Skip to Main Content
The Student News Site of Lexington High School

The Musket

The Musket

The Musket

Lexington High School Ranked 3rd in MA by U.S. News

Lexington High School Ranked 3rd in MA by U.S. News

William Tang September 8, 2025

Lexington High School was ranked 3rd in the state in the annual U.S. News & World Report Best High Schools list published on August 19. LHS trailed only Boston Latin, a magnet school, and Pioneer Valley...

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...

Lex250: What Really Happened at the Battles of Lexington and Concord

Victoria Woo and Emily Wu April 20, 2025

The 1775 Battles of Lexington and Concord marked the start of American independence. 250 years later, on April 19, 2025, American residents gathered once again on the Lexington Battle Green to commemorate...

Protestors At Lex250 Urge For Political Action

Victoria Woo and Emily Wu April 20, 2025

Despite the unity depicted by colonists during the American Revolution, the country today faces an abundance of inner turmoil–and Lex250 celebrations were not without protests against President Donald...

Interview with Maura Healey

William Tang April 20, 2025

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DJEwPSgRw7I/ 

Up and Coming Activists: Students At the Lex250 Celebration

Riyanna Beri, Ella Li, and William Tang April 19, 2025

To any onlooker, Lexington, Massachusetts, comes across as a quiet, quintessential New England town. However, beneath its unassuming exterior, Lexington, along with many other nearby suburbs, has a strong...

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...

Load More Stories