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The Student News Site of McLean High School

The Highlander

The Student News Site of McLean High School

The Highlander

A GSA-made banner promoting pride and acceptance, planned to be put up for Pride month this coming June. The banner is planned to be installed with the two displays.
GSA to create displays in honor of pride month
JJ Steeg, Reporter • May 16, 2024

In honor of Pride month this June, the Gender and Sexuality Alliance (GSA) plans to continue their long-term...

‘Virginia is for unions’ — Virginia Education Association, the parent
organization of the FEA union, held a large rally in support of education
sector labor organizing at the State Capitol in Richmond in Feb. 2024.
Collective bargaining on the horizon
Zakareya Hamed, Editor-in-Chief • May 15, 2024

Three years ago, a monumental bill came into effect legalizing collective bargaining—the process by...

Safety and Security Specialist Bart Bailey discusses the significance of painting the school rock for Black History Month in a video shot by McLeans News Channel, WHMS News. Quietkid4 screenshotted a frame of the video and posted it to Reddit, claiming the rock was his schools.
McLean faces school shooting scare
Aaron Stark, Managing Editor • May 13, 2024

“Is this the rock from your school?”  These words echoed in junior Sagan Pandita’s mind...

Left wing Josh Barnes scores the first goal in an away game against Langley on May 7. The Highlanders finished the evening with a 3-0 victory, ending their regular season on a high note.
Highlanders score 3-0 against the Saxons
Alan Tang, Online Opinions Editor • May 10, 2024

Quickly recovering from a rocky start to the season, the JV boys soccer team ended their season with...

Senior attacker Malina Rubin focuses in mid game against Westfield. The team put forward a good game, despite a slim 4-2 loss.
Girls soccer gets ready for districts
Julia Schildkraut, Reporter • May 10, 2024

Over the past few months, McLean’s girls varsity soccer team has been training and making large strides...

Juniors Aiden Feyerherm and Ryan Chun along with freshman Kalan Warusa hold their first place awards at the GMU Calculus Olympiad.
Math team mobilizes towards national competition
Ryan Kang, Features Editor • May 10, 2024

The McLean Highlander Math League (MHML) recently championed the Virginia Mathematics League, a series...

Manager Izzy Vanegas posing with the JV softball team after securing a win against Marshall. With Vanegass help, the team trumped Marshall 18-1.
The faces behind the teams
JJ Steeg, Reporter • May 15, 2024

Behind McLean’s athletic victories, there lies unrecognized helpers, aiding the teams in small, yet significant, ways. Often seen cheering from the sidelines, a multitude of McLean’s sports utilize...

Lightspeed gives a teacher access to all information present on a students laptop display. The program violates student privacy and has no place at McLean High School.
Surveilling student activity is harmful
Andrew Lohman, Zakareya Hamed and Aaron Stark May 8, 2024

This staff editorial represents the opinion of the majority of The Highlander editorial board. After a pilot program launched in November, Lightspeed Classroom became available to McLean teachers. The...

Coach John Dowling talks to center fielder Gabriel Pegues during a Langley mound visit.
McLean defeats Langley in walk-off fashion to win district semifinals
Tanner Coerr and Andrew Lohman May 15, 2024
A&E
Soft serve, smoothies, milkshakes, sundaes and ice cream cakes are just some of the treats that Carvel serves.
A frozen tragedy
Sandra Cheng, A&E Editor • May 7, 2024


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Fashion Frenzy Episode 2: Red Carpet Edition
Fashion Frenzy Episode 2: Red Carpet Edition
Gabriela Herrera and Isabella Yawata April 4, 2024

In this episode, Isa and Ella discuss and rate outfits seen on the red carpet at the recent Oscars event. https://open.spotify.com/episode/6WL0BMFnvVFoXMKfQ8Fs0v?si=qCL4HKYeTQK9sEZm3iTPMQ

Senior Highlanders share what they’re most excited to do at college
Sabrina Boughanem and Madeleine Stigall

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