Cases of COVID-19 are leveling down in the United States, a promising sign for our second summer since the pandemic began. As more and more people are getting vaccinated, the CDC relaxed some safety guidances...

As the COVID-19 numbers in the United States plateau, other countries are experiencing different challenges.  With so many foreign service kids moving in and out of the Falls Church City Public Schools,...

Starting on May 12, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention authorized and recommended the use of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for anyone 12 or older. Anyone 12 or older can now get vaccinated with...

With peers being pulled out of the classroom mid-class, students have had a lot of questions and curiosities about the school's contact tracing process. Here are some answers. Who gets contact traced? When...

The 2021 Junior/Senior Prom, which had been scheduled to take place outdoors on Saturday, May 1, has been postponed. More information about a potential rescheduled date will be made available on May 3. Principal...

Starting today, April 19, the Virginia Department of Health directed the entire state to enter Phase 2 of vaccination for the entire state. This means that anyone over the age of 16 can now get vaccinated...

This week, many GMHS students began in-person learning four days a week, bringing more students than ever to the new building. To adjust to large class sizes while still maintaining six feet distance between...

Falls Church City Public Schools announced that all schools will begin to offer four days of in person learning starting on April 6, the first Tuesday after spring break. Students will have the option...

Last Friday, FCCPS Superintendent Dr. Peter Noonan unveiled a goal to shift from a hybrid learning model to full time school at the start of fourth quarter, after Spring Break. He hasn’t provided...

As students return to hybrid learning, the Lasso captured some scenes from COVID-19 era learning. (All photos by Tucker Ward)

On Tuesday, February 23, hybrid learning began at GMHS, and many students attended in-person classes for the first time since the initial shutdown due to COVID-19 on March 12. The second cohort of...

It has been said many times, but this past year of our lives has been full of unexpected challenges and changes. Due to the mitigation strategies that will be put in place to make students and staff...