DE English students are in for a treat when they stand out and earn a prize: check out these stickers Mr. Donohue created! The likeness is uncanny.

Congrats to our very own Ms. Trickett! She is such a gem of an educator, and we are so happy to see her celebrated 💙💛

AP Lit students kickstarted their reading of Hamlet by exploring the Globe Theatre and taking a virtual reality tour of a Danish castle! Thank you to LightridgeLibrary and Mr. Archie for collaborating and hosting Mrs. Cleary’s scholars 📚

Congrats to the yearbook staff for receiving Trophy Class in VHSL on last year's publication, which is the highest possible rating in the yearbook division for the state. Great job! Lightridge Yearbook novayearbooks 𝐋𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐞 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥

Happy early Halloween! 🎃Jason White is Gru, Mr. Donohue is Dr. Nefario, and we are their minions. Go bolts! ⚡️ 𝐋𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐞 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥

Students in Ms. Rudder's AP Lit course engaged in hexagonal thinking. Getting all the themes to touch is like solving a literary puzzle, and no group had the same answer.

The English department went all out for our door decorating competition! Come see the magic in the back hallway ❄️

Students in Ms. Cichoski’s English 10 classes created the most inspiring 2023 vision boards to kick off the new year. Come see the magic in the English hallway!

The (friendly) war continues between Eric Fritz and Mr. Greentree for elective superiority on the 1500 bulletin board. So many English electives to choose from! 𝐋𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐞 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥

Congratulations to Ms. Rudder on receiving a VASCD Impact Award! She was honored today in Richmond, VA for her outstanding equity contributions at 𝐋𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐞 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥. Way to go! 💛💙 Photographed with our acting superintendent and Anne Holton, VA’s former secretary of ed.

Congrats to Lin Rudder, an English teacher at 𝐋𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐞 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 High School, for receiving the Impact Award from Virginia ASCD (@VASCD)!

Woohoo! 🥳 Proud of Coach Johnson & Coach Cichoski, two excellent English teachers who are leading this team to States this weekend! 💙💛

So much engagement! 📚Students in AP Lang participated in debates this week on whether or not to ban books in our book room. Students were tasked to understand both sides, craft a rhetorical argument, and present to their classmates. Great work, Mr. Fritz & Ms. Johnson! 🥳

Interested in joining the yearbook staff? 📷 Come have lunch in Room 1517 on Wednesday to learn all about why you should add this elective to your schedule next year! 𝐋𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐞 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 Lightridge Yearbook

Shoutout to our amazing literary magazine staff for being recognized for last year’s excellence. Congratulations, Ms. Rudder! 💛💙𝐋𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐞 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥

The Lightridge English dept WELL represented at our boys’ soccer teacher appreciation night 💙⚽️💛

Some of our awesome seniors volunteered at FOHA this morning while our 9th, 10th, and 11th graders were SOL testing. Thanks to FOHA for hosting us! 𝐋𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐞 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 Lightridge English Department

Standing room only for our Lightridge English Department department’s in-school field trip for students conducted by George Mason University’s secondary education graduate students!

End of year celebrations are in full swing—charcuterie contest happening today! 🥳