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
Sequoia Wyckoff

Sequoia Wyckoff, Editor-in-Chief

Sequoia writes about art, culture, and politics. She has odd taste in pizza toppings.

All content by Sequoia Wyckoff
cartoon of four students on zoom

Advice for seniors as the school year begins

Sequoia Wyckoff, Editor-in-Chief
August 28, 2021
students in classroom

This week in photos: Many students return to GMHS four days a week

Isabel Costa, Sequoia Wyckoff, and Tucker Ward
April 8, 2021
students at desks

Hybrid learning begins at a new GMHS

Sequoia Wyckoff and Sam Mostow
February 27, 2021
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
ballot box

Early voting begins, City Council race on Falls Church ballot

Sequoia Wyckoff, Editor-in-Chief
September 18, 2020
cartoon of an easel

5 tips for surviving junior year

Sequoia Wyckoff, Editor-in-Chief
August 23, 2020
school board on Zoom

It’s official: FCCPS will begin the school year with virtual learning

Sequoia Wyckoff, Stella Turner, and Liam Timar-Wilcox
July 23, 2020
students hold signs

Change our school names – then change the way we talk about history

Sequoia Wyckoff and Eva Williams
June 11, 2020
Hundreds walk in Falls Church Black Lives Matter march

Hundreds walk in Falls Church Black Lives Matter march

Charlie Adams and Sequoia Wyckoff
June 4, 2020
Girl with computer

Mason student jobs transformed

Sequoia Wyckoff, Sam Mostow, and Carter Mackinnon
May 28, 2020
Girl walks her dog

Ashley Zigler: Finding joy in uncertainty

Sequoia Wyckoff, Editor-in-Chief
April 20, 2020
"I want my art to scream at you."

“I want my art to scream at you.”

Sequoia Wyckoff, Editor-in-Chief
March 8, 2020
Students engaged in discussion

A review of rodeo events

Sequoia Wyckoff, Fernanda Molina, Clara Kasik, and Alex Schwartz
December 21, 2019
theater team and director on a stage

Inside Mason’s states-winning VHSL Theater performance

Sequoia Wyckoff, Editor-in-Chief
December 13, 2019
three students pose with trophy

Theater team makes Mason history at Regionals

Sequoia Wyckoff, Editor-in-Chief
November 21, 2019
Two girls look at computer screen in a classroom.

Anuragi Thapliya: Taking a stand in STEM

Sequoia Wyckoff, Editor-in-Chief
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
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
The Mock Trial team poses

Case closed: Mock trial team wins states

Sequoia Wyckoff, Editor-in-Chief
March 8, 2019
Cover photo for Since Parkland

Finding the stories behind the statistics

Sequoia Wyckoff, Editor-in-Chief
March 7, 2019
Girl plays bari saxophone.

Music at Mason: finding a niche

Sequoia Wyckoff, Editor-in-Chief
February 6, 2019
Which candidate is best positioned for the Presidency? (Politics Chat)

Which candidate is best positioned for the Presidency? (Politics Chat)

Colter Adams, Sequoia Wyckoff, Elisabeth Snyder, and Evan Jones
February 5, 2019
Erik Boesen speaks at podium.

Erik Boesen: Mason’s tech guru

Sequoia Wyckoff, Editor-in-Chief
January 17, 2019
Senior Evelyn Duross in a mock Supreme court at Girls State this summer. (Photo courtesy of Evelyn Duross)

Representation matters: Mason students inspired

Sequoia Wyckoff, Editor-in-Chief
December 7, 2018
TiKa Wallace: New York Times photographer

TiKa Wallace: New York Times photographer

Sequoia Wyckoff, Editor-in-Chief
November 29, 2018
A map of the 2018 Senate races and their partisan leanings (Photo via Wikimedia Commons)

Should Democrats up for re-election swing left or right? (politics chat)

Colter Adams, Elisabeth Snyder, and Sequoia Wyckoff
October 19, 2018
Columbus did more than just sail the ocean blue

Columbus did more than just sail the ocean blue

Maeve Keating and Sequoia Wyckoff
October 9, 2018
Art students work on portraits

The art room: a thriving community beneath our feet

Sequoia Wyckoff, Editor-in-Chief
October 4, 2018
Senior Charlie Boland, center, in the water scene from the spring play, "Metamorphases"

Metamorphoses: “Unexpected and mind-blowing”

Sequoia Wyckoff, Editor-in-Chief
May 4, 2018
Freshman Grace Tarpgard holding a copy of Rupi Kaur's milk and honey. This poetry book has grown tremendously popular, selling millions of copies and spending 77 weeks at the top of the New York Times Paperback Fiction Bestseller List. Kaur is one of many rising Instagram poets who are known to write with minimalism. (Photo by Sequoia Wyckoff)

Rupi Kaur, poetry’s popstar?

Sequoia Wyckoff, Editor-in-Chief
May 2, 2018
“Follow Your Dreams, Cancelled” by Banksy, appearing in Boston. (Photo Courtesy via banksy.co.uk)

Leave anonymous artists alone

Sequoia Wyckoff, Editor-in-Chief
January 11, 2018
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