The Lasso

2023 IB Art Show

Kylie Moffatt, Staff Reporter May 26, 2023

Meridian's IB Art students put on their annual IB Art show, with juniors and seniors displaying their incredible skills and abilities. Lasso wanted to showcase some of the works shown at the exhibition.

Mr. Robarge shapes and cuts clay for student use in a Stable Group work session (Photo courtesy of Ms Weston)

Art installation enlivens Meridian campus

Abby Crespin, Editor-in-Chief March 17, 2023

While the architects of FCCPS’s new Meridian high school reimagined its layout in a modern and sleek design, members of the school think they may have lost some of the old building’s character and...

Hope by junior Abigail ORegan using acrylic paint on a canvas depicting sunflowers.

Highlights from the 2022 IB art exhibition

Kylie Moffatt, Staff Reporter May 29, 2022

Meridian IB Art students showed off their talents during the annual exhibition on May 11 and 12. Check out this year's works in the gallery below.

Clay boxes are designed in a heart and mosaic pattern. These projects were completed in Meridian’s ceramics class.

What’s going on in ceramics class?

Kylie Moffatt, Staff Reporter January 16, 2022

Most Meridian students know the school offers a ceramics class, however, students not in the class often wonder what it entails. As 2022-23 course selection approaches, understanding the ceramics course...

This design, which was added earlier this school year, takes up most of the wall space in the lobby of the school.

We need more student art around the school

Isabel Costa, Managing Editor December 2, 2021

Last school year, The Lasso published this article about the endless blank walls and lack of decoration in the new school building. Students called for posters, art, or almost anything else to bring a...

State of the art without the art: The new GMHS

State of the art without the art: The new GMHS

Megan Clinton and Audrey Morrison May 3, 2021

The new George Mason High School is a state of the art marvel, but there is one thing missing: art. The walls are bare and the only splash of color is the furniture in the hallways and the occasional...

Sophomores Erin Tarpgaard and Matthew Bloss-Baum talk in a breakout room with _________ during theatre class.(Photo taken by Erin Tarpgaard)

An insider look into virtual theatre and art classes

Emma Roncoroni, Staff Reporter October 4, 2020

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...

Junior Maya Chaterjee models a pair of her own handmade earrings.

Quarantine Creativity: Maya Chatterjee’s Clay and Co.

Isabel Costa, Managing Editor September 22, 2020

We've been in quarantine for over six months now, and it can be hard to stay entertained when you're stuck inside all day. Many Mason students have been finding new hobbies just to relieve a little...

mural of two soccer players

Mason’s best 9 murals

Isabel Costa, Managing Editor May 8, 2020

It's been a while since we've been to the Mason building. Until we're all back in school, enjoy our compilation of Mason's top 9 murals.

How well do you know your classmates?

How well do you know your classmates?

Eleanor Kay and Maggie Hicks November 2, 2018

Everyday, hundreds of students walk the halls of Mason, each with their own unique perspectives, passions, backgrounds, and talents. But it’s hard to know what these are just by rushing past someone...

Art students work on portraits

The art room: a thriving community beneath our feet

Sequoia Wyckoff, Editor-in-Chief October 4, 2018

Mason’s two art classrooms are distinct from the rest of the school. It’s an area most students have little reason to ever seek out - down the stairs, into the basement, fluorescent lighting, and concrete...

A man and woman pose for a photo holding black frames.

Mr. Marc Robarge: sculpting nature

Maeve Keating, Staff Reporter September 21, 2018

“Better, but try to get a bit of a tighter spiral, maybe by using just your fingers,” Mr. Marc Robarge told me. I sighed, putting down my pliers and lifting my aching, browned fingers to the 17th...

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