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The Student News Site of McLean High School

The Highlander
The Student News Site of McLean High School

The Highlander
Andrew Lohman

Andrew Lohman, Online Editor-In-Chief

Andrew Lohman is a senior at McLean in his third year of journalism. In his spare time, he enjoys swimming, traveling and spending time with friends.

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The McLean Dance Team gathering after the award ceremony. The team placed 2nd in pom and 4th in hip hop.

Highlandettes shine on stage

Andrew Lohman, Online Editor-in-Chief
December 18, 2024
Senior guard Max Mullen dives for the ball on a fastbreak.

Chargers shock McLean

Saavan Vohra and Andrew Lohman
December 11, 2024
Senior Zachary Chung, Mclean's libero, bumps the ball. As a libero, Chung works as the main receiver of serves.

McLean boys volleyball endures heartbreaking loss in state semifinal match

Aaron Stark and Andrew Lohman
November 20, 2024
Team captain and outside hitter senior Luke Cowan flies into the air to deliver a powerful serve, which dropped unopposed between two Oakton defenders. McLean seemed to have noticeably improved in their serves, losing significantly fewer points from faulty serve than usual.

Highlanders maul Cougars to win regional finals

Aaron Stark and Andrew Lohman
November 14, 2024
Assistant coach Joseph Coogan talks with pitcher Jack Nance and the rest of the infield in a mound visit earlier in the season. The Highlanders will need this level of organization and coordination to beat Glen Allen on Friday.

Baseball team set for Richmond

Andrew Lohman, Online Editor-in-Chief
June 6, 2024
Coach John Dowling talks to center fielder Gabriel Pegues during a Langley mound visit.

McLean defeats Langley in walk-off fashion to win district semifinals

Tanner Coerr and Andrew Lohman
May 15, 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
Advancing to third, right fielder Yuta Shimo rounds the bag, eyeing Langley's second baseman who is holding the ball.

Lightspeed gives a teacher access to all information present on a student's 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
McLean's DECA team took their talent to the International Career Development Conference (ICDC) in Anaheim, CA. The competition ran from April 17 to May 1.

McDECA competes in internationals

Andrew Lohman, Opinions Editor
May 7, 2024
Rampant misinformation has taken center stage in recent years, with false and glorified stories regularly shared over the internet.

[Video] Prioritize media literacy

Andrew Lohman, Opinions Editor
May 6, 2024
Kung Fu Panda 4 brings Jack Black's 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
Junior third baseman Aydin Prell takes the field. Like Prell, most players were wearing undershirts to stay warm in Monday night's below-freezing windchill.

McLean baseball defeats Marshall 6-4 on the road

Andrew Lohman, Opinions Editor
March 19, 2024
Senior Nico Christofferson poses on the VA state DECA stage with his medal. McLean had a total of 16 medalists at states.

DECA looks forward to internationals

Andrew Lohman, Opinions Editor
March 13, 2024
The mystery Fool Me Once, sat at number one on Netflix's top 10 chart for two consecutive weeks, easily making it one of the streaming service's most popular shows of the month. The limited series consists of eight episodes, following the secretive Maya Stern played by English actress Michelle Keegan.

Netflix misses big with Fool Me Once

Andrew Lohman, Opinions Editor
January 27, 2024
Students participate in the 2023 annual Market Day in the Lecture Hall. Now, marketing students are preparing for this year's Market Day, which will take place in mid-March.

McLean approaches Market Day

Andrew Lohman, Opinions Editor
January 25, 2024
Rollins College freshman Sevyn Walton gives advice on college finances. "Work in the summer; save up your money for college," Walton said. Walton was one of seven McLean graduates who spoke on college life in the auditorium on Jan. 5.

McLean graduates answer questions about college

Andrew Lohman, Opinions Editor
January 5, 2024
Senior officers Aadil Singh (left) and Nico Christofferson (right) announce district results in DECA meeting.

McLean DECA dominates districts

Andrew Lohman, Opinions Editor
November 16, 2023
Taylor Swift's re-recording of 1989, released Oct. 27th.

The rigor of advanced journalism courses often exceeds that of generic honors courses.

FCPS should approve honors credit for advanced journalism

Andrew Lohman, Opinions Editor
November 2, 2023
The TikTok Addiction

Day without electricity traumatizes McLean family

Andrew Lohman, Opinions Editor
November 1, 2023
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