The Musket

Lexington Youth STEAM Initiative Brings Innovation to Local Organizations

Ryan Qin and Justin Lee • March 12, 2025

Students at Lexington High School banded together in 2021 to form the Lexington Youth STEAM Initiative, a student-led team focusing on using science, technology, engineering, art, and math to serve the...

Math at the Harvard Extension School: Is it Worth it?

Annabel Volpe and Aaminah Shams • March 10, 2025

Ranging from Algebra I to AP Calculus, Lexington High School offers a multitude of math classes to fit each student’s skill level and interests. Despite many courses being available to students at LHS,...

Studying Everyday Applications of Math in Contemporary Applied Mathematics

Mohita Chepeni and Jacob Cho • March 10, 2025

When students think of math at Lexington High School, many might imagine the standard class progression from algebra to geometry to precalculus, and eventually, calculus. But LHS offers electives beyond...

STEM Spotlight: Vivek Mehta

Amal Balachundhar and Vito Hsueh • February 24, 2025

There is no shortage of activities that Vivek Mehta has taken part in. During his time on 66659A, one of LHS’s robotics teams, Mehta led the team to qualify for the VEX Robotics World Championships for...

Are Pre-College Summer Programs Worth It?

Julia Do and Annie Wang • January 16, 2025

Pre-college programs are a popular way for Lexington High School students to spend their summer. Many students participate in STEM programs in particular, which have become popular overtime as they merge...

AMC & AIME: Preparation and Competition

Rohan Pai and Giggs Yin • January 16, 2025

Dating back to the 1950s, the American Mathematics Competition (AMC) and American Invitational Mathematics Competition (AIME) are two of the oldest and most difficult high school math competitions in America. “Every...

LHS Students Conduct Cutting-Edge Math Research in MIT PRIMES and PRIMES Circle

Aaminah Shams and Grace Peng • January 16, 2025

Lexington High School students pursue a wide variety of STEM-centered extracurriculars—including PRIMES, considered one of the most prestigious math programs for high school students. MIT PRIMES and...

LHS VEX Robotics Team 15797A Competes At Regional Tournament

Yash Sankholkar and Ethan Zhou • January 16, 2025

On Nov. 2, Lexington High School VEX robotics team 15797A competed against other local teams at the Belmont Hill VEX V5 Robotics Challenge in the first tournament of the season. The VEX robotics competition,...

Prospective STEM Team Members Prepare for Upcoming Tryouts

Aaminah Shams and Atreya Mallanna • December 3, 2024

At Lexington High School, STEM team tryouts are in full swing. Whether they are refining their robots or writing tryout tests, clubs are preparing for the upcoming year of events and competitions. For...

A Look Into the New Robotics and Engineering Course at Lexington High School

Ethan Zhou and Jessica Wu • December 3, 2024

Amid the dynamic atmosphere of Lexington High School, the new Robotics and Engineering course is paving the way for innovation and collaboration among students. Introduced in 2024, this course invites...

STEM Spotlight: Ella Kim

Mo Yang and Sid Srivatsan • December 3, 2024

Lexington High School senior and math team captain Ella Kim has no shortage of math awards. Kim has qualified for the American Invitational Mathematics Examination three times and received the Math...

LHS Students Teach Middle Schoolers STEM Subjects in All the Sprouts.

Chelsea Guo and Rohan Pai • December 3, 2024

In 2020, current Lexington seniors Owen Jiang, Stephanie Wan, and Nishtha Chhabra founded All the Sprouts: an educational organization offering various STEM programs for local middle schoolers. All...