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LHS Honors Veterans at Annual Panel
Siri Battini and Vaishnavi Bodapati January 13, 2025

On Nov. 8, Lexington High School hosted its annual Veterans Day Panel. The panel, which was held in the IDLC during I-Block, consisted of speakers who served in the United States...

MCAS: No Longer A Graduation Requirement in Massachusetts
Shaurya Kasi January 13, 2025

The Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) is a standardized test that public school students in the state take from third to eighth grade, and once more in the tenth...

A Look into LHS’s Speculative Fiction Class
Rohan Boonapalli and Mira Xu January 16, 2025

Lexington High School offers a huge catalog of courses, and students in their senior year can choose from eight English electives. One of these choices is the Speculative Fiction...

What is the LPS School Committee?
What is the LPS School Committee?
Daphne Warren and Sharmada Rajaram January 16, 2025

The Lexington Public Schools’ School Committee is a regulatory body that oversees the school system, and is an integral part of the operation of the Lexington education system....

Balancing Sports and School: Life as a Fencer
Ethan Shao and Daniel Xu January 16, 2025

At Lexington High School, students participate in an array of activities during the school year. Student-fencers, for example, are tasked with balancing a chaotic workload with...

Athlete of the Issue: Caitlin Lennox
Athlete of the Issue: Caitlin Lennox
Khadijah Mohmand and Hannah Sul January 16, 2025

As a child, Lexington High School senior Caitlin Lennox pursued martial arts, but after discovering her aptitude for running in sixth grade, she decided to try out for track. Now...

Finian’s Files: Why Must LHS Sports Be All-or-nothing?
Finian Barrett January 16, 2025

Lexington High School takes great pride in its hundreds of opportunities available beyond the academic requirements for students. Throughout high school, many students hope to...

Imagine Life Without Cell Phones – You Can’t, Right?
Carrie Li January 16, 2025

Picture your daily routine. Maybe you grab your phone first thing in the morning when you wake up to scroll mindlessly before you face the challenges the day has to offer. When...

Photo Essay: LHS’s Deterioration
Daniel Kim December 3, 2024

Lexington Soaps Podcast
Angie Leung, Vidula Mannem, and Ria Vasishtha April 4, 2023

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Are Pre-College Summer Programs Worth It?
Julia Do and Annie Wang January 16, 2025

Pre-college programs are a popular way for Lexington High School students to spend their summer. Many students participate in STEM programs in particular, which have become popular...

AMC & AIME: Preparation and Competition
Rohan Pai and Giggs Yin January 16, 2025

Dating back to the 1950s, the American Mathematics Competition (AMC) and American Invitational Mathematics Competition (AIME) are two of the oldest and most difficult high school...

LHS Hosts Fall A Cappella Jam
Aditya Chiduruppa and Jacob Cho January 16, 2025

On Dec. 7, the Lexington High School Fall Jam featured performances from the seven LHS a capella groups. Fall Jam is the first of three concerts that the a cappella groups will...

Artist of the Issue: Andie Zhu
Artist of the Issue: Andie Zhu
Nolan An and Rachel Lei January 16, 2025

Andie Zhu, a senior at Lexington High School, is a violist planning to major in viola performance in classical music for college. Zhu has been playing the viola for nine years...

We Need a Solution to the LHS Parking Dilemma
Shreyas Pokharna January 16, 2025

Parking has long been a significant issue at Lexington High School. With limited spaces and increasing demand, squeezing into Worthen Road does not meet the school's needs and...

LHS Should Switch Back to Biodegradable Straws
Rowan Hsu January 16, 2025

Plastic straws have been used worldwide for the past six decades. It has become natural to plop a straw in your cup when enjoying a refreshing beverage. But recent debate over...

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