The pond at the Academies of Loudoun, built approximately two years ago, serves as a key element in stormwater management on campus. Ponds like these serve to provide a middle point between storm runoff and…
Since 2014 there has been a dramatic increase in the amount of youth and teens utilizing vapes and electronic cigarettes. This increase is primarily attributed due the variety of flavorings available, its portability and discretion…
So how does VR happen? Many things are involved with VR. First off, measurements need to be taken of six vital things in order for the screens you see to look real. Image resolution, the…
Hey Kiddo – a tale of addiction and awareness This year’s 1B1C choice by Loudoun County Public Library was unique in many ways. Hey Kiddo: How I Lost my Mother, Found my Father, and Dealt…
It all began in 1838, when Sir Charles Wheatstone coined the term “stereopsis,” the perception of depth produced by the reception in the brain of visual stimuli from both eyes. In his research of building…
We’ve all heard of virtual reality, otherwise known as VR. VR for sick students to continue school, medical students to experience surgery and examination beforehand, airplane simulators for trainees, and just the appeal of it…
At first, all I see is a deep orange sky radiating into my vision, outlining the black precipice-like mountains before me. Woah. A red roller coaster track lies before me, looping up into the mountains,…
RoboLoCo competed in their first off-season event for this season the IROC – Ilite Robotics Off-Season Challenge. The team hosted two new drive teams – and their performances were outstanding. Despite some battery challenges and…
Academies of Loudoun Principal Tinell Priddy thanks the various collaborators whose contributions made the new construction project possible. Photo by Times-Mirro/John Ballston. LCPS students have collaborated with licensed contractors before to build houses, but this…
General Information You may have noticed that in the upper courtyards at the Academies of Loudoun there are a lot of grasshoppers. These grasshoppers are known as Differential Grasshoppers, Melanoplus differentialis. You may be unfamiliar…
