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The Highlander

The Student News Site of McLean High School

The Highlander

Highlander's stormed the court after their victory against their rival, Langley High School. This was the second and final game against each other in the season.

McLean wins its rematch

Zach Anderson, Copy Editor February 1, 2020

41-51. This was the infamous score of the previous game against Langley. With the idea of a loss to their rivals, some Highlanders began losing hope and spirit. Luckily in this last game, the Highlanders...

The clock strikes wrong

The clock strikes wrong

Zach Anderson, Copy Editor January 23, 2020

8:10 to 2:55. The timeframe that all Highlanders have ingrained into their brains. At 8:09, that warning bell rings and sends freshmen fleeing through the halls. Or does it? This year, the bell schedule...

Senior Tiffany Chen (left) punctures a plate with a toothpick while senior Christina Ni (right) smiles as she understands what's going on. On this day, students used orange slices, which is just one of the many different types of food Quarry has used in her classroom.

Food for thought

Zach Anderson, Copy Editor December 5, 2019

Taking the third integral of a four-dimensional figure. This doesn’t seem like an easy task, but in multivariable calculus with Ginnie Quarry, this becomes a lot simpler. Quarry, who teaches all multivariable...

The album was officially announced on Jan. 30, 2019, which came one day before the release of its third single, "bury a friend." The album was fully released on Mar. 29, 2019. (Photo obtained via Darkroom/Interscope Records)

WHEN WE FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?

Zach Anderson, Reporter March 29, 2019

At midnight last night, the 17-year-old who has taken the alternative music industry by storm, Billie Eilish, released her debut album, WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? This album has been teased...

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...

Junior Flavia Carcani signs the poster supporting the 'Spread the Word to End the Word' campaign. The blue pins pictured here were handed out to all students in the cafeteria, as well. (Photo by Zach Anderson)

Best Buddies boast blue

Zach Anderson, Reporter March 6, 2019

Students who entered the cafeteria today could not have helped but to notice the large blue paper resting across the front tables. The paper, which read, “Spread the Word to End the Word,” was set...

Armonia Choir member, sophomore Francesca Bellora (left), and Armonia and Madrigals Choir member, sophomore Elizabeth Hughes (right), sit in the cafeteria as they manage the Singing Valentines sales. Singing Valentines are for sale for $5 a song. (Photo by Zach Anderson)

Choir sings their hearts out

Zach Anderson, Reporter February 12, 2019

As the shelves become stocked with hearts in red and cards in hot pink and the smell of chocolate fills the air, it’s clear that Valentine’s Day has arrived. For some, February 14 is a day is filled...

Will Ferrell starred as Sherlock Holmes in Holmes & Watson. The famous actor could not help bring this movie back from disaster. (Photo obtained via Wikimedia Commons under a Creative Commons license)

Investigating Holmes & Watson

Zach Anderson, Reporter January 9, 2019

It was the worst thing I have ever witnessed.Spending nearly $15 to see this movie, I expected top-quality entertainment, or at least a movie that didn’t make me want to get up and leave. Unfortunately,...

Junior Janine Dimatulac in Mýrdalshreppur, Iceland over her Thanksgiving break. (Photo courtesy of Janine Dimatulac)

Highlanders travel for Thanksgiving

Zach Anderson, Reporter November 28, 2018

Falling near the middle of the second quarter, Thanksgiving break offers a well needed pause from the school year for students of all grades.Janine Dimatulac, a junior, took a trip to Iceland, a European...

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