The Musket

LHS Students Volunteer Toward Envisioning a World Beyond Celiac Disease

Hannah Sul and Annie Wang • December 3, 2024

On Sept. 29, 2024, the nonprofit organization Step Beyond Celiac hosted its annual 5K race at Middlesex Community College in Bedford to raise funds and bring awareness to celiac...

The League of Women Voters’ Push for Youth Voter Registration

Diya Nigam and Katie Lin • December 3, 2024

On Sept. 17, the League of Women Voters (LWV) hosted an event to register new voters, pre-register high school students, and provide applications for mail-in ballots, bringing...

FEATURES

A Day in the Life of the LHS Nurses

Sophia Du and Avia Liao • December 4, 2024

From getting hit in the face by a dodgeball, twisting an ankle on a curb, a bloody nose, or allergies– an endless amount of reasons could prompt a Lexington High School student...

Navigating LHS with Disabilities: a Call for Accessibility

Victoria Woo • December 3, 2024

“When you're on crutches, people don't really notice when you're in the crowds,” Daniel Saptari, a senior at Lexington High School who used to use crutches and now has a prosthetic...

SPORTS

Sophomore Trevor Stevens Breaks Lexington 5K Course Record

Ryan Qin and Maanav Kakkad • December 3, 2024

Lexington High School sophomore Trevor Stevens set a new record on Lexington’s 5K course. Stevens, a cross country athlete since elementary school, was the first person to run...

Lexettes Attend Judging Session in Minnesota

Jack Yao and Olivia Desjarlais • December 3, 2024

On Sept. 28, the Lexettes, a synchronized figure skating team based in Lexington, participated in a monitoring session in Minnesota to receive feedback from judges, marking the...

COLUMNS

No Homework Weekends: Do We Need Them?

Carrie Li • December 3, 2024

The Lexington High School Student Handbook for 2024-2025 states that homework is “work assigned by educators and completed by students outside of classroom time that supports...

Kayal’s Take: Shedding Light on Diwali

Kayal Balachander • December 3, 2024

Students at Lexington High School celebrate a diverse range of holidays. One that you might have heard about is called Diwali—or as my family calls it, Deepavali. Deepavali,...

STEM

Prospective STEM Team Members Prepare for Upcoming Tryouts

Aaminah Shams and Atreya Mallanna • December 3, 2024

At Lexington High School, STEM team tryouts are in full swing. Whether they are refining their robots or writing tryout tests, clubs are preparing for the upcoming year of events...

A Look Into the New Robotics and Engineering Course at Lexington High School

Ethan Zhou and Jessica Wu • December 3, 2024

Amid the dynamic atmosphere of Lexington High School, the new Robotics and Engineering course is paving the way for innovation and collaboration among students. Introduced in 2024,...

ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT

Who Needs a Script Anyway? A Look inside LHS’s Improv Troupe

Renxi Lin and Vito Hsueh • December 3, 2024

The Improv Troupe is one of the many performing arts groups based in Lexington High School. Entering the 2024-2025 school year, the Improv Troupe is hard at work, figuring out...

Artist of the Issue: Elaina Li

Julia Do and Callista Guo • December 3, 2024

From a young age, Lexington High School senior Elaina Li has been expressing herself through a multitude of mediums, ranging from 2D to wearable art. Li has found that disengaging...

OPINION

The Format of Student Council Elections Needs to be Changed

Alessandro Vicentini and Anbini Pannirselvam • December 3, 2024

Each year, over 550 students from the two Lexington middle schools and beyond become part of Lexington High School. With four years of students, the total number of students in...

Should the MCAS Graduation Requirement be Eliminated?

Sharmada Rajaram • December 3, 2024

Have you ever taken a Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) test? If you go to Lexington High School, chances are, you have. If you didn’t enjoy it, you’re not...