How do Highlanders spend a snow day?

Camille Blakemore, Reporter • January 28, 2019

Sparkling flakes of snow drift through the brisk air, blanketing yards and adorning eyelashes with the winter favorite- but most notably, covering roads, cars, buses, and other methods of transportation...

Girls basketball falls to Oakton in home opener

Ryan Dahlseid and Julia McElligott • December 4, 2017

The varsity girls basketball team took on the Oakton Cougars in the season opener Nov. 27  at home. With the graduation of four seniors the new team is working to weld together on the court going into...

Boy’s basketball team looking stronger than ever

Jake Keating, Reporter • November 17, 2017

Winter sports just finished their tryouts, and of all the sports, boy's basketball is looking greatly improved. An almost brand new roster and perennial coach Michael O'Brian look to secure a winning season...

Reasons to Love Winter; don’t let the winter blues get to you

February 19, 2014

Starting to get sick of winter? Its easy to get weary in this dreary weather. But, like all seasons, this one will pass soon enough. Until then, try to look for reasons to enjoy winter. No other seasons provides weather that gets us school off or has so many holidays.

Winter Olympic recap: What’s happened at the Sochi games so far

February 19, 2014

With only one week left at Sochi, the United States currently has eighteen total metals. Here is a look at how the United States has been earning those medals in key events at the Olympics, and a look ahead at what events are still to come.

McLean schedules lack continuity

February 10, 2014

Administrators add to student and teacher's uncertainty when two hour delay schedules are constantly switched around and given to teachers at the last possible minute. McLean High school officials should use the same schedule or give students more warning.

Frozen soundtrack freezes out the competition

February 5, 2014

Frozen (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is still going strong on the iTunes charts, two months after its release. A wonderfully composed album, it features a beautiful orchestral score as well as eleven songs with vocals. Definitely worth a buy, the compilation includes the Oscar-nominated song “Let It Go”, the best song on the soundtrack.

Students sled during snow days

February 5, 2014

The snow days essentially created a second winter break for many FCPS students. Some students took the opportunity to go out of town or catch up on homework, but others decided to partake in a classic outdoor activity: sledding. Some students spent the days sledding at a local elementary school.

FCPS should give less days off for snow

February 5, 2014

This year, FCPS has given multiple snow days and tow hour delays. However, they have given too much to the students and have been two lenient. This has caused teachers to panic as a result of their ruined schedules, resulting in teachers and students trying to cram in work at the end of the quarter.

25 hours of homework in a day

January 22, 2014

Students at McLean struggle to get the gargantuan amounts of work teachers put on them every night done. This impacts their lives (in school and out) as a whole, while trying to live up to the expectations that High School and University admissions has set on them.

Top 3 ways to keep a New Year’s resolution

January 18, 2014

Though many people make New Year's resolutions, many of them end up giving up on it by the end of January or even earlier. Sticking to a resolution is no easy task, but there are some ways to make that easier like not getting discouraged by minor setbacks, getting a friend involved, and keeping track of progress.

FCPS should give more snow days

January 15, 2014

Winters in Virginia can be long and unpredictable. Although everyone enjoys a day off due to snow, after we lose snow days we get our holidays taken away or days added on to the end of the school year. This seems to be the case this year and gives reason to why we should receive more snow days.