The Musket

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

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...

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...

LHS Students Volunteer Toward Envisioning a World Beyond Celiac Disease

Hannah Sul and Annie Wang • December 3, 2024

On Sept. 29, 2024, the nonprofit organization Step Beyond Celiac hosted its annual 5K race at Middlesex Community College in Bedford to raise funds and bring awareness to celiac disease. According...

The League of Women Voters’ Push for Youth Voter Registration

Diya Nigam and Katie Lin • December 3, 2024

On Sept. 17, the League of Women Voters (LWV) hosted an event to register new voters, pre-register high school students, and provide applications for mail-in ballots, bringing a wave of civic engagement...

Into the Depths of Cary Library’s Construction

Jacob Cho and Sophia Kao • December 3, 2024

On July 1, the Cary Memorial Library officially started construction on the Children’s Renovation Project (ChiRP). This project entails the renovation of the library’s lower level, including the Children’s...

Empowering Change: Lexington Public School’s Introduction of New School Holidays to the Official Calendar

Sophia Du and Amal Balachundhar • December 3, 2024

For the 2024-2025 school year, Lexington Public Schools is observing three new school holidays—Diwali, Lunar New Year, and Eid al-Fitr—on its official calendar. The change aims to acknowledge and represent...

Lexington High School Hosts Annual Special Olympics

Riyanna Beri and Vaishnavi Bodapati • June 15, 2024

On April 26, 2024, Lexington High School hosted its 18th annual all-day Special Olympics at the Lexington Track. During the event, students a part of the LABBB Collaborative participate in various sporting...

Andrew Baker Becomes the Principal of LHS

Nolan An and Rachel Lei • May 26, 2024

On March 5, Andrew Baker became the permanent principal of Lexington High School. There were several steps that Baker had to take in order to officially become permanent principal, including interviews...

Learning at LHS Continues on Exchange Trips Abroad

Ella Li and Emily Zhou • May 26, 2024

Over Feb. break, students in the French and Spanish exchange programs at Lexington High School traveled to Switzerland and Spain to fully immerse themselves in their respective languages for two weeks. The...

Senate Club Marketplace at LHS

Austin Li and Shreyas Pokharna • March 12, 2024

On March 8, 2024, the Student-Faculty Senate hosted the Club Marketplace in the Lexington High School field house, providing an opportunity for LHS clubs to display their accomplishments, raise awareness,...