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The Student News Site of McLean High School

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The Student News Site of McLean High School

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Aaron Stark

Aaron Stark, Editor-in-Chief

Aaron Stark is a junior at Mclean High School. In his free time, he runs track and field.

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McLean High School Graduation Highlights

Aaron Stark, Editor-in-Chief
June 9, 2024

Backroom Banter Episode 12: 2023-2024 Year in Review

Aaron Stark and Ryan Kang
June 8, 2024
Students threw their caps into the air following the symbolic turning of their tassels. Led by Senior class president Aiden Shaughnessy, the class of 2024 celebrated their graduation.

McLean graduation ceremony celebrates class of 2024

Aaron Stark, Editor-in-Chief
June 6, 2024
Students from the DMV area march towards the White House as part of a protest for Gaza. The protest attracted several police officers, who guided traffic and kept watch over the protest.

DMV students strike against U.S. support for Israel

Aaron Stark, Minsong Ha and Alan Tang
May 25, 2024
The rise of AI tools including ChatGPT has raised questions about the future of AI in education.

The A.I. Generation

Ryan Kang, Andrew Lohman, Zakareya Hamed and Aaron Stark
May 15, 2024
Safety and Security Specialist Bart Bailey discusses the significance of painting the school rock for Black History Month in a video shot by McLeans News Channel, WHMS News. Quietkid4 screenshotted a frame of the video and posted it to Reddit, claiming the rock was his schools.

McLean faces school shooting scare

Aaron Stark, Managing Editor
May 13, 2024
Lightspeed gives a teacher access to all information present on a students laptop display. The program violates student privacy and has no place at McLean High School.

Spying doesn’t belong in schools

Andrew Lohman, Zakareya Hamed and Aaron Stark
May 8, 2024
Senior astronomy club member Ishaan Gurazada views the eclipse through a mounted telescope. Professional telescopes require extensive configuration to locate the sun.

McLean hosts solar eclipse viewing event

Aaron Stark and Ryan Kang
April 10, 2024
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
McLean students flood into the halls to head to their 8th-period class. Earlier, students enjoyed Highlander Time, which Principal Ellen Reilly is looking to change to a daily occurrence.

School administration considers remodeling bell schedule

Aaron Stark, Managing Editor
March 6, 2024

Backroom Banter Episode 8: Course selections

Aaron Stark, Alex Li and Ryan Kang
January 24, 2024

Backroom Banter Episode 7: Eleanor Ague interview

Aaron Stark and Zakareya Hamed
January 24, 2024
McLean High School is set to become a Lighthouse school, meaning it will champion innovative methods of teaching for FCPS in the coming years.

McLean to become ‘Lighthouse School’

Aaron Stark, Managing Editor
January 21, 2024
On Jan. 12, McLeadership put on a glow in the dark themed pep rally in anticipation for the Langley Basketball Game. The theme was very popular among the students and the pep rally was a big hit.

[Photo] The team behind the scenes

Helen Shields and Olivia Wood
January 20, 2024
The new bathrooms feature brighter lighting and replaced ceiling tiling, along with more sinks than before.

Bathrooms reopened following renovation completion

Zakareya Hamed and Aaron Stark
January 18, 2024
Student activism needs to change

Student activism needs to change

Aaron Stark, Managing Editor
November 28, 2023
Highlanders celebrate their triumphant win against the Saxons 12-7

Highlanders crush Saxons 12-7 in season-end game

Aaron Stark and Kavi Shah
November 3, 2023
Junior outside Goldie Woods practices her spikes during warm-ups.

McLean Volleyball suffers loss against Langley

Aaron Stark, Managing Editor
September 25, 2023

Backroom Banter Ep. 2: 2022-2023 School Year Rewind

Philip Rotondo and Aaron Stark
June 13, 2023
Junior Ella Templer hits a line drive that was caught by the Langley shortstop. Templer recently switched from playing outfield to shortstop.

McLean varsity softball suffers upset loss to Langley

Aaron Stark, Fact Checker
April 25, 2023

The Highlander Podcast Episode 3

Omar Kayali, Ty Goss, Madie Turley and Aaron Stark
April 11, 2023
Students flood the cafeteria, lining up for food during lunches.

McLean provides nutritious, affordable and decent lunches

Zachary Ammar and Aaron Stark
January 10, 2023
The album cover of Drake and 21 Savages newest joint record, Her Loss.

Her Loss Review

Aaron Stark, Fact Checker
November 13, 2022
Z-Burgers food, featuring a cup of fries, a fairly middle of the pack burger, and a disappointing hot dog.

Z-Burger Review

Aaron Stark, Reporter
October 28, 2022
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