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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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Alan Tang

Alan Tang, Online Managing Editor

Alan Tang is a junior in his third year of journalism. In his free time, he likes running cross country and track, studying history and traveling abroad.

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McLean students march past the front of the school. The walkout was organized by a student-led committee, consisting of members from organizations like the Muslim Student Association, Black Student Union, Ukrainian Club and Spanish National Honor Society.

McLean students stand up to Trump

Ryan Kang, Caroline Su and Alan Tang
March 21, 2025
Sharbaji and her mom shortly after moving to the United States.

Syrian dictator’s fall hits close to home

Zakareya Hamed, Caroline Su and Alan Tang
March 3, 2025
Organizers used handheld artificial candles for the vigil. In addition, they set up portraits of the late skaters, including skaters Franco Aparicio, Brielle Breyer, Cory Haynos, Eddie Zhou and their coach, former Soviet skater and international skating champion Inna Volyanskaya.

McLean community mourns D.C. plane crash victims

Alan Tang, Hamna Humanyou, Caroline Su and Aaron Stark
February 3, 2025
Catherine Pope views a whale shark during her gap year in Southeast Asia. Pope's gap year helped her realize her passion for marine biology.

Don’t step over gap years

Allie Deutsch and Alan Tang
January 28, 2025
McLean crew participated in the Yorktown Relays in January. The team hopes to use the competition to prepare for their competitive season.

Crew rows through conditioning

Alan Tang, Online Managing Editor
January 28, 2025
Mclean wing senior Macy Crawford works against Yorktown Generals.

Highlanders outflank Generals

Alan Tang and Julia Schildkraut
January 16, 2025
Team captains holding banners representing their sport make their way down the football field during the pep rally on Oct. 18. McLean offers cheer, cross country, dance, field hockey, football, golf and volleyball as fall sports.

McLean re-establishes boundaries between students and coaches

Alan Tang and Prisha Gupta
October 30, 2024
Senior Spirit: senior students participated in spirit week by wearing red and cheering on their students and teachers.

Bring on the pep

Nimera Shanil and Alan Tang
October 23, 2024
Students in the debate team prepare their practice rebuttals. The debate team is practicing their skills in preparation for the upcoming local tournament on Oct. 26.

McLean’s debate team prepares for first local tournament of the year

Alex Li and Alan Tang
October 10, 2024
Sophomore coxswain James Millward coxing the 2V boat in the Stotesbury Cup Regatta. The boat placed 5th in time trials, advancing them to semi-finals.

Boys crew rows into nationals

Ryan Kang and Alan Tang
May 25, 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
Left wing Josh Barnes scores the first goal in an away game against Langley on May 7. The Highlanders finished the evening with a 3-0 victory, ending their regular season on a high note.

Highlanders score 3-0 against the Saxons

Alan Tang, Online Opinions Editor
May 10, 2024
Both McLean boys soccer teams practice on the field in preparation for their games on March 18th. The JV boys, coming off a loss, plan to use more aggressive tactics tomorrow against their opponent, South Lakes.

JV boys soccer prepares against South Lakes

Alan Tang, Online Opinions Editor
March 17, 2024
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
The McLean Outdoor Track team practices for their upcoming meet against Yorktown on March 20th. This meet is the second of their spring season and they hope to continue their success from previous seasons.

[Photo] McLean track and field prepares to face Patriots

Kavi Shah, Reporter
March 19, 2024
McLean JV boys soccer team huddle to discuss strategy minutes before their game. The Highlanders would wrap up the night with a 5-0 and 13-0 victory, JV and varsity respectively, over Mount Vernon.

Boys soccer prevails over Mount Vernon

Alan Tang, Online Opinions Editor
March 6, 2024
Liam Riley runs the 1k at the VA Showcase on Jan 12. Liam started at the very back, but chipped his way all the way to a state qualification.

[Photo] Indoor Track competes in Virginia Beach

Kavi Shah, Reporter
January 19, 2024
Fairfax County has identified a number of 'assets' that reduce individual chances of falling into county-identified risk behaviors.

FCPS Youth Survey shows improvement in student mental health

Zakareya Hamed, Allie Deutsch and Alan Tang
November 1, 2023
The flags outside McLean flew at half-staff until October 14th per Governor Youngkin’s order.

Beyond borders: Israel-Palestine conflict takes toll at McLean

Alex Li and Alan Tang
October 24, 2023
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