recent No Shame, a varsity show event where theater students share...

Mclean takes the win once and again in the 2023 season.
Softball takes the season into full swing
Helen Shields, Reporter • March 21, 2024

McLean’s varsity softball team has had a strong start to their season, and with their big reputation...

The House of Representatives recently passed a bill that could end up banning TikTok in the U.S should the Chinese company ByteDance fail to sell the app to a government-approved buyer. The bill must be ratified by both the Senate and President Biden for it to go into effect.
TikTok on the clock
Allison Deutsch and Alan Tang March 21, 2024

From filming dances in school bathrooms to Highlander Time doom scrolling, the rise of TikTok has greatly...

To begin preparing for the digital SAT test, students can participate in the PTSAs mock SAT on Apr. 6. All registration fees will help fund the PTSA.
McLean PTSA to hold mock SAT test
Allison Deutsch, News Editor • March 21, 2024

McLean’s Parent Teacher Student Association (PTSA), working with a contact from the test preparation...

Nije dances to Me Too by Meghan Trainor. He references the choreography from the game Just Dance.
Zachariah Nije: Cafeteria Choreographer
Ryan Kang, Features Editor • March 15, 2024

As the energetic music begins to play, the cafeteria turns towards junior Zachariah Nije. He turns the cafeteria into his own stage, and presents his powerful dance moves full of his passion for dance. “When...

Embryos to deservingly enjoy personhood status
Embryos to deservingly enjoy personhood status
Aileen Wu, Reporter • March 23, 2024

On Feb. 16, the Alabama Supreme Court decided that embryos held in a cryopreservation tank were legally equivalent to living children. Since then, multiple infertility clinics in Alabama have halted IVF...

Rhythmic Radiance - Junior color guard captain Calliope Kimmett holds a pose following a seamless sequence.
McLean’s color guard shines through start of season
Sarah Soltani, Online Editor-in-Chief • March 21, 2024
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Kung Fu Panda 4 brings Jack Blacks Po to the big screen for the first time since 2016. The film is the second highest-grossing movie of 2024, only behind Dune: Part Two.
Kung Fu Panda 4 builds on the nostalgic KFP franchise
Andrew Lohman, Opinions Editor • March 24, 2024
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Backroom Banter Episode 11: McLean Media Trip to NYC Recap
Aaron Stark and Nimera Shanil March 21, 2024

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