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The Student News Site of McLean High School

The Highlander

The Student News Site of McLean High School

The Highlander

Students have to survive their college application deadlines while keeping up with their classwork.

Distracting deadlines

Rebeka Rafi, Managing Editor & Advertising Manager February 21, 2020

Deadlines that high school seniors everywhere dread the most have officially passed: college applications. Application deadlines are the most stressful days a student can experience, especially for the...

The athletic commitment of 18 seniors is celebrated in the lecture hall on April 25. The student-athletes were accompanied by family, friends and faculty. (Photo taken by Maria McHugo)

18 seniors sign off

Maria McHugo, Editor-in-Chief April 25, 2019

McLean celebrated the athletic commitment of 18 seniors in the lecture hall today on April 25. As members of crew, track and field, lacrosse and more, this event was the culmination of years of work for...

Board hoard - After interning at a range of locations for two weeks, over 200 seniors present their HIP projects on June 1 in the lower gym. (Photo courtesy of Greg Olcott)

HIP seniors left school before it was cool

Maria McHugo, News Editor June 3, 2018

On June 1, the lower gym was flooded with the boards and posters of over 200 McLean seniors sharing their experience of the Highlander Internship Program (HIP). First instituted during the 2016-17 school...

11 senior athletes commit to colleges

11 senior athletes commit to colleges

Siddarth Shankar, Editor-in-Chief April 27, 2018

Years and years of chasing balls down fields and courts, setting school records and devoting immense amounts of time and energy finally came to a culmination for 11 senior athletes at McLean, who officially...

Graduating seniors, Sabine Awad, Maddie McArthur and Lorelei Legg

Big week for McVolleyball

Ryan Dahlseid and Julia McElligott October 23, 2017

On Tuesday, Oct. 17, emotions broke the silence in the main gym as Carolyn Hudson, who is a veteran of the McLean Volleyball program’s coaching staff, began to speak.  “Coach” Hudson started by...

Tips for Senioritis

Tips for Senioritis

February 3, 2014

There always comes a time in high school student’s life when they reach their last year of high school and as seniors you try to balance extracurricular activities, a social life, college admission,...

Seniors take on college interviews

Seniors take on college interviews

November 25, 2013
Mclean students go to college campuses, local coffee shops, and even McLean High School to meet with alumni interviewers of all ages from their top choice colleges and universities. Only some schools require interviews, but many strongly suggest them. This is only one step in the long and grueling college application process.
McLean student Dinanda Pramesti works on her schoolwork while also scanning college brochures.

Seniors Prepare For the Big Finale

September 17, 2013

  As seniors work on all there is to prepare for colleges, admissions offices are curiously waiting for which applicants meet their criteria and expectations, turning the college process into...

Harvest Fest 2012

Harvest Fest 2012

December 4, 2012

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