Highlander
McLean High School
McLean, VA
Issue Date: Friday, December 21, 2007 
Issue: December 21, 2007
Last Update: Tuesday, January 08, 2008


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By Louis Huang

Every two out of three people I see in the hallway are fat. That’s if our school represents the national average according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which reports that two-thi full story >

By Moises Cazal

“Just say NO,” Doug Flamm said, parent of seven children. That is the cliché response that most parents give when asked about drugs. If drugs were to be legalized, would they seriously pose a heavy we full story >

By Victor Cary

Marijuana has been with humanity since 2737 BC, when it was first documented in a Chinese medical compendium. Today, however, the plant is considered a highly illegal Schedule I drug in the United Sta full story >

By Lauren Zimmerman

The countdowns have started, and the excitement is rising. Winter break, as all breaks from school, is highly anticipated. It is fun to get off school, but several students and teachers wonder if it i full story >

By Student council

We extend our thanks to senior Rose Tobiassen for her outstanding response to the article "Cafeteria flat screen television a testament of SGA poor prioritizing". We would also like to thank the news full story >

By N/A

We already know that the only colors our school has on its walls are the strips of tiles in each of the different hallways. With the grey and white walls, and the lack of school “decoration,” walking full story >

By Jasmine Mohandesi

With one phone call senior Sean Leahy's future was changed forever. "It did not feel real until I was holding the letter in my hand," Leahy said. Ranked 47th in the country, Leahy was accepted to Co full story >

By Jasmine Mohandesi

Although only December, the junior class has already begun preparations for Prom 08. At a meeting last Thursday, the junior class council welcomed all members of the class of 2009 interested in lendin full story >

By Ned Burchfiel

It could be called the little snowstorm that could. Two weeks ago, a system that even the most optimistic forecasters dismissed as a nuisance event dropped four to five inches of snow on McLean, surp full story >

By John Mulligan

Almost halfway through the year, most are familiar with Highlander time. People have stopped expecting to wake up late on Fridays, and switched their schedules to Wednesday. Mr. Wojciechowski is fair full story >

By Holly Betancourt

After one month of collecting animal supplies, the lucky animals at the Arlington Welfare League received their holiday presents on Wednesday, thanks to the McLean Humane Society and the generosity of full story >

By Devon Gold

A recent organization that has been very popular lately is Project ASK, a charity for children with cancer. This association benefits children at the hospitals, especially during the holiday season. " full story >

By Cat Davis

The faint sound of ringing hand bells fills the air accompanied by the smiling faces and cheery attitudes of volunteers. It’s an all too familiar sound heard in the parking lots all around town throug full story >

By Andrew Tompkins

Even though her brother Alden McCray has left for college sophopmore Lucy McCray kept up the tradition of giving to the troops. Alden was in charge of the drive last year. "I felt like it would be a full story >

By Cat Davis

The day that you have been waiting for has arrived. You run down the stairs only to be greeted by bright paper and ribbons, boxes and bags. Finally, you can open that brand new game system or the desi full story >

By Sarah Ross

By tomorrow morning, more than 150 people will be running the grounds of this school, all in the memory of one man and his Chemis-tree. "Right now we have about 160 people signed up to run, which is full story >