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Highlanders continue strong start

Jack Shields and Nicky Varela

December 12, 2018

The Highlanders continued a solid start to the varsity boys basketball season this week with back-to-back wins over Westfield and Centreville. The boys have now won four games i...

Matias Prock hits go ahead floater against Westfield last Friday.
Nicky Varela

Highlanders continue strong start
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Holiday Bazaar brings out community spirit

Ben Brooks, Sports Editor

December 9, 2018

McLean High School hosted their annual Holiday Bazaar on Saturday, allowing guests to shop from a variety of vendors that had set up shop in the lower gym and cafeteria. The ev...

Ben Brooks

Holiday Bazaar brings out community spirit
Features

Weird slang, but okay

Rebeka Rafi, Ad Manager & Features Editor

December 6, 2018

Raquel Saenz's Responses:Weird flex but okay:Mhm I haven’t heard that yet okay. Weird flex, never heard anyone say that but it’s okay with me. That someone was weird but flexi...

Weird slang, but okay
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MUN for all, all for MUN

Maren Kranking, Editor-in-Chief

November 18, 2018

This past weekend, members of McLean’s Model United Nations (MUN) team competed at the Virginia Model United Nations (VAMUN) Conference hosted by the University of Virginia. Th...

Seniors of the McLean Model United Nations team pose with awards received at VAMUN on Nov. 18. The team was very successful, receiving many individual awards at the conference. (photo courtesy of Maria McHugo)

MUN for all, all for MUN
Sports

Highlanders beaten by Saxons to finish season

Jack Shields, Sports Editor

November 9, 2018

Despite the disappointing outcome of the final football game of the season, the Highlanders created a memory that will be iconic of the 2018 football season in years to come; at...

Fans left the Highlander logo on the wet blacktop next to the field. It was assembled using free game-distributed towels thrown into the stands.
Ben Brooks

Highlanders beaten by Saxons to finish season

Kevin Hart turns down position as Oscars host

December 14, 2018 • No Comments

Last Thursday, Kevin Hart relinquished the opportunity to be the next Oscars host after some questionable tweets about homosexuality that he posted in 2011 were unearthed. Hart is a comedian, an actor, and a father. His...

Climate Change Could Forever Change America

Cordelia Lawton, Reporter

December 13, 2018 • No Comments

The Fourth National Climate Assessment was released by the Environmental Protection Agency in late November, outlining how a world wide problem could affect the United States. The summary findings include the expected effect...

France in panic as violent protests sweep nation

Emily Jackson and Haine Jung

December 10, 2018 • No Comments

The “gilets jaunes” (yellow vests) are a group of violent protesters in France who have been rioting across Paris since Nov. 18. According to NBC news, these rather violent protests began shortly after President Emmanuel...

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Highlanders continue strong start

Jack Shields and Nicky Varela

December 12, 2018 • No Comments

The Highlanders continued a solid start to the varsity boys basketball season this week with back-to-back wins over Westfield and Centreville. The boys have now won four games in a row after starting the season with back-to-back...

The resurgence of Derrick Rose

December 4, 2018

Welcoming winter sports

November 12, 2018

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Features

Dal Grano, Fresh Pasta In McLean

December 14, 2018 • No Comments

Dal Grano, which means “from the wheat” in Italian is a Italian restaurant in McLean that specializes in homemade pasta, “I don’t have any dried pasta other than the gluten free one” the owner...