How To Steal a Fortune
A thief skillfully picks the lock to a heavily guarded vault and carefully creeps inside. Before long, he’s gathered millions of dollars worth of priceless gems. Just as he starts to believe that he may…
Meet Mrs.Tucker
Mrs. Sandra Tucker is an amazing entrepreneurship teacher and a wonderful mentor. Described as the most kind by students, she joined the Academies of Loudoun in 2021. Mrs. Tucker brings her expertise and enthusiasm for…
Genius Gizmos
The Academies Online, ACL’s official online school newspaper, is holding another contest! Respond to the prompt,, “What innovation from the 20th century or later has inspired you and why?” for a chance to win monetary…
The Rise of Notion
How many times have you tried to maintain a planner? I have decorated my bullet journal pages with curly calligraphy and colorful flower doodles countless times, hoping to create beautiful spreads that would motivate me…
A Friday Field-Trip: The Aviation Education and Career Expo
The ever-luminous sunlight beamed through the numerous windows as twenty-seven A-day and B-day students alike congregated in the main lobby of The Academies building far before the start of the school day. Each student was…
gray
“I am jealous of everything whose beauty does not die. I am jealous of the portrait you have painted of me. Why should it keep what I must lose? Every moment that passes takes something…
So We’re Not All on the Same Wavelength?
What’s your favorite color? You’ve probably heard that question more than enough times. Favorite colors are a common ice breaker no matter what the setting, but they’re always changing. This could be, simply, because the…
Meet Mr. Kantz
Either in his 9th-grade Integrated Science classroom or his Jr/Sr Research room just down the hall, many know Mr. Ethan Kantz as a wonderful teacher and indispensable member of the AOS staff. Specializing in applied…
AOS Lab Meetings
December 13th: The final round of lab meeting presentations prior to both winter break and the upcoming semester presentations is underway in Mr. Kantz’s second-block research class. Presenters listed out their plans for data collection…
More Holiday Spirit
Administrative Assistant Kristen Peterson shows more spirit! photographed by Saanvi Gutta