Meridian High School Student Newspaper - The Lasso

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Meridian High School Student Newspaper - The Lasso

The Lasso
Meridian High School Student Newspaper - The Lasso

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Sam Mostow

Sam Mostow, Editor-in-Chief

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VP Harris visits Meridian to launch Clean School Bus program

Sam Mostow and Eva Williams
May 22, 2022
Happy graduation, seniors!

One last article before I graduate

Sam Mostow, Editor-in-Chief
May 19, 2022
Students wait in a dark room behind upturned tables

Lockdown accidentally triggered at MHS and MEH

Liam Timar-Wilcox and Sam Mostow
May 5, 2022
Senior Megan Tremblay looks upwards to the hoop.

Girls basketball falls to Carroll County in state championship

Sam Mostow, Editor-in-Chief
March 15, 2022
Mustangs cheer to start off the game.

Girls basketball advances to state championship game for second consecutive season

Sam Mostow, Editor-in-Chief
March 9, 2022
Truman Lapp introduces Lasso Olympics.

The Lasso Winter Olympics

Truman Lapp, Emma Tice-Kepner, Greta Hermann, Jack Ackerman, Preston Lieu, Clara Kasik, Abby Crespin, AJ Strang, Molly Moore, Mino Castillo-Juarez, Sam Mostow, and Isabel Costa
February 27, 2022
Senior Natalee Cannon dribbles down the court.

Girls basketball advances to Region 3B semifinals

Sam Mostow, Editor-in-Chief
February 21, 2022
Valentine’s Day candy and treats at Target.

Our definitive review of Valentine’s Day candy

Kaylah Curley, Kylie Moffatt, Sophia Borghesani, Sam Mostow, Tessa Kassoff, and Mino Castillo-Juarez
February 11, 2022
Freshmen Jenna Hall, Nora Stuft, Daisy Hamilton, Bella Brooks, Sydney Le, Melia Collins, Joyce Tadesse-Kassa, Paige Kessman, and Gavin Longer all wear grey to show their support for their class.

FCCPS files lawsuit against Youngkin’s new mask guidance

Eva Williams and Sam Mostow
January 26, 2022
A graphic of masks.

FCCPS announces new COVID-19 guidance in response to Omicron variant

Sam Mostow, Editor-in-Chief
January 5, 2022
The Lasso's top 11 Stories

The Lasso’s top 11 Stories

Sam Mostow, Editor-in-Chief
December 14, 2021
Graham Felgar runs.

Meridian football ends dream season as Region 3B runners-up

Sam Mostow, Editor-in-Chief
November 30, 2021
An election watch party at Clare n’ Don’s hosted by Marybeth Connelly and Debora Schwantz-Hiscott, a crowd watches a live tally of results. Hiscott and Connelly both won seats on City Council on Tuesday. (Eva Williams)

An early look into Virginia’s election results

Sam Mostow, Eva Williams, and Liam Timar-Wilcox
November 2, 2021
Jessica and Oscar at the Venice Film Festival earlier this week. (Photo via Getty Images)

Celebrity news has been rampant. Here are our thoughts

Eva Williams, Audrey Morrison, Clara Kasik, and Sam Mostow
September 11, 2021
cartoon of four students on zoom

Advice for juniors as the school year begins

Sam Mostow, Editor-in-Chief
August 28, 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
The Unity March happened.

2021 Unity March reaffirms Falls Church’s commitment to equity

Sam Mostow, Editor-in-Chief
June 15, 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
A far-away shot of the Lincoln Memorial

Prom postponed, tentatively scheduled for late May

Sam Mostow, Editor-in-Chief
April 22, 2021
students at desks

Hybrid learning begins at a new GMHS

Sequoia Wyckoff and Sam Mostow
February 27, 2021
basketball court

An inside look at a COVID-19 era boys basketball game

Sam Mostow, Editor-in-Chief
January 24, 2021
survey results

Let’s talk about surveys

Sam Mostow, Editor-in-Chief
December 16, 2020
The new high school

School Board votes unanimously to change names of Mason and Jefferson

Sequoia Wyckoff, Liam Timar-Wilcox, and Sam Mostow
December 9, 2020
covid19 metrics

All school to remain virtual until 2021

Sam Mostow and Megan Clinton
December 6, 2020
crowd in DC

Mason students react to Biden win

Sam Mostow, Editor-in-Chief
November 10, 2020
The front entrance of George Mason High School.

Cost analysis of name change should happen before public survey

Sam Mostow, Editor-in-Chief
September 18, 2020
A graphic that says how 2020 will get worse

Satire: Here’s how 2020 is going to get worse

Sam Mostow, Editor-in-Chief
August 24, 2020
A football player runs.

VHSL adopts third model of reopening, postpones all sports until December

Sam Mostow, Editor-in-Chief
July 27, 2020
thomas jefferson elementary building

We need to have a community-wide discussion about what a name change means

Sam Mostow, Editor-in-Chief
June 14, 2020
Girl with computer

Mason student jobs transformed

Sequoia Wyckoff, Sam Mostow, and Carter Mackinnon
May 28, 2020
Coronavirus Disease 2019. (Photo Courtesy of U.S. Air Force)

Satire: The Universe reveals that March was all just an April Fool’s Day prank

Sam Mostow and Liam Timar-Wilcox
April 1, 2020
Hand sanitizer on a counter

Satire: Ways to take advantage of quarantine

Sam Mostow, Editor-in-Chief
April 1, 2020
Two cartoon figures stand two meters (six feet) apart to promote social distancing.

Take social distancing seriously

Sam Mostow, Editor-in-Chief
April 1, 2020
Bravin talks to Dan Forgas

An evening in the shadow of Coach Bravin

Sam Mostow, Editor-in-Chief
February 27, 2020
A question asking who will win the Super Bowl

Results from The Lasso’s annual Super Bowl Poll

Sam Mostow, Editor-in-Chief
February 3, 2020
Megan Rapinoe celebrates.

Top 9 sports moments of 2019

Sam Mostow, Editor-in-Chief
December 22, 2019
A photo of two fountains on the F-hallway main floor. Photo by Sam Mostow

A review of all of Mason’s water fountains

Sam Mostow and Liam Timar-Wilcox
November 8, 2019
Fans in the stands watching a World Series game on the jumbotron at Nats Park.

Championships are amazing. Enjoy them.

Sam Mostow, Editor-in-Chief
October 31, 2019
A group of freshmen sits at a table in the cafeteria.

An open letter to upperclassmen: lay off the freshmen

Sam Mostow, Editor-in-Chief
October 29, 2019
The candidates running for City Council and School Board sit in chairs on stage while the audience watches. The City Council and School Board elections are on November 5th. (Photo by Sam Mostow)

Students pack the Auditorium for the Lasso Forum

Sam Mostow, Editor-in-Chief
October 21, 2019
Four fish in the fish room are pictured.

There’s something fishy going on

Sam Mostow and Megan Clinton
June 7, 2019
The Lasso breaks down the 2020 Democratic primary

The Lasso breaks down the 2020 Democratic primary

Colter Adams, Sequoia Wyckoff, Evan Jones, Elisabeth Synder, and Sam Mostow
June 4, 2019
Community Gal: Claire Frisbie

Community Gal: Claire Frisbie

Sam Mostow, Editor-in-Chief
May 30, 2019
Commonwealth attorney candidates Theo Stamos (right) and Parisa Tafti (left) on stage

The Lasso breaks down the Candidate Forum

Colter Adams, Sequoia Wyckoff, Evan Jones, and Sam Mostow
April 24, 2019
Top 10 college mascots

Top 10 college mascots

Sam Mostow, Editor-in-Chief
April 2, 2019
A fan, wearing a gray shirt and hoisting an American flag, cheers excitedly. Fans can be intense, sometimes to the point of ejection. “It’s generally directed towards officials but sometimes people complain about coaches and playing time,” said head varsity boys basketball coach Christopher Capannola. (Photo courtesy of WEBN-TV via Flickr).

Opinion: Sports parents need to chill out

Sam Mostow, Editor-in-Chief
March 18, 2019
Students walk around the club fair.

Satire: Alternate uses for Wild Horse Wednesday

Liam Timar-Wilcox and Sam Mostow
March 11, 2019
Two teams line up as one snaps the ball.

Mason students make predictions for the 2019 SuperBowl

Sam Mostow, Editor-in-Chief
February 4, 2019
GMHS administration stands outside of school in their halloween costumes.

Student enjoys administration’s cancelation of midterm week

Sam Mostow, Editor-in-Chief
January 14, 2019
Top eight sports moments of 2018

Top eight sports moments of 2018

Sam Mostow, Editor-in-Chief
December 27, 2018
Women playing basketball

Women’s basketball needs to be as big as men’s

Sam Mostow, Editor-in-Chief
October 24, 2018
Football player runs with the ball surrounded by other players.

Mustangs rout Nelson County at Homecoming game

Sam Mostow, Editor-in-Chief
September 20, 2018
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