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Nimera Shanil

Nimera Shanil, Opinions Editor

Nimera Shanil is a senior at McLean High School in her third year of journalism. In her free time she enjoys reading, writing, listening to music and spending time with her friends.

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Crushed: Confronting Sexual Assault

Crushed: Confronting Sexual Assault

Allie Deutsch, Nimera Shanil, Minsong Ha and Gabriela Herrera
April 2, 2025

Dear Highlanders Episode 1: Passing the Torch

Nimera Shanil and Prisha Gupta
March 28, 2025
Thousands of makeup products are marketed to teenage girls on social media. Makeup usage for many has ceased to be a hobby and become a way of masking, and worsening, one's insecurities.

Bad influence: makeup on social media damages self-esteem

Allie Deutsch and Nimera Shanil
March 27, 2025
Rapper Playboi Carti drops an album after 5 years, but it's hardly worth the hype. The album feels unfinished and disappoints.

Carti needs carrying

Nimera Shanil and Kaelyn MacKay
March 27, 2025
Members of NHHS learn about AP exam preparations. They will be able to get support from teachers as they study for their AP exams.

NHHS assists students with upcoming AP exams

Nimera Shanil, Reporter
March 27, 2025
Gen Z has been defined by overwhelming phone usage. To combat the phone addiction epidemic, we gave up our phones for one week.

I’m just a screenage dirtbag

Allie Deutsch and Nimera Shanil
January 26, 2025
2024 People of the Year

2024 People of the Year

Minsong Ha, Allie Deutsch, Nimera Shanil, Olivia Wood and Gabriela Herrera
January 15, 2025
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
Produce to Page: Farmers Markets feature more to purchase than what meets the eye.

Back in town

Nimera Shanil, Opinions Editor
June 8, 2024
Due to limited sex education, with only one week in 9th grade and two days in 11th grade, 1 in 4 teens contract an STD each year (NIH), and 55% of high school seniors have had sexual intercourse (CDC).

Expand family-life education

Nimera Shanil, Opinions Editor
May 30, 2024
Award Worthy: McLean MUN poses with awards received after the Langley conference

Model UN makes it to the Langley conference

Nimera Shanil, Opinions Editor
March 6, 2024
The teacher shortage is taking a toll on McLean High School, even two years after schools returned from the virtual format.

The Educator Exodus

Minsong Ha, Zakareya Hamed, Nimera Shanil, Allie Deutsch and Sakura Mogami
February 7, 2024
McMUN members huddle together to discuss the proposals for their specific committees.

McMUN prepares for travel conference at University of Pennsylvania

Nimera Shanil, Sabrina Boughanem and Sarah Soltani
January 24, 2024

Backroom Banter Ep. 6: German Exchange interview

Philip Rotondo, Sabrina Boughanem and Nimera Shanil
January 24, 2024

Backroom Banter Ep. 5: Winter movie reviews

Philip Rotondo, Sabrina Boughanem and Nimera Shanil
January 24, 2024
Freshmen Mia Jander, Eva Braccia and Ben Urwin Pinto wear their jerseys for Wednesday's spirit day.

Highlanders celebrate winter spirit week

Minsong Ha and Nimera Shanil
January 16, 2024
Chomping the Comp: McLean's Model United Nations Club prepares for an upcoming local conference at Chantilly High School.

McLean’s Model UN preparing for upcoming conference

Sabrina Boughanem and Nimera Shanil
January 13, 2024

Backroom Banter Ep. 4: For All the Dogs Review

Nimera Shanil, Philip Rotondo and Sabrina Boughanem
November 2, 2023
The Highlanders kneel for injured athlete Christopher Johns.

McLean varsity football secures 7-3 win against Yorktown Patriots for the first time in 27 years

Nimera Shanil and Kavi Shah
October 7, 2023
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