The Highlander

Hang Up and Drive comes to McLean

Colin Edson, Sports Editor • April 19, 2017

On Friday, March 31, Jacy and Steve Good, advocates for cell phone free roads came to McLean to remind students about the danger of phone usage while driving, a prominent issue among adolescents. At a...

Yik Yak, the new app sensation, creates problems for McLean teens

February 5, 2014

Yik Yak, an app popular among teenagers nationwide, is causing cyberbullying problems. Here's why you shouldn't post on Yik Yak or even download the app.

Voice Record Pro exudes impressive qualities

November 1, 2013

Voice Record Pro is an interesting little app for the Apple products that allows for a surprising amount of opportunity when it comes to record-arranging needs. It is essentially a tool to edit any...

Students should be able to retrieve electronics from Security themselves

October 17, 2013

Students should be able to take their phones back at the end of the day from security. On a daily basis, students around McLean use their electronics to do various things in between class time, during break and lunch. But should teachers really be so cruel as to take students' phones away and take them straight to security?

Social Media Runs Teens Lives

September 16, 2013

Teens need to find more productive use of time. These days technology is everywhere. It’s not uncommon to walk the hallways and see a student with texting away with a cell phone, oblivious to the fact that they are about to be crushed by the stampede of oncoming students.