FCCPS Superintendent Dr. Peter Noonan has announced that the return to school for grades 6-11 will be, at the earliest, January 12. The completion of the new high school, the return to school close...
Mason’s independent learning days failed to give students and staff the break they deserve
November 10, 2020
The workload with online school is overwhelming. As soon as a big assignment is turned in, two more are assigned. It’s hard to catch a break and relax. It’s a never ending cycle of stress where...
The first week of school, I kept going to the wrong classes—let me tell you, it is so frustrating to go to the wrong class and have to exit. I asked many teachers about CCE, and many were uncertain...
Electives, which were once an escape from the rigorous demands and monotonous requirements of high school, have called for unprecedented, innovative twists.
“Doing any class online is tough, but...
“I am recommending that we hold on bringing back 6 - 12 students until the end of the first semester,” announced Falls Church Superintendent Peter Noonan during the September 22 school board meeting....
Instead of the usual club fair in the GMHS gyms, on Thursday, September 10, Mason students viewed a video and slideshow about the dozens of clubs still offered during the virtual term. You may be feeling...
The GMHS community is still living through unprecedented times. We know, you hear that too often, but it’s true. None of us have ever done this before. Mason teachers have never had to structure their...
As Mason continues to move through uncharted territory, the first week of the new school went... pretty okay. Overall, the Lasso gives it a B+. Despite technology issues and, well, the very fact that school...
The first week of school often entails catching up with friends and watching freshmen get lost on their way to class. No one could have predicted that we’d be starting off the year in our own houses,...
In a virtual School Board meeting on July 23, the board unanimously passed a motion endorsing FCCPS Superintendent Dr. Peter Noonan’s recommendation for the first nine weeks of the school year to operate...
School. The first things that come to mind are crowded hallways, loud classrooms, wooden desks and metal chairs. But what if all of your schoolwork could be done from the comfort of your home?
Isabella...
