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LHS Asian Student Union Hosts Second Annual Lunar New Year Celebration

On Jan. 26, the Asian Student Union (ASU) hosted its second annual Lunar New Year celebration after school in Commons II at Lexington High School. This event was held in collaboration with AAPI staff members...

Serving Love to the Community – LHS Food Service Workers

The food service workers at Lexington High School play a critical role in the school community. Not only do the cafeteria workers prepare menus and meals, but they also ensure that students and staff get...

The School Health Advisory Council and Student Voices

For the past 40 years, the School Health Advisory Council (SHAC) has worked tirelessly to improve the health and well-being of students at Lexington Public Schools.  SHAC is currently led by Julie...

Reflections on Anti-Semitism with a Holocaust Survivor

Helene Bargheer, a junior at Lexington High School, recently interviewed a Holocaust survivor for her class Facing History and Ourselves: The Holocaust and Other Genocides.  In the project, students...

Behind the Scenes: Substitute Teachers

Substitute teachers play a crucial role at Lexington High School. Every day, they fill in for absent teachers to ensure that all students’ learning is uninterrupted. Each morning, substitute teachers...

Welcome Back Ms. Lasa

Laura Lasa started as a student at Lexington High School. After graduating from Springfield College, she returned to LHS as a physical education teacher. Lasa began filling more and more roles at LHS,...

Women’s Literature Class Showcases Symbolic Gothic Artwork

A dimly lit display case in the main lobby holds Gothic artwork recently crafted by the students in Taylor Liljegren’s Women’s Literature class. Lifeless flowers drained of their color mirror women...

Dermans Contribute to Lowering Student Stress

As students are settling down into schoolwork, stuffed dinosaurs have also been settling down in math classrooms. The multicolor plushies were originally purchased for fun, but have gained massive school-wide...

Behind the Scenes: Substitute Teachers

Substitute teachers play a crucial role at Lexington High School. Every day, they fill in for absent teachers to ensure that all students’ learning is uninterrupted. Each morning, substitute teachers...

Singing Valentines Return In-Person

On Feb. 14, 2022, Singing Valentines returned to Lexington High School. Quartets of LHS students serenaded other students as they did pre-pandemic, while still adapting to COVID-19 protocols. Due to...

AP psychology teacher Ms. Darling. Photo by Olivia Hoover

AP Psychology Teacher Launches Speaker Series

In the summer of 2020, Tammy Darling, a psychology teacher at Lexington High School, initiated an AP Psychology Speaker Series on adolescent identity development. The purpose of the series was to share...

New Boba Tea Shop CoCo Opens in Lexington Center

New Boba Tea Shop CoCo Opens in Lexington Center

During the school day, many students at Lexington High School use their free blocks to relax and buy refreshments at local businesses in Lexington Center. However, the recent closure of staples like Starbucks...

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