Lightridge English Department

Highlighting the fantastic work of our English department staff and outstanding Bolts.

[Lightridge English Department @LightridgeEng]

End of year celebrations are in full swing—charcuterie contest happening today! 🥳

[Kim Jackson, EdD @ktemjackson]

Standing room only for our @LightridgeEng department’s in-school field trip for students conducted by @GeorgeMasonU’s secondary education graduate students!

[Kim Jackson, EdD @ktemjackson]

The Lightridge English dept WELL represented at our boys’ soccer teacher appreciation night 💙⚽️💛

[Kim Jackson, EdD @ktemjackson]

Some of our awesome seniors volunteered at @foha_va this morning while our 9th, 10th, and 11th graders were SOL testing. Thanks to FOHA for hosting us! @Lightridge_LCPS @LightridgeEng

[Lightridge English Department @LightridgeEng]

Shoutout to our amazing literary magazine staff for being recognized for last year’s excellence. Congratulations, Ms. Rudder! 💛💙@Lightridge_LCPS

[National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) @ncte]

Join NCTE in celebrating the 2022 Recognizing Excellence in Art and Literary Magazines (REALM) Award’s participating schools from PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, UT, VT, and VA.

Learn more at: https://t.co/BBTbKx8F4L.

[Lightridge English Department @LightridgeEng]

Interested in joining the yearbook staff? 📷 Come have lunch in Room 1517 on Wednesday to learn all about why you should add this elective to your schedule next year! @Lightridge_LCPS @lightridgeybk

[LCPS News @LCPSOfficial]

Congrats to Lin Rudder, an English teacher at @Lightridge_LCPS High School, for receiving the Impact Award from Virginia ASCD (@VASCD)!

[Lightridge English Department @LightridgeEng]

So much engagement! 📚Students in AP Lang participated in debates this week on whether or not to ban books in our book room. Students were tasked to understand both sides, craft a rhetorical argument, and present to their classmates. Great work, Mr. Fritz & Ms. Johnson! 🥳

[Lightridge English Department @LightridgeEng]

Woohoo! 🥳 Proud of Coach Johnson & Coach Cichoski, two excellent English teachers who are leading this team to States this weekend! 💙💛

[Lightridge Swimming @lightridgeswim]

Huge congrats to our boys overall REGIONAL CHAMPIONS!! 200 Free Relay of Augustin Sopheareak, Carter Long, Pierson Kretzing, and Aryan Sopheareak took home the gold medal and Lucas Gabriel won the region title in the 100 Breast! #goboltss⚡️⚡️

[Lightridge English Department @LightridgeEng]

Congratulations to Ms. Rudder on receiving a VASCD Impact Award! She was honored today in Richmond, VA for her outstanding equity contributions at @Lightridge_LCPS. Way to go! 💛💙 Photographed with our acting superintendent and Anne Holton, VA’s former secretary of ed.

[Lightridge English Department @LightridgeEng]

The (friendly) war continues between @FritzEducation and Mr. Greentree for elective superiority on the 1500 bulletin board. So many English electives to choose from! @Lightridge_LCPS

[Lightridge English Department @LightridgeEng]

Students in Ms. Cichoski’s English 10 classes created the most inspiring 2023 vision boards to kick off the new year. Come see the magic in the English hallway!

[Lightridge English Department @LightridgeEng]

The English department went all out for our door decorating competition! Come see the magic in the back hallway ❄️

[Lightridge English Department @LightridgeEng]

Students in Ms. Rudder's AP Lit course engaged in hexagonal thinking. Getting all the themes to touch is like solving a literary puzzle, and no group had the same answer.

[Lightridge English Department @LightridgeEng]

Happy early Halloween! 🎃@LHSMrWhite is Gru, Mr. Donohue is Dr. Nefario, and we are their minions. Go bolts! ⚡️ @Lightridge_LCPS

[Lightridge English Department @LightridgeEng]

Congrats to the yearbook staff for receiving Trophy Class in VHSL on last year's publication, which is the highest possible rating in the yearbook division for the state. Great job! @lightridgeybk @novayearbooks @Lightridge_LCPS

[Lightridge English Department @LightridgeEng]

AP Lit students kickstarted their reading of Hamlet by exploring the Globe Theatre and taking a virtual reality tour of a Danish castle! Thank you to @LRHLibrary and Mr. Archie for collaborating and hosting Mrs. Cleary’s scholars 📚

[Lightridge English Department @LightridgeEng]

Congrats to our very own Ms. Trickett! She is such a gem of an educator, and we are so happy to see her celebrated 💙💛

[LCPS News @LCPSOfficial]

Congratulations to Amy Trickett, an English teacher at @Lightridge_LCPS High School for being selected as the October Year of the Educator winner! (@LEF4LCPS) Read more: https://t.co/Gjio4KZJ8G

[Lightridge English Department @LightridgeEng]

DE English students are in for a treat when they stand out and earn a prize: check out these stickers Mr. Donohue created! The likeness is uncanny.