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Cassie Kavanagh, Design Editor

Cassie Kavanagh is the design editor of the paper this year. This is her third year on the newspaper staff, and she could not be more excited! Cassie plays volleyball for the school and is a member of Best Buddies and president of the PAWS club. Cassie enjoys volunteering at the local animal shelter, reading, hiking, and watering her plants in her free time. She also loves her two kitties, Cora and Millie.

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Sock Balls and Safeties

Sock Balls and Safeties

Cassie Kavanagh
May 25, 2023
Members of the crew team exit the boat during a practice. On the water practices only occur during the spring season.

Girls Crew Day In The Life

Cassie Kavanagh
March 16, 2023
Best Buddies members pose at their event at Cox Farms. The trip to Cox Farms has become an annual event. (Photo courtesy of Laura South)

Best Buddies

Cassie Kavanagh, Staff Reporter
February 14, 2023
Joyce completes a dive in front of a panel of judges. In December, Joyce competed in the Junior World Championships.

Making a Splash

Cassie Kavanagh
December 8, 2022
A celebration of LGBTQ+ pride takes place. Pride can be traced back to 1970, in which it began as a protest.

Say gay

Cassie Kavanagh, Social Media Editor
June 5, 2022
Students hide in the locker room during the October 6 lockdown. They were later released by ACPD.

Lockdown procedures in APS

Cassie Kavanagh, Social Media Editor
May 3, 2022
Taylor Swift’s sixth studio album, “Reputation,” rests on a table. She released the album in 2017. 

Misogyny in the music industry (Taylor’s Version) 

Cassie Kavanagh , Social Media Editor
March 1, 2022
Walkout leaders stand in front of a crowd in protest of sexual assault in Arlington Public Schools. The walkout took place on October 22 this school year.

Closer to change

Cassie Kavanagh, Social Media Editor
January 25, 2022
In the past year thousands of Afghan refugees have entered the United States.

Lending a hand

Cassie Kavanagh, Social Media Editor
November 8, 2021

With a new teacher comes a new course

Cassie Kavanagh, Social Media Editor
November 8, 2021
Mr. Bennett is new at W-L. He is a former scientific researcher.

From researcher to teacher

Cassie Kavanagh, Social Media Editor
October 24, 2021
Mr. Folb is new at our school. He previously taught at New Directions.

Teaching a new direction

Cassie Kavanagh, Social Media Editor
October 24, 2021
Alumni and teacher of our school, Ms. Splan poses for a photo.

Once a general, always a general

Cassie Kavanagh, Social Media Editor
September 9, 2021
The hidden enemy

The hidden enemy

Cassie Kavanagh, Staff reporter
May 28, 2021
The Black Lives Matter movement has taken off in recent years, and Caroline Hamilton has been an ally.

A journey of protest

Cassie Kavanagh, Staff reporter
May 27, 2021
Loss of housing in the Arlington community 

Loss of housing in the Arlington community 

Cassie Kavanagh, Staff Reporter
April 13, 2021
A puppy looks up at its foster mom. Flannery-Goodman fostered this puppy from Lucky Dog Rescue.

Arlington community fosters pets 

Cassie Kavanagh, Staff Reporter
February 25, 2021
A Swiss Cheese plant sits in Merrifield Garden center. This plant is liked by many, similar to gold rush on Taylor Swifts latest album evermore.

Taylor Swift’s “evermore,” but greener

Cassie Kavanagh, Staff Reporter
February 15, 2021
Turning a new leaf with greenery

Turning a new leaf with greenery

Cassie Kavanagh, Staff Reporter
January 14, 2021
Left: A christmas cactus. Right: A polka dot plant. Middle: a poinsettia.

The New Leaf: Holiday plants ranked (Part 3)

Cassie Kavanagh, Staff Reporter
December 15, 2020
Left: A moon cactus. Right: A fittonia.

The New Leaf: Holiday plants ranked (Part 2)

Cassie Kavanagh, Staff Reporter
December 11, 2020
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The New Leaf: Holiday plants ranked (Part 1)

Cassie Kavanagh, Staff Reporter
December 10, 2020
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D.C. street art: Explained by a political graphic artist

D.C. street art: Explained by a political graphic artist

Cassie Kavanagh, Staff Reporter
November 23, 2020
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