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 At the start of the season, one of the primary doubts surrounding the AHS boys lacrosse team was whether they could compete with some of the elite and more established teams in the Northern Region, especially from the powerful Concorde District. With their run to the state tournament, the team has answered that question forcefully, beating Robinson 7-6 and Westfield 10-9 to qualify for the tournament, the first time they’ve qualified since... |
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Boys soccer at 2-7 The boy’s varsity soccer team currently holds a 2-7 record for the 2008 season. They started out strong, winning both...
Softball struggles to a 2-14... The Lady Atoms started out their season with a few tough losses but were able to dig out their first district win...
Girls LAX dominates district “We are the champions” softly issued from the stadium speakers as the girls varsity lacrosse team closed out a perfect...
AHS fans need to pay... Unfortunately, because lacrosse seems to be a relatively unknown and vastly underappreciated sport, the success of our...
Kinch Returns After more than two months at Westford Academy in Boston, Massachusetts, sophomore Lauren Kinch returned to AHS and...
Baseball strikes out against... A little less than three weeks ago, AHS varsity Baseball was coming off two straight district wins. Five losses later,...
Boys LAX lands one seed As the Atoms went across the field for the post-game handshakes after a 14-3 win at West Potomac, they couldn’t help...
Boys, Girls LAX both defeat... Boys LAX beats the Stallions on the road, 10-7, while the girls LAX squad takes care of South County at home, 13-7.
Girls Socer at 1-2-1 The Atoms’ girls varsity soccer team looks to have a very promising season this year. They currently have one win, two...
Girls Softball struggling at... The girls softball team is won its first game against Falls Church. The 18-8 victory comes after five losses. The team...
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Girls LAX Undefeated in the... Although the AHS girls varsity lacrosse is used to a winning tradition, this year’s start is more promising than ever. Just a year ago the Atoms started with a record of 5-4 in their first 9 games, so with a 7-2 overall record and 2-0 in the...Full Story
 Boys LAX Undefeated The perfect season fading away before their eyes during a game against Lake Braddock as they trailed 5-1, the boys LAX team easily could have folded down the stretch and given up. The Bruins were one of the top teams in the Patriot District,...Full Story
 Boys Soccer drops 2 straight The AHS boys varsity soccer team set itself up with high expectations with two in a row scrimmage wins against South Lakes and Madison high school before the official season began. However, despite these successes, the team suffered losses in both...Full Story
Capitals and Ovechkin are... Even during the Capitals brilliant run to the Stanley Cup finals in 2000, there was never a ton of buzz around the team. They were always second fiddle to the Redskins, Wizards, and even the Nationals after they arrived. Heck, even the Stanley Cup...Full Story
 Baseball falls to McLean In the Atoms’ last game of the Osbourn Park Tournament, AHS fell to the McLean Highlanders 10-2. The score does not accurately represent the play of the Atoms. While there were several good defensive plays, especially those of sophomore shortstop...Full Story
 After 2 scrimmages, hope... The AHS boy’s soccer team has started their season off well with two wins in a row. The first, against South Lakes, was won 2-0, and the most recent game against Madison was won 1-0. Although these games were only scrimmages, they serve as a...Full Story
 Youthful girls LAX team... As the 2008 Girls Varsity Lacrosse season approached, many returning players had one looming thought on their minds: the 15-16 loss to Robinson in the opening round of the Regional Playoff last year. They started to look ahead and envision a chance...Full Story
 LAX looking to improve Although the varsity boys lost to Westfield to end their season in the first round of regionals, they had some postives to build around for this season. Despite having their season end prematurely, they had a solid and surprising season, coming out...Full Story
 Nationals should show... For the first time since they moved to Washington, D.C., the Washington Nationals may have a prayer at contention.
Am I crazy? The Nationals, a team that went 73-89 last year, couldn’t possibly be competitive in a nasty NL East division that...Full Story
 Koppelman improves at States After going into States seeded 19th, Koppelman rises three spots to finish in the top 16Full Story
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 How to save a life The Save A Life Tour visited AHS to show students the dangers and effects of drunk driving.
 Culinary students help... Students from the AHS Culinary Arts Program helped A La Belle Cuisine cater the Annual Easter Egg Roll, held on the...
 District X Festival... For the first time in five years, the District X Orchestra Festival is hosted at AHS.
 AHS senior named... Senior Paul Mathis won the Virginia JEA High School Journalist of the Year award.
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 Cameron It was he winter of 1996 near Richmond, Virginia. A broken...
 Zach I believe that all American citizens should support our...
 Gus I believe that golf is a perfect allegory to life. I love...
 Emma I believe in individuality. It makes a person who they are,...
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