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Volley for Breast Cancer
Help the Loudoun Valley High School Volleyball team raise funds to support Breast Cancer education programs and research efforts by attending “Dig Pink” games on Thursday, September 30 - Freshman and Junior Varsity at 6:00 p.m. and Varsity at 7:15 p.m. Wear pink, buy some baked goods and watch the returning players from the 2009… »
Anti-Prom 2010
With the end of the school year fast approaching, Loudoun Valley students’ days are filled with sports practices, studying for AP Exams, and various other extracurricular activities. Despite their busy schedules, however; students still find time to have fun, and one event that many students have been looking forward to is the junior-senior prom.
This year,… »
Blood Drive At Loudoun Valley High School
After much planning and organization the March 19 blood drive at Loudoun Valley, which was sponsored by the National Honor Society (NHS) and the American Red Cross, commenced without any glitches and many lives may have been saved thanks to these efforts.
“We had a basic interest meeting showing that we’d be interested in the blood… »
The History Club at Loudoun Valley
On March 19 and 20 the History Club at Loudoun Valley will board the bus to travel back in time to 1859, the year of John Brown’s raid on Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. Each year, the History Club holds its annual John Brown weekend, a time in which participants reenact John Brown’s infamous raid… »
Loudoun Valley Places Six on All-Cedar Run District Team
Six players from Loudoun Valley were named to the first-team All-Cedar Run District football team and six more made the second team.
The Vikings, who finished with a 6-4 record and were in the playoff race until the final week of the regular-season, placed guard Dan Matarazzo, wide receiver Kyle Kohnen and running back Ricky Simmons… »
Loudoun Valley Will Be Returning to Group AA Dulles District
The first of several meetings dealing with the redistricting and reclassification of high schools for the 2011-2012 and 2012-2013 academic years took place in Charlottesville in mid-November, and one thing seems certain: Loudoun Valley’s days as a Group AAA school are numbered.
The R&R committee looked at an initial proposal that would move Loudoun Valley and… »
The History Club USO Dance
Each year, the Loudoun Valley History Club sends people flying through the air as they prepare for their annual USO Swing Dance, a dance set in the 1940’s to lift spirits before going off to war. “History clubbers” are taught East Coast Swing, a type of swing dancing in which the girls oftentimes find… »
Valley Alumna Wins Prestigious Grant
April 24, 2009
Kelsey Threatte of Lovettsville, is one of 40 college seniors in the country to win a highly competitive Thomas J. Watson Fellowship for a year of independent exploration and travel outside the United States.
Her creative research project, “Voice and Veil: The Power and Impact of Arab Women Poets on Society,” will take her… »
Vikings Women’s Soccer Undefeated
April 24, 2009
Halfway through the season, both Loudoun Valley Varsity and JV womens soccer teams are undefeated, with only one goal scored against total for each team, and that in non-district play. Head Coach Kerry Davidson, last year’s Cedar Run District Coach of the Year, has returned for her third season with the Vikes, aided… »
Vikings Baseball Drops Third Straight
April 24, 2009
On Saturday the Loudoun Valley varsity baseball team lost their third straight game in as many days, losing to the Yorktown Patriots 5-0. Following their loss to Battlefield, 5-4, and to Fauquier, 14-12, the team was plagued by hitting and defensive problems. Yorktown pitched a complete shutout, allowing only three hits and striking… »
Valley Softball Wins One, Loses One
April 24, 2009
The Loudoun Valley varsity softball team had three back to back games last week; after losing a hard fought pitchers’ duel to Battlefield 1-0 in ITB play, the Vikes bounced back to play Fauquier next and answered on Hayley Grabner’s hard line drive which landed her on first and Karli Johnson-Kemp’s grand slam… »
Valley Men’s Soccer Meets Osbourn
April 10, 2009
The Loudoun Valley men’s soccer teams played Osbourn last week, with the JV teams tying 0-0. Coach Hayba reported that both teams played well and each narrowly missed scoring. The varsity squad lost 1-6, with Valley scoring in the fifth minute when Connor Trombly finished an assist from Clay Cope. Osbourn equalized in… »
Valley Launches Recycling Drive
March 27, 2009
The Loudoun Valley High School yearbook and newspaper are sponsoring a recycling fundraiser to reduce pollution and support their publications. They ask residents to donate their used cell phones, laptops, iPods, inkjet cartridges, and digital cameras for refurbishment or disposal according to EPA regulations.
Martha Akers and Tammy Pyle, advisers to the yearbook and… »
Viking Baseball Loses Opener
March 27, 2009
The Loudoun Valley varsity baseball team traveled to Osbourn Park last week for a Cedar Run District game, losing to the Yellow Jackets 7-3.
Through the first three innings, it was a pitcher’s duel between Valley senior Kevin Rinek and the OP pitcher. Rinek gave up only one hit until the fourth inning,… »
JV Softball Wins Home Opener
March 27, 2009
The Lady Vikings JV softball team played their home opener last week, defeating the Osbourn Park Yellow Jackets 14-3 in five innings. The Vikes started slow, trailing 2-0 after one inning. Then the big Viking bats came alive; Katie Sholl and Lindsey Bowles were both four for four with a double apiece; Courtney… »