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The Bear Facts

Lake Braddock's Independent Student Newspaper

The Bear Facts

Lake Braddock's Independent Student Newspaper

The Bear Facts

A team of volunteers wearing blue shirts walk down a grass-covered hill in Indonesia. Photo courtesy of Victoria Cho.

Service ‘Round the World

Leona Agyepong, Staff Writer May 20, 2025

Have you ever heard of a mission, service, or volunteer trip? If so, have you considered taking the awesome opportunity to go on one? Volunteer trips are essentially the act of going to a different part...

What’s the Story Behind People’s Art?

Leona Agyepong, Staff Writer April 18, 2024

In a gym that has been transformed into a hall of beautiful art, representing different people, causes, and aspirations, a young woman sits in front of her own masterpieces. The detailed and intricate...

A Snapshot of Time

Isaiah Jones, Staff Writer April 18, 2024

In the bustling halls of the school, it's all too easy to lose track of time. Yet, amidst the flurry of activity and the passing of days, Nicholas Kehayias has found a way to capture the fleeting moments...

A Senior’s Glass Paintings

Lily O’Connor, Staff Writer April 18, 2024

Amidst a buzzing gym sits a table of art: Ceramics and sculpture, sketchbooks and stickers, even a fully-handmade book entitled “The Patron Goddesses of Athens and Sparta”. But the real attraction...

Alumna Kathy Ryan, FCPS School Board member Laura Jane Cohen, Principal Lindsey Kearns and Principal’s Cabinet President Mina Sisco cut the ceremonial ribbon as the marching band plays the fight song.

Celebrating 50 Years

Hannah Smith, Staff Writer/Copy Editor October 16, 2023

The 50th anniversary ribbon cutting ceremony was held Thursday, October 12 at 1:30 p.m. Beginning the ceremony, the presentation of colors, followed by the choir’s performance of the National Anthem...

Lindsey Takes on The Lake

Lindsey Takes on The Lake

Cara DeJesus, Editor May 1, 2023

Braddock District School Board Rep. Megan McLaughlin, Region 4 Assistant Superintendent Penny Gros, Principal Lindsey Kearns, School Board Chair Rachna Sizemore Heizer, and Region 4 Executive Principal...

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Under Pressure

Under Pressure

Erina Haque and Oliver Duffy, Staff Writers February 10, 2023

With Valentine's Day around the corner, love is in the air and there's a certain kind of pressure to be coupled up.  “Every high school movie has some high school couple. There's couples everywhere...

Girls' Basketball Loses Tenth Game of the Season

Girls’ Basketball Loses Tenth Game of the Season

Julia Key, Staff Editor January 23, 2023

  The Lake Braddock Bruins Girls' Varsity basketball team lost their tenth game to the now 10-6 West Potomac Wolverines. The Bruins fall to fourth in the district behind Robinson, West Springfield,...

Energizer Bunnies

Energizer Bunnies

Sophia Healey, Editor January 23, 2023

High school is a very stressful time for students. As a result of busy schedules and procrastination, many students turn to high doses of caffeine to keep them energized throughout the day. This caffeine...

Back to Basics

Back to Basics

Joseph Hughes and Nathalie Vadnais September 11, 2018

As the search for a new principal pushes into the current school year, interim principal Dan Meier has entered our sphere to be acting principal for one year. He hopes to be accessible to the student body...

Teaching the wrong thing to high school girls

Teaching the wrong thing to high school girls

Gillian Church, Opinion Editor June 1, 2017

The high school dress code serves as a protection between self expression and disruption of students’ best interests, but what happens when problems arise and the protection of students becomes the ridicule...

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