Meridian High School Student Newspaper - The Lasso

The Lasso
Meridian High School Student Newspaper - The Lasso

The Lasso
Meridian High School Student Newspaper - The Lasso

The Lasso
Megan Clinton

Megan Clinton, Managing Editor

Megan is a senior and this is her fourth year writing for The Lasso. She enjoys playing softball and running cross country at Meridian. She really likes blueberry muffins.

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Junior Danny Oppenheimer poses with a splash of green.

Gallery: Gingers of Meridian

Megan Clinton, Clara Kasik, Isabel Costa, and AJ Strang
March 17, 2022
Mustang swimmers splash the water during a team cheer.

19 moments from swim senior night

Megan Clinton, Managing Editor
February 9, 2022
Seniors Hunter Hicks, Sean Pala, and Bella Paradiso say, "supa fya power" while posed in their tropical tops.

Best of winter spirit week 2022

Megan Clinton, Managing Editor
February 8, 2022
Girl walks out of Meridian High School Building

Seniors gain long-awaited privileges

Megan Clinton, Managing Editor
January 26, 2022
Senior Rianna Arsenault jumps acrobatically while scoring.

15 moments from the girls basketball win

Audrey Morrison, George Papadopoulos, and Megan Clinton
December 10, 2021
A photo of the FCCTV studio.

[Photo] FCCTV studio: the hidden gem of the second floor

Greta Hermann and Emma Tice-Kepner
November 10, 2021
Cross country team poses after a successful regional meet where they qualified for the state meet.

Boys and girls cross country teams qualify for state championship meet

Megan Clinton, Managing Editor
November 8, 2021
picture of first time voter sticker outside of voting ward

Eligible Meridian seniors become first-time voters

Megan Clinton and Liam Timar-Wilcox
November 2, 2021
Seniors Eleanor Gieser, Sydney Longer, Bee Doss, Abbey Meighan, and Coral Rankin show their excitement for spirit week.

Best of Spirit Week 2021

Megan Clinton and Audrey Morrison
October 5, 2021
Where to look for last minute homecoming shopping

Where to look for last minute homecoming shopping

Megan Clinton and Audrey Morrison
September 23, 2021

A Start to the Year

Megan Clinton, Managing Editor
September 1, 2021
A screenshot from the embedded video where Truman attempted mini golf. It didn't go very well, but the important thing is that he tried.

Truman Tries Teeing Off

Truman Lapp, Megan Clinton, and Sam Mostow
July 27, 2021
Happy graduation, seniors!

Gallery: Last “Mason” class graduates

Megan Clinton and Stella Turner
June 3, 2021
Truman flexes.

Truman Tries Training

Truman Lapp, Charlie Adams, Megan Clinton, and Michael Nelson
May 6, 2021
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
Truman at the Mustang Mug.

Truman Tries Tea

Truman Lapp, Becky Rasmussen, Megan Clinton, and Charlie Adams
April 29, 2021
A picture of the old high school building with "Meridian" edited in instead of "George Mason."

School name changed to Meridian High School

Megan Clinton and Sam Mostow
April 28, 2021
Mustangs weigh in on proposed school names

Mustangs weigh in on proposed school names

Megan Clinton and Audrey Morrison
April 22, 2021
couch with square canopy

A definitive ranking of 16 chairs in the new school

Megan Clinton and Truman Lapp
April 6, 2021
Truman gives an introduction.

Truman’s tour of the new school building

Truman Lapp, Charlie Adams, and Megan Clinton
March 8, 2021
Hybrid learning will begin on February 23rd, with students in group B attending in person classes on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Students in group C will attend in person classes on Thursdays and Fridays. (Photo by Charlie Adams)

Hybrid learning: What is it going to look like?

Megan Clinton, Managing Editor
February 22, 2021
Picture of open collaboration space

Dr. Noonan announces new reopening plan, with return set for week of February 22

Kaylah Curley and Megan Clinton
February 1, 2021
covid19 metrics

All school to remain virtual until 2021

Sam Mostow and Megan Clinton
December 6, 2020
concert on a screen outside

For the Record: An alternative to live concerts

Audrey Morrison and Megan Clinton
December 6, 2020
A student puts her head on a desk with papers.

Give us a break

Megan Clinton and Audrey Morrison
November 10, 2020
graphic of trump and biden

10 ideas to deal with election stress

Audrey Morrison and Megan Clinton
November 4, 2020
george mason high school building

Name change resources and opportunities opened to the public

Megan Clinton, Harshini Velmurugan, and Ella Gilmore
October 19, 2020
Photo of Greta Hermann sorting food. 

Greta Hermann: Feeding Falls Church

Megan Clinton, Managing Editor
September 9, 2020
student at desk

A first week like no other

Stella Turner and Megan Clinton
August 29, 2020
Softball players kneel and listen

The effect that the cancellation of spring sports had on Mason

Megan Clinton, Managing Editor
April 23, 2020
picture of Oscar trophies

Women directors deserve Oscars. Now.

Megan Clinton, Managing Editor
March 11, 2020
Infographic by Liam Timar-Wilcox & Megan Clinton

School Board votes on a new school start date

Liam Timar-Wilcox and Megan Clinton
December 18, 2019
Top 5 things students are excited about this school year

Top 5 things students are excited about this school year

Megan Clinton, Managing Editor
October 23, 2019
New ASL class getting positive reviews

New ASL class getting positive reviews

Emma McDonald and Megan Clinton
October 2, 2019
Senior Class plays tug-of-war

Best moments from the 2019 Pep Rally

Megan Clinton, Sarah Lambert, and Olaiya Lewis
October 2, 2019
Four fish in the fish room are pictured.

There’s something fishy going on

Sam Mostow and Megan Clinton
June 7, 2019
Synch or Swim: Emma Tice-Kepner

Synch or Swim: Emma Tice-Kepner

Megan Clinton, Managing Editor
May 24, 2019
Mason ASL spelled using sign language.

ASL to be introduced at Mason

Megan Clinton and Emma McDonald
March 5, 2019
Freshman Henry Boland performs “Glass Box" an original song written by him about the world outside of Falls Church.

Ten moments from the 2018 winter JV show

Megan Clinton, Managing Editor
January 11, 2019

Sibling Rivalries: part 10

Megan Clinton, Managing Editor
December 7, 2018
two students on stage perform at the JV show. One is sitting and playing a drum, and a second is behind her playing piano.

JV Show on life support

Liam Timar-Wilcox and Megan Clinton
October 31, 2018
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