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…
“Pursue truth before everything else.” These were the parting words of Dr. Siddhartha ‘Sid’ Roy, who spoke to the AP Environmental students via Skype this Thursday about how citizen (investigative) scientists pioneered the change necessary…
HAPPY INTERNATIONAL DOT DAY (September 15th)! Based on Peter H. Reynolds’ book The Dot about a caring teacher who dares a doubting student to trust in her own abilities and “make her mark,” DOT DAY…
Shout out to Mr. Coates and his Masonry classes who have been working offsite at the SkillsUSA national headquarters installing a stone walkway. The work they have completed is amazing and shows the diligence, hard…
If you haven’t already, you need to check out the Spark Cafe, which is located on the second floor next to the Research Library. The cafe is open in the mornings from 8:15 – 11:15…
