Woodgrove Bids Farewell to Theatre Director Mr. David Noland
Written by Dominique Cruz, Hope Davison, and Rebecca Faletti
May 15, 2019
After teaching at Woodgrove for nine years, long time Theatre Director David Noland will be moving on to Independence High School in Ashburn, VA as the new Theatre Director and Fine Arts Department Chair. Noland helped build Woodgrove’s Theatre program, opening the school in 2010. He has led a successful...
Woodgrove Theatre Presents: Chicago
Written by Dominique Cruz, Hope Davison, and Rebecca Faletti
May 15, 2019
A Broadway classic graces the stage at Woodgrove this spring as the drama program finishes the year with a production of Fred Ebb and Bob Fosse’s Chicago. The musical follows two female leads, Velma and Roxie, played by juniors Julia Condie and Colleen Clark. As both of the women end up in prison,...
Hernandez and Stevens Win Woodgrove Idol
Written by Katherin Gomez
April 22, 2019
In pursuit of the title of Woodgrove Idol, 11 students performed in the annual vocal competition held on March 21 in Dentime. Brendon Hernandez and James Stevens took home the grand prize, a microphone-shaped trophy. The duet performed a song by country artist, John Denver, “Take Me Home, Country...
Chromebooks Continue to Enrich, Improve Woodgrove
Written by David Hamady
April 9, 2019
Loudoun County Public Schools provided Chromebooks to students at the start of the 2018-2019 school year as a part of its “Deeper Learning” initiative. 46 schools received Chromebooks this year, 23 schools will receive them next year, and the remaining 23 schools will receive them in 2020. LCPS...
Seasonal Affective Disorder Taking a Toll on High School Students
Written by Mia Cammarota and Annie Gilbert
March 26, 2019
Now that spring has finally come, the weather is warmer, the days are longer, and there seems to be a new energy everywhere; a major shift in mentality is happening all across the country, specifically for those who deal with what is called Seasonal Affective Disorder (S.A.D). So, what exactly is...
Students Take Part in the Ongoing Fight for Women’s Rights
Written by River Stone and Lainey Lynch
March 8, 2019
After waves of sexual harassment accusations began making headlines, actress Alyssa Milano ignited the #MeToo movement with a tweet: “If you’ve been sexually harassed or assaulted, write ‘me too’ as a reply to this tweet.” Now, over one year later, as International Women’s Day approaches,...
Woodgrove’s Top 5%
Written by Dominique Cruz and Cora McQuaid
February 13, 2019
Twenty members of Woodgrove senior class were honored in December as part of the county’s excellence in Education Banquet, which recognized the top five percent in each senior class throughout the county. In 1983, Al Sowards, LCPS’s gifted program manager, first recognized the academic achievers in the ba...
Flu Epidemic Spreads Nationwide
Written by Gretchen Nagle, Maryam Khan, Ashleigh Moffett, and Ryan Wilkinson
December 20, 2018
Flu season. The most infamous scourge of winter. Fevers, coughs, sore throats, headaches, fatigue, and runny noses are all main symptoms that make people dread the flu. Woodgrove High School nurse Stephanie Lovasz says, “The flu season can start as early as October, run to March and April, and it...
LCPS Faces Security Concerns
Written by Connor Grahamn, Kylee Harrell & Lorallye Partlow
December 20, 2018
Sam Hermens, a LCPS itinerant specialized facilitator for reading who works for Loudoun County, was caught taking pictures up the skirts of female students. A Woodgrove staff member noticed the unusual behavior of Hermens, whom he originally perceived to be a student, and immediately escorted him to...
Cheating Epidemic Spreads Across LCPS
Written by Meghan Dunster, Rebecca Faletti, Maryam Khan
December 20, 2018
Some might call it an open secret. To others, it is an epidemic. To a few, however, it may be what their academic career depends on, for better or for worse. No matter what you call it, cheating is a very real fact of life at every level of education, and it cannot go ignored. The recent advent of photo...
We’re All Human Hosts its Third Annual Color Run at Woodgrove High School
Written by Lainey Lynch, Meghan Dunster
November 20, 2018
The We’re All Human Club (WAH) at Woodgrove High recently hosted the third annual Color Run with six other LCPS high schools. This event is funded by the Ryan Bartel Foundation, a foundation dedicated to suicide awareness and prevention. The Color Run began in Loudoun County to support the Ryan Bartel...
Is this the Fall of Football?
Written by Casey Abashian, Maryam Khan, and Ryan Wilkinson
October 25, 2018
The homey, familiar aroma of fresh-cut grass consumes each breath as the impact of a bone-crushing tackle is heard throughout the audience. A packed house, filled to the brim with students, parents, and coaches alike erupts in approval, united over a common American pastime. Football remains the country’s...
Mr. Shipp (left) and Ms. Holland (right). Photo by David Hamady.
A bottle of CBD oil, commonly applied on the skin. Photo by Creative Commons.
A bottle of CBD oil commonly applied on skin. Photo by Creative Commons.
An Amazon Echo sits on a shelf.
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In the picture, sophomores Peyton Tarrant and Lindsay Bergman study for AP World History.
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