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Lexington High School’s Production of Into the Woods

Daphne Warren and Vaishnavi Bodapati June 24, 2025

On May 8, Lexington High School presented its 2025 spring musical, Into the Woods. The musical, which ran from May 8-10, originally debuted in 1986 and was written by James Lapine, with music and lyrics...

Never-Fading Poppy Project: Memorial Day Showcase

Ethan Zhou and Ethan Shao June 24, 2025

Every year on Memorial Day, students in Lexington come together for the Never-Fading Poppy Project’s (NFPP) Memorial Day Showcase, a tradition that blends art and remembrance.  “This is the third...

Special Olympics at LHS Celebrates Inclusion and Growth

Owen Jiang June 24, 2025

Since its beginning in 2006, the Special Olympics games at Lexington High School have evolved from a modest event into one of the school’s most beloved traditions, celebrating students with disabilities....

Behind the Board: Reaching Checkmate with LHS’s Chess Team

Annie Wang and Julia Do June 24, 2025

Lexington High School’s chess team attended the 2025 US Chess SuperNationals Scholastic Championships from May 9 to May 11. Despite having to take byes in the tournament to take AP exams, the team worked...

How LexMUN Staff are Preparing to Host Over 220 Delegates

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 middle school and high...

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

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 16th season’s first episode...

LPS Implements Spending Freeze

Daphne Warren and Sharmada Rajaram March 10, 2025

Due to a projected budget shortfall in the 2025 fiscal year, Lexington Public Schools has implemented a spending freeze—a deliberate attempt to decrease spending. Julie Hackett, the superintendent of...

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 Military: Lieutenant Colonel...

MCAS: No Longer A Graduation Requirement in Massachusetts

Shaurya Kasi and Mohita Chepeni 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 grade. Up until this...

Winners of the Superintendent’s Academic Excellence Award

Winners of the Superintendent’s Academic Excellence Award

Ayla ModirzadehMarch and Jo Vijayarangan January 13, 2025

Seniors William Ostrow and Esme Baldo are this year’s recipients of the Academic Excellence Award. Every year, Superintendent Julie Hackett gives this honor to two seniors at Lexington High School of...

LHS Senate Hosts its Annual Club Marketplace

Sophia Du and Chelsea Guo January 13, 2025

On Dec. 6, Lexington High School’s Student-Faculty Senate hosted the Club Marketplace in Commons 2 for the second year in a row, displaying the collaborative spirit and creativity of the school community....

Post-Election Division and Dialogue at LHS

Post-Election Division and Dialogue at LHS

Jessica Liu, Maya Bhandarkar, and Jahnavi Bolleddula January 13, 2025

On Nov. 6, the morning following the United States presidential election, students at Lexington High School arrived at their first-block classes with a range of emotions. While some appeared on the verge...

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