Students featured in photo from left to right are: Ava Jacobson Pamela Dogbe-Semanou Davis McGee

Trigger Warning: If you are uncomfortable with images of organs and/or eyes, please skip this post 🙂 Just in time for Halloween, the AOS AP Biology students dissected a cow eye to learn about the…

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With Halloween just around the corner, students go all out to end off ACL’s first spirit week of the 2023-2024 school year. Check out the diverse array of costumes below! Photographed by Chloe Ko, Lucky…

Science teacher Mr. Andrew Allshouse and his wife have now put the finishing touches on their annual Halloween yard display at their home in Fauquier County.  It’s a carnival-themed walk-through with playable game booths and…

A representative from the Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum visited the Academies on Wednesday, October 25th. Students gather around to hear what being an ‘Explainer’ entails. “The National Air & Space Museum hires high…

ACL students rock their pink gear for Breast Cancer Awareness! Over $2,600 was raised for the Loudoun Breast Health Network. Photographed by Sarasi Rout & Ms. Tucker

On Monday, wear school colors (blue, turquoise, and green). Tuesday/Wednesday is Pajama day, and Thursday/Friday is Costume Day, or you can wear orange for Unity. If you wear a costume, make sure to stop by…

On Wednesday, AET conducted their famous annual high-altitude balloon launch. This year, the balloon reached a maximum altitude of 55,000 ft, which is significantly lower than the average altitude of ~90,000 ft from past years. It…