Spring Break Destinations in the Virginia Area
Written by Carissa Vegeres
April 11, 2019
Filed under Features, Top Stories
There are countless things to do in Virginia during spring break, from thrilling theme parks to warm beaches, there is a tremendous amount of beautiful scenery here to enjoy with friends and families. Enjoy the family-friendly theme parks by starting at Busch Gardens in Williamsburg. Another choice is ...
Chromebooks Continue to Enrich, Improve Woodgrove
Written by David Hamady
April 9, 2019
Filed under News, Student News, Top Stories
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...
Rising Freshman Visit Woodgrove on Expo Day
Written by Ainsleigh Shipp
April 3, 2019
Filed under News, Top Stories
Expo Day allows all rising ninth graders the opportunity to experience everything Woodgrove has to offer. Woodgrove SCA and Facetime leaders served as mentors on March 21 at the annual event. Expo day is a half day of school where the eighth graders learn about Woodgrove’s clubs, athletics, and academics....
Looking For a Job? Purcellville and Leesburg Businesses are Hiring
Written by Jordan Fiala, Lorallye Partlow, and Kennedy Vacca
March 8, 2019
Filed under Features, Top Stories
High school consumes much of students’ time, but as young adults there is always a constant need for some extra money. Having to search for nearby jobs is not always easy with heavy workloads and busy schedules. Below are possible job opportunities surrounding our local area of Leesburg and Purcellville,...
Students Take Part in the Ongoing Fight for Women’s Rights
Written by River Stone and Lainey Lynch
March 8, 2019
Filed under Local News, Student News, Top Stories
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,...
6-1 Vote Concludes Debate Over Preservation of African American Grave Sites
Written by Chris Tuttle
March 8, 2019
Filed under Local News, Top Stories
Following years of protest and negotiation, the The Loudoun Freedom Center, as well as many local African American groups, were met with success, after a 6-1 vote in the Leesburg Town Council rescinded a proposal leasing Sycolin Cemetery to local businesses. Instead, the historic African American gravesite...
Northam Faces Fire for Racist Yearbook Photos
Written by Maryam Khan and River Stone
March 8, 2019
Filed under News, Top Stories
Virginia Governor Ralph Northam refuses to step down amid growing calls for his resignation, after a photo from his medical school yearbook depicting racist paraphernalia surfaced in early February. The yearbook photo features a student in blackface standing next to a man wearing a Ku Klux Klan robe,...
Woodgrove’s Top 5%
Written by Dominique Cruz and Cora McQuaid
February 13, 2019
Filed under Student News, Top Stories
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
Filed under Student News, Top Stories
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...
Centers of Outreach Provide Assistance for Loudoun’s Less Fortunate
Written by Casey Abashian, Ben Alter and Daniel Alvarez
December 20, 2018
Filed under Features, Top Stories
Homelessness is a national epidemic, and is dealt with in many different ways. According to the Homelessness in Metropolitan Washington survey, 113 people experienced homelessness in Loudoun County at the end of 2017, a 15.6% increase from the previous year. Loudoun County continues to help its small,...
LCPS Faces Security Concerns
Written by Connor Grahamn, Kylee Harrell & Lorallye Partlow
December 20, 2018
Filed under Local News, Student News, Top Stories
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
Filed under Student News, Top Stories
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...
Cherry Blossom Trees border the Washington Monument.
Photo by Sean Pavone
The annual Cherry Blossom Festival's famous Cherry Blossom Trees.
Photo by Suzanne Rowan Kelleher
A family enjoys the wildlife at the Virginia Aquarium and Marine Science Center.
Photo by Choo Yut Shing
People enjoy the Virginia Beach shore.
Photo by Jorge Quinteros
Freddie Mercury passionately sings at a Queen concert.
Photo used with permission from Creative Commons
Woodgrove students having fun with their Chromebooks.
Photo by David Hamady
The Class of 2023 during Expo Day.
Photo By Jeff Schutte
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