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Sun’s out, guns out
May 20, 2019
Maren Kranking and Talia Blakemore
As the school year winds down for seniors and graduation grows nearer, classic senior traditions have begun to pick up. And on May 10 at 6:00 am, possibly the most infamous tradition...
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Features
First year freshmen experiences
May 14, 2019
Rebeka Rafi, Advertising Manager & Features Editor
Transitioning from middle school to high school can be a frightening experience. Incoming freshmen have to enter into a totally new environment, deal with extremely crowded halls,...
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A&E
TheatreMcLean takes final bow with “Sketchfest”
May 14, 2019
Anya Chen and Isaac Lamoreaux
TheatreMcLean performed its last event of the school year on Friday evening, May 10. Students have been working tirelessly to put on “Sketchfest,” an entirely student run production....
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Sports
Rowing to nationals
May 13, 2019
Dana Edson and Michelle Cheng
The McLean crew team was all smiles last Saturday when all four varsity boats medaled at States.Last Saturday, May 11, the McLean crew team, both boys and girls, took home three...
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Opinions
Enough is Enough
May 8, 2019
Ben Brooks, Sports Editor
128 days. 15 school shootings. Since the beginning of 2019, CNN has registered 15 school shootings in the United States alone. This isn't a random spurt, either....
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Addie Brown, Features Editor

May 21, 2019 • No Comments

Members of the McLean community rallied at McLean High School last Saturday morning to honor former vice principal Mike Zook. Zook was a prominent member of the McLean community, always encouraging students and participate...

Juniors catapult towards glory

Jack Stenzel, Editor-in-Chief

May 20, 2019 • No Comments

It's springtime, and along with allergies and other early year mainstays, juniors at McLean who take the AP Physics course participated in the classes annual catapult project. The task is relatively simple: students must...

TheatreMcLean steals critics hearts with “Lord of the Flies”

Anya Chen & Sabrina Vazquez, A&E and Design Editor & Features Editor

May 19, 2019 • No Comments

TheatreMcLean has been nominated for seven Cappies awards for their production of “Lord of the Flies.” “Cappies is a student-led theatre awards program, kind of like the Tonys for high school theatre,” said senior...

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Sports

Boys soccer heads to semifinals

Addie Brown, Features Editor

May 24, 2019 • No Comments

McLean fans nervously watched as the boys varsity soccer team went into overtime against Osbourne in the regional quarterfinals Thursday night. In the second half of overtime, the crowd jumped to their feet and cheered as...

Matias Prock attends postgraduate year at military academy

May 20, 2019

Girls lacrosse gives their all at districts

May 20, 2019

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Features

Creative contraptions

Cordelia Lawton, Reporter

May 11, 2019 • No Comments

It's fourth quarter and many classes are winding down, but not Libby Settlemyer's STEM class: they're just getting started."They are fabricating [a contraption] that is capable of...pushing an object a...