Math teacher Kaitiln McCool has been at Lake Ridge for the past five years, teaching students how to love math. She became a teacher because of her own passion for math and her experience in high school. “I...

Amie Harris, the dance teacher and drill team director at Lake Ridge High School, spent the past decade shaping students into not only skilled dancers, but also disciplined, hardworking students, ready...

For the past seven years, Algebra One teacher, Yessenia Sereno, has worked toward the goal of supporting students in any way possible. “This is the beginning of my seventh year of teaching. This would...

Band Director Bradley Bonebrake’s twenty-five year teaching career has had many ups and downs, but it allowed him to explore a passion for music and share it with other students. “I've been teaching...

From long practices to competitions, culinary requires a lot of dedication and energy. Junior Amber Abrego, who has had a passion for the culinary arts since she was young, has put in hours of work to...

There are many decisions that high school seniors have to make regarding their future. Gracian Sieni, Senior Class President, has always had a plan for her future and what she wanted to study as a career....

Throughout Brooke-Lynn Riser's life she's always had her unique interests and many things influenced them, whether it be family or the unfortunate events that happen to her life. With her interests she...

The continent of Africa is a center of culture and history. Junior Precious Nwokolo is Nigerian and loves her culture. She is Igbo, one of the three ethnic groups from Nigeria along with the Hausa and...

Throughout life, people learn many things whether it be through family, friends, or peers. Madison Sanders, a freshman, has a unique experience growing up that not many people can relate to. Ever since...

Languages are a core feature of any culture. They let people express themselves and describe the world around them. Many people in America only speak one or two languages, but some shoot far past those...