The return of spring sports
Tatiana Rivera, Staff Reporter
March 1, 2018
The end of February marks the beginning for the season for spring sports. Each year after President’s Day, returning as well as new players try-out for the sport they find most interesting in hopes to make a positive impact on the team. “We are looking forward to working hard, having fun and putting a ...
Generals hit the ice
Abigail Presson and Gwen Taplin
February 8, 2018
It was a night where the inside of the rink, even only half-filled with fans, was warmer than the frigid air outside. On January 5, the school’s club hockey team was facing its opponents from T. C. Williams High School. They were just two of the high school teams playing at a busy Kettler Capitals...
Six new athletes inducted to Hall of Fame
Julia Van Lare and Liam Holland
January 30, 2018
The W-L Athletics Hall of Fame was created to honor athletes who “have brought a measure of distinction and pride to our school and community as an athlete, coach, administrator or as a contributor to the development and success of the Washington-Lee athletic program," according to the Hall of Fame w...
W-L junior Olympians find inspiration close to home
January 25, 2018
Various associations throughout the world bring together young athletes in a competition of nationally ranked athletes, called junior Olympics. Our school is lucky to be home to several junior Olympian competitors in a variety of sports, such as running and fencing. Associations like the USA Track and Field (U...
Taking aim in Rifle Club
January 23, 2018
Filed under Showcase, Sports, Top Stories
The Rifle Club is one of the lesser known clubs at the school, but has a growing population of people joining the club. Every week, a dedicated group of students go to Veterans of Foreign Wars building (VFW) to practice their shooting skills, on a set of targets. There are about 36 kids in the club, ...
Just keep swimming through the season
Anika Bahl, News Editor
January 4, 2018
Filed under Showcase, Sports, Top Stories
As the winter season sports teams begin competing with other schools, the school’s swim team is off to a strong start. On December 1, the first meet of the season, the boys took a decisive win against McLean while the girls performed well for this point in the season. The swim team’s next meet...
Wrestlers take it to the mat
January 2, 2018
Filed under Showcase, Sports, Top Stories
Many teammates, both returning and new, are eager to begin their wrestling training this season. As always, the wrestling team tries to set standards and goals for themselves to ensure their improvement and success. As the year progresses new ideas and goals are being brought to the table. These goa...
Strong start leads boys basketball to opening night victory
Tatiana Rivera and Gus Nathanson, staff writers
December 14, 2017
Filed under Showcase, Sports, Top Stories
After a long off-season, the much anticipated boys basketball season finally arrived. On November 28, the boys basketball team played its first regular season game at home against the Falls Church Jaguars. The team dominated right from the tip-off, taking an early 21-8 lead with 2:25 left, finishing ...
Flipping out with the gymnastics team
December 7, 2017
Filed under Showcase, Sports, Top Stories
In the back hallways of the school near the sports trainers’ office, the girls gymnastics team practices three times a week, flipping from bars and beams to prepare for competitions. Despite being obscure and unnoticed by most, the 18 girls that participate in gymnastics say they are proud...
Marines run this city
Kate Ford, Staff Reporter
November 2, 2017
Filed under Showcase, Sports, Top Stories, Uncategorized
The 42nd Marine Corps Marathon attracted over 20,000 men and women this year. Great running weather became a bit too warm as the day went on but runners of both the marathon and the newer 10k competition raced well. Athletes made their way through the 26.2 mile course in Arlington and DC, leaving th...
Frisbee team celebrates senior night
Johnston French and Will LeHardy, Staff Writer and Editor-in-Chief
October 31, 2017
Filed under Featured General, Showcase, Sports, Top Stories, Uncategorized
While students tend to come out in droves for Friday night football and basketball games, one team that doesn’t get that much attention is the school’s ultimate Frisbee team. The boys’ and girls’ teams, comprised of students from all grades, had their Senior Night on Thursday, October 19, in a c...
Yarnell goes live
Holland Forsythe, Opinion Editor
October 26, 2017
Filed under Featured General, Showcase, Sports
Senior Sam Yarnell has been working with the broadcast team at the school’s news show, The Daily Dispatch, since his sophomore year. He hosts his own segment, “Generally Great Athletes,” dedicated to informing students on the latest sports information every Thursday. As of last year, Yarnell has ventur...
Talley Schroeder, Staff Reporter
December 4, 2018 • No Comments
Washington-Loving and Washington Liberty. These are the two names the renaming committee for Washington-Lee High School has decided on. They have presented these two names...
A prodigious pollution problem
December 4, 2018
Seniors prepare to cast their first votes
November 30, 2018
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Grace Gent, Staff Reporter
December 9, 2018
Model United Nations (MUN) is a club centered on international problem solving. The school’s MUN club had their biggest conference of the year in early November. With more...
Things get wild in Animal Sciences
October 12, 2018
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