The Musket

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...

LHS Team Wins National Science Bowl Title

Nolan An and Nathan Cunningham • June 15, 2024

This past month, the Lexington High School Science Bowl A team defended their title as the top team in the United States, earning their third win in a row. Competing against 67 other teams, the Lexington...

LHS Teams Compete at VEX Robotics Worlds

Justin Wang and Aditya Chiduruppa • June 15, 2024

From April 25 to May 3, Lexington High School VEX Robotics teams participated in VEX Worlds, where teams from around the world competed against each other. VEX Robotics is an organization that hosts...

LexMACS Prepares for Summer Computer Science Tournament

Owen Jiang and Atreya Mallana • June 15, 2024

This summer, the Lexington Mathematical Computer Science Club (LexMACS) will host their fifth Lexington Informatics Tournament (LIT), a virtual competition centered around cybersecurity and coding. The...

STEM Spotlight: Caroline Ehmann

William Tang and Melissa Ng • June 15, 2024

Lexington High School junior Caroline Ehmann is a passionate advocate for environmental science and a dedicated leader in the LHS community. Ehmann serves as captain of the LHS Envirothon team, capturing...