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The Online Edition of the Annandale High School Newspaper.

The A-Blast

The Online Edition of the Annandale High School Newspaper.

The A-Blast

The Online Edition of the Annandale High School Newspaper.

The A-Blast

Zoe Ligairi

Zoe Ligairi, Co-Editor-in-Chief

Senior Zoe Ligairi is in her third year on the A-Blast as a Co-Editor in Chief. She previously worked as the Lifestyle editor her sophomore year and Co-Editor in Chief last year. She is the founder and President of Pasifika club, the secretary of National Social Studies Honor Society, an AWC tutor, and a member of several other honor societies and clubs. Zoe is an IB diploma candidate and also plays for Annandale’s Varsity Volleyball team and Varsity Softball team. In her free time she enjoys spending quality time with friends and family, going to concerts, thrifting, traveling, and being outdoors.

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Freshmen Sammie Decareau swims a 50 meter breastroke race at the 2024 NVSL All Stars competition.

Rise-n-grind: athletic morning routines

Zoe Ligairi, Co-Editor in Chief
November 12, 2025
Federal funding includes $51.1 million for special education, support for teachers and multilingual learner instructors, all which may now be at risk due to the dispute.

Student rights are at risk

Zoe Ligairi, Co-Editor in Chief
October 10, 2025

Girls flag football begins

Zoe Ligairi, Co-Editor in Chief
October 11, 2025
Spanish teacher Rebecca Mooney scores a speaking exam for her student junior Melanie Decareau during her R7 IB Spanish 1 class on Friday, May 16th.

Saying farewell to teachers and staff

Zoe Ligairi, Co-Editor in Chief
May 19, 2025
Letters from the Battlefield poster.

Alumni create touching documentary

Zoe Ligairi, Co-Editor in Chief
March 27, 2025
The Leadership team fills the stage, after the auditorium has been cleared post-show, to celebrate this year’s Heritage Night.

Matinee Heritage Night show canceled

Zoe Ligairi, Co-Editor in Chief
March 27, 2025
An AHS father works from home. As an employee of a private company related to government affairs, he isn’t directly affected by the return to office mandate and layoffs of federal employees, but all of those whose careers are tied closely to politics face uncertainty and change in a time of government upheaval and restructuring.

AHS feels federal employee layoffs

Zoe Ligairi, Co-Editor in Chief
March 27, 2025
Assistant AHS baseball coach Christopher Bagot runs through a basic fielding drill with an older participant of the camp in the main gym during the 1/19 session.

Youth baseball camp connects community

Zoe Ligairi, Co-Editor in Chief
January 28, 2025

Clubs give back for the holiday season

Zoe Ligairi, Co Editor-in-Chief
December 18, 2024

Chorus spreads holiday cheer

Zoe Ligairi, Co Editor-in-Chief
December 18, 2024
Various students practice for their respective 2023 Heritage Night performances in their group’s greenrooms before they go on stage, before the change was made.

Heritage Night now two shows

Zoe Ligairi, Co-Editor in Chief
November 21, 2024
Photo Illustration by Rossy Soto of Zahra Arshad

“Teen Accounts” come to Instagram

Zoe Ligairi, Co-Editor in Chief
October 30, 2024
New AWC head teacher sponsor, English 9 teacher Sasha Duran-Russell

Change in AWC Leadership

Zoe Ligairi, Co-Editor in Chief
September 27, 2024
Freshman Margaret Moreland opens the door to a porta-potty next to the concession stand.

Where are the outdoor bathrooms?

Zoe Ligairi, Co-Editor in Chief
September 25, 2024
Photo illustration by Jasmin Dinh of junior Adonis Garcia

Seniors adapt to the end of affirmative action

Zoe Ligairi, Co-Editor in Chief
September 23, 2024
L&L’s classic plate lunch with teriyaki chicken, barbecue beef, macaroni salad, rice and a Spam musubi.

Just so good it broke da mouth?!

Zoe Ligairi, Lifestyle Editor
April 29, 2024

Picture spots for Prom…

Zoe Ligairi, Lifestyle Editor
April 29, 2024

Want to get your life back together?

Zoe Ligairi, Lifestyle Editor
March 18, 2024

Breaking norms with body art

Zoe Ligairi, Lifestyle Editor
March 18, 2024
Above freshman Ren Coleman shows a mood typical of those with seasonal affective disorder.

Get rid of the gloom

Zoe Ligairi, Lifestyle Editor
January 29, 2024
How many Americans have tattoos according to a study done by the Pew Research Center in 2023.

Inking Inspiration: tattoos and trends

Zoe Ligairi, Lifestyle Editor
March 18, 2024
Sophomore Angie Marquez getting her ear pierced.

Is body art legal for minors in VA?

Zoe Ligairi, Lifestyle Editor
February 27, 2024

What’s in my bag?

Zoe Ligairi, Lifestyle
January 29, 2024
Freshman Gena Riester thrift shopping at B-Thrifty near AHS.

The future of fashion

Zoe Ligairi, Lifestyle Editor
January 29, 2024
Senior Raymond Lam shows off his gains by staying consistent in the weight room as he curls his max weight.

[Photo] Making goals that last

Kevin Flores, Staff Writer
January 29, 2024
Above students compete in a game of chess during this years’ first Activities Day

Filling free time after school

Zoe Ligairi, Lifestyle Editor
January 29, 2024
Senior Raymond Lam shows off his gains by staying consistent in the weight room as he curls his max weight

[Photo] Making goals that last

Kevin Flores, Staff Writer
January 31, 2024
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