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This is just one of the tomato plants that Gardening Club members planted. Before its recent closure, the club participated in fun activities like this. (Photo courtesy of Isabella Powell)

Gardening Club withers away

Zach Anderson, Reporter March 24, 2019

While it may seem as though very few kids these days are interested in getting dirty, cultivating the soil and laying out seeds, there is a large group of students at McLean who love to garden. These students...

SADD is making its presence known

Jake Keating, Reporter October 15, 2017

Formerly known as the Students Against Drunk Driving, SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions) is using this year's rise in school spirit as a platform to increase the safety of school events like...

DECA to increase membership this year

DECA to increase membership this year

Daniel Collaku, Reporter October 12, 2017

DECA sponsor Debra Fargo said that DECA will increase membership by attracting students who want to find a business career, as it is important to the club. Students who join clubs usually join because...

A McLean sophomore holds a rainbow heart in honor of pride month. (Photo by Marguerite Godwin)

GSA makes plans for school year

Maddie Kocher, Reporter October 12, 2017

This year, the Gender and Sexuality Alliance (GSA) is working on spreading the message that everyone is accepted and should feel free to express themselves. English teacher Seth LeBlanc sponsors the GSA. “It...

McLean students compete at last year's state tournament. (Photo courtesy of Jeffrey Brocketti)

Sporting gets academic equivalent     

Tessa Hager, Reporter October 12, 2017

The It's Academic Club, also know as the quiz bowl team, began its 2017 season with a second place finish at the Virginia Tech Fall Kickoff tournament in September, qualifying them for the NAQT Nationals...

Exploring McLean’s TARC teams

January 21, 2015

By Nora Hashem and Ethan Cherry This is going to be our year", said physics teacher Tom Pratuch. Pratuch has been sponsoring TARC rocket teams since roughly 2006, when a group of students in his AP...

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