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Sophomore Flora Pelton and senior Elijah Pelton display their signs to the camera, proud of the protest they have organized. (Photo by Rachel Grooms)

FCCPS students participate in nationwide strike

Rachel Grooms, News Editor April 26, 2023

On Friday March 31, 2023 Meridian High School participated in a Nationwide Education Strike. Students received an excused absence from school and met at Lazy Mike’s Deli at 11am. They made posters, shirts,...

Juniors Erin Tarpgaard, Katie Rice, Anna Dickson, Hope Kleinberg, Hanna Hall, Clara Kasik, and Mia Mayer hold signs that say enough is enough and protect children, not guns. (Photo by Isabel Costa)

Secondary campus students participate in nationwide walkout to protest gun violence

Isabel Costa, Managing Editor May 27, 2022

On Thursday, May 26 at noon, students from both Meridian and Mary Ellen Henderson walked out of class to protest gun violence. The walkout was a part of a nationwide effort organized by Students Demand...

An instagram post from the Meridian Executive SCA account notifying students of the walkout. Photo via Instagram/@meridianscaexec

Meridian students to walk out in response to gun violence

Stella Turner, Former Editor-in-Chief May 25, 2022

In response to a shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, as well as others across the country, the Meridian Students Demand Action club is participating in a nationwide walkout scheduled...

Safety officer and teacher in school classroom with desks barricading the door.

The First 12 Minutes: surviving school shootings

Elisabeth Snyder and Emmy Reitinger March 7, 2019

For years, school shootings have dominated the news. There have been calls for bans on bump stocks, stricter background checks, and more comprehensive mental health resources. After the shooting at Columbine...

Two months since the tragedy, how much has changed?

Two months since the tragedy, how much has changed?

Laura Whitaker, Editor-in-Chief April 14, 2018

Two months ago, a wave of devastation spread from Parkland, Florida that turned into something quite unusual: power. Students all around the country gathered as one to fight against guns. This started...

Sophomore Summer Daniels holding the microphone for junior Amanda Byrne who is reading a eulogy off for one of the Parkland shooting victims.  (Photo by Tenzin Namgyel)

Students participate in National Walk Out (3/14)

Tenzin Namgyel March 27, 2018

On March 14 at 10 a.m., exactly one month after the Parkland shooting, thousands of schools participated in a national walk-out to honor the victims and tighter gun restrictions, including George Mason....

We should run, not hide during a lockdown

We should run, not hide during a lockdown

Evan Stegenga March 21, 2018

“Unpopular Opinions” are exactly that. These opinions are those of the authors alone, and do not represent the opinions of The Lasso or of George Mason High School. In the event of a school shooting,...

A Guns at School sign.

Guns do not make schools any safer

Melissa Boyle March 15, 2018

The recent school shooting in Parkland, Florida sparked nationwide conversations regarding gun safety in schools.To combat this ongoing issue, President Donald Trump proposed a "solution" which would end...

Police car outside Mason

Could this happen to us?

Gabriel Brown December 15, 2014

There have been at least 74 school shootings in the U.S. since the Sandy Hook massacre in 2012. How does this affect life at George Mason? On Monday, November 10, 16-year-old student Brendan Wilson...

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