The Musket

How LexMUN Staff are Preparing to Host Over 220 Delegates

Rohan Boonapalli and Mira Xu • March 12, 2025

On Jan. 25, over 220 Model United Nations (MUN) competitors from various schools in the Greater Boston area came to Lexington High School to participate in LexMUN. Students from...

Lexington High School to Compete in GBH’s High School Quiz Show

Elissa Fan • March 10, 2025

Lexington High School’s quiz team is set to compete in GBH’s High School Quiz Show, an academic tournament for high school students in Massachusetts. The show premiered its...

FEATURES

A Closer Look at LHS’s SUPA Personal Finance Course

Melissa Ng and Katie Lin • March 10, 2025

This school year, the new Syracuse University Project Advance (SUPA) Personal Finance course began offering college credit to Lexington High School students. While Syracuse...

Exploration into Middle School Clubs: Sparkling Passion in the Middle Schools

Aarya Atale and Anbini Pannirselvam • March 10, 2025

Besides being involved in various clubs at Lexington High School, students who are passionate about mentorship can share their interests with younger students at Lexington’s...

SPORTS

Ice Mates Dazzle at Colonial Classic Competition

Meghna Rajesh and Jo Vijayarangan • March 14, 2025

On Jan. 4, the Ice Mates synchronized skating team competed in the 40th Colonial Classic, an annual skating competition hosted by the Colonial Figure Skating Club at Tsongas Stadium...

Junior Aidan Raney Sets New LHS Pole Vault Record

Jack Yao • March 13, 2025

On Dec. 21, Aidan Raney, a junior on the Lexington High School track team, broke his previous school record in the pole vault with a height of 13'5.50—an increase of nearly a...

COLUMNS

Competition Vs. Community: LHS’s Time-Old Battle

Ida Sjodin • March 14, 2025

Competition is a staple of Lexington High School culture. It’s well known that competition is healthy in moderation: it pushes you to do your best to reach your full academic...

The Spectrum of Study Influencer: What is Helpful or Hindering to Our Academic Success?

Zoe Zeng • March 14, 2025

It’s midnight and half of Lexington High School’s student population is probably still awake. Inevitably, most of my peers and I are up late working on assignments and cramming...

STEM

Lexington Youth STEAM Initiative Brings Innovation to Local Organizations

Ryan Qin and Justin Lee • March 12, 2025

Students at Lexington High School banded together in 2021 to form the Lexington Youth STEAM Initiative, a student-led team focusing on using science, technology, engineering, art,...

Math at the Harvard Extension School: Is it Worth it?

Annabel Volpe and Aaminah Shams • March 10, 2025

Ranging from Algebra I to AP Calculus, Lexington High School offers a multitude of math classes to fit each student’s skill level and interests. Despite many courses being available...

ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT

Behind the Scenes: Students Submit Art to National Competitions

Hannah Sul and Khadijah Mohmand • March 10, 2025

During the winter, many Lexington High School students submitted their visual artwork to the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards, a national competition for creative teenagers. Students...

Reviving Expression: LHS Hosts Annual Poetry Out Loud Contest

Daniel Xu and Charles Tang • March 10, 2025

The annual Poetry Out Loud (POL) contest took place during I Block on Jan. 14 at Lexington High School. This year’s contest marks the second year of the event’s revival at...

OPINION

Midterms: Valuable Measure of Learning or Unnecessary Stress?

Diya Nigam and Siri Battini • March 10, 2025

Midterm exams have been a staple of the American education system for many decades. Midterms are meant to assess a student’s understanding and mastery of course content. However,...

LHS Bell System- When is it really 8:30?

Anya Sawant and Shaurya Kasi • March 10, 2025

There are five major time zones in the continental United States: PST, MST, CST, EST and Lexington High School Standard Time. Picture this: you’ve accidentally slept through...