Review: “The Lucky One”
Jo Trombadore, Staff Writer
May 23, 2012 • 223 views
Filed under Style, Top Stories
The Lucky One is the newest of seven Nicholas Sparks film adaptations. It opens with a war scene in Iraq during which Logan Thibault (Zac Efron) providentially escapes death when he walks a few feet from his troop to pick up a photograph on the ground, escaping a missile that kills his fellow troops.... Read more »
Community Based Instruction (CBI)
Tatum Davenport, Editor in Chief
May 23, 2012 • 316 views
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Loudoun Valley Community Based Instruction students (CBI) have partnered up with Wheatland Farm to provide an educational and extracurricular environment for CBI students and their families. What makes this partnership so special is that the CBI students and their families are able to enjoy each other’s... Read more »
Making CF Stand for “Cure Found”
Melissa Fairfax, Copy Editor
May 11, 2012 • 286 views
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Megan Stewart was only 15 when she passed away from Cystic Fibrosis complications in 2007. For years prior, she had helped kick off the walk; now, her mother Pam Stewart leads the walk in her memory. Megan’s Walk, as the Leesburg division of the CF Walk is called, is only one of many across the country.... Read more »
Goggles and Lasers and Gears, Oh My!
Rachel Boisjolie, Editor in Chief
May 11, 2012 • 319 views
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Victorian skirts, dresses, and…gears? The Drama Department’s production of Pippin showcased a new interpretation, called "steampunk," of the 1970s musical. “Steampunk is basically what Victorians in the late Victorian era thought was futuristic,” junior stage manager Anna Casserino said.... Read more »
American Reunion
Torri Hart, Editor-in-chief
May 1, 2012 • 212 views
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The movie American Reunion fits perfectly into the American Pie family with its unpredictability, laughable scenarios and raunchy comedy. The boys come back to East Great Falls, Michigan for their Class of 1999 reunion; it’s interesting to see who they have all become. Jim (Jason Biggs) and his... Read more »
Baseball v. Wakefield
Gaelyn Foster, Staff writer
May 1, 2012 • 183 views
Filed under Sports, Spring Sports, Top Stories
On Wednesday April 25, the boys Varsity Baseball team played the Wakefield Warriors at Fireman’s Field. The seven innings lasted for two and a half hours, starting at 6:00 and ending around 8:30. Though the Warriors persevered, the Vikings won handily. In the third inning, the Vikes led with a score... Read more »