The Musket

The Format of Student Council Elections Needs to be Changed

Alessandro Vicentini and Anbini Pannirselvam

Each year, over 550 students from the two Lexington middle schools and beyond become part of Lexington High School. With four years of students, the total number of students in LHS accumulates to over...

Should the MCAS Graduation Requirement be Eliminated?

Sharmada Rajaram

Have you ever taken a Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) test? If you go to Lexington High School, chances are, you have. If you didn’t enjoy it, you’re not alone. One of the questions...

Should Students on the LHS Sports Teams Be Exempt From PE?

Lena Lee and Jo Vijayarangan

Physical education (PE) is an athlete’s time to shine. After a long day of sitting around and listening to lectures, PE is a student’s opportunity to unleash their energy and get competitive with their...

Lexington High School Club Activity Fair: Are There Too Many Clubs?

Avia Liao and Grace Peng

If you’re a student at Lexington High School, you’ve likely gone through the experience of seeing two separate club offerings and wondering, “What’s the difference?” There are currently...

Does the National Honors Society Take Too Many People?

Meghna Rajesh

The National Honor Society is one of the oldest, largest, and most prestigious academic student organizations in America. It aims to recognize students who excel in four main characteristics: Leadership,...

Tests: A Thing of the Past?

Austin Li and Shreyas Pokharna

Imagine this: Summer is almost here, but not quite yet. A load of tests and finals is all you can think about. Studying and reviewing does not give you much confidence. You wonder to yourself why it has...

Should LHS continue using the Senate’s ranked choice voting for elections?

Ryan Qin and Samay Shah

Lexington High School recently implemented a ranked-choice voting system for its student council elections. Ranked choice voting allows voters to vote for multiple candidates instead of just voting for...

Can a Club Be Too Small?

Sophia K, Avia

According to the Lexington High School’s Clubs & Activities website, LHS currently has 161 clubs. However, some of those clubs have a relatively low number of members. This brings up some questions,...

Reimagining Counselor Seminar

Austin Li and Shreyas Pokharna

The Lexington High School student body is no stranger to counselor seminar. At the beginning of the year, incoming freshmen attend their first meetings with counselors while sophomores and upperclassmen...

ChatGPT Didn’t Write This Article. Here’s Why.

Tara Pai and Christina Caro

Artificial Intelligence (AI) chatbots like ChatGPT and Microsoft Copilot have revolutionized technology and its real-world applications. They can generate images, translate into dozens of languages, answer...

The Digital SAT: Do Students Welcome this New Era in Standardized Testing?

Maddie Chang and Asha Banerji

When students think about the SAT, they often picture students sitting in rows, fervently bubbling in their answers with a No. 2 pencil before the proctor ends the test. This year, however, the SAT was...

Should Students Have to Take Mandatory High School Courses?

Jessica Wu and Sophia Du

Why should an artist be forced to learn math, or a computer science genius have to participate in P.E.? At first glance, it may seem akin to lifting a fish out of water. As students progress through high...