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Parking wars: the battle at LM Although there appears to be no im­mediate solution to the student park­ing predicament, school administra­tors and local officials are hopeful...
Kicking the kegger Ah, the party: the Royal Flush of Friday night affairs. Few of us are immune to its appeal. We search...
The new trend on Facebook A recent article in The Virgin­ian Pilot cites a Kaplan Test Prep survey which states that a large majority—in fact,...
LM’s diving team makes a splash “Diving is like flying…until you’re not,” said senior diver Kelly Dougherty, now be­ginning her third year on Lower Merion’s diving...
  • Parking wars: the battle at LM0December 18, 2009

    Parking wars: the battle at LM

    Although there appears to be no im­mediate solution to the student park­ing predicament, school administra­tors and local officials are hopeful...
  • Kicking the kegger0December 18, 2009

    Kicking the kegger

    Ah, the party: the Royal Flush of Friday night affairs. Few of us are immune to its appeal. We search...
  • The new trend on Facebook0December 18, 2009

    The new trend on Facebook

    A recent article in The Virgin­ian Pilot cites a Kaplan Test Prep survey which states that a large majority—in fact,...
  • LM’s diving team makes a splash0December 18, 2009

    LM’s diving team makes a splash

    “Diving is like flying…until you’re not,” said senior diver Kelly Dougherty, now be­ginning her third year on Lower Merion’s diving...
  • Welcome to the new Merionite blogosphere0December 18, 2009

    Welcome to the new Merionite blogosphere

    Hello LM community, The world of news and media is changing. Newspapers and magazines are folding, and even The New York...
  • Social-Networking @ Lower Merion0December 18, 2009

    Social-Networking @ Lower Merion

    As I exit my car en route to school, I realize, “Dag! This wind sure is making my journey much...
  • Community based learning: school in the real world0December 18, 2009

    Community based learning: school in the real world

    Educational Field Experi­ence (EFE) and Profes­sional Work Program (PWP) are two hidden gems in the LM curriculum that I have...
  • Keystone exams draw ire and support0December 18, 2009

    Keystone exams draw ire and support

    The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) has passed a proposal to make sweeping reforms to state graduation requirements, drawing widespread...
  • The forecast for LM: a chance of Rayne0December 18, 2009

    The forecast for LM: a chance of Rayne

    Earlier this school year, you may have seen a B-lunch dance-battle between two seniors; one of which possessed extraordinary prowess....
  • LM student government ponders ways to use funds0December 18, 2009

    LM student government ponders ways to use funds

    In prior years, Winterfest provided a period of doughnuts, socializing, relax­ation, and a break from classes. How­ever, the administration has...
  • College conundrum?0December 18, 2009

    College conundrum?

    Hey seniors, before you turn in the last of your college applications and as you start hearing back, you may...
  • LM collects big at blood drive0December 18, 2009

    LM collects big at blood drive

    Senior Dan Szallasi was ready to give blood. “I was actually a volunteer at the drive,” he said of his...
  • Video Makes The Radio Star0December 18, 2009

    Video Makes The Radio Star

    Want to predict tomor­row’s big hits? Turn off your radio and turn on your television, because the next big things...
  • Charity in the form of bricks0December 18, 2009

    Charity in the form of bricks

    As a charitable organization, the Education Foundation of Lower Merion (EFLM), is always looking for ways to raise money for...
  • Get to know Ghodsi: the Spanish-speaking cyclist0December 18, 2009

    Get to know Ghodsi: the Spanish-speaking cyclist

    It’s one thing to teach a subject, but it’s another to experience it. Mohsen Ghodsi, who currently teaches two Spanish...
  • It’s time to make a wish0December 18, 2009

    It’s time to make a wish

    In October 2004, a ten-year-old boy under­going radiation therapy attended a concert with Bruce Springsteen, REM, and John Fogerty. The...
  • Experts evaluate LMSD guidance programs0December 18, 2009

    Experts evaluate LMSD guidance programs

    On October 25, two separate groups of auditors evaluated the effectiveness of the several guidance programs and counselors throughout the...
  • On the basketball court: one player’s journey0December 18, 2009

    On the basketball court: one player’s journey

    For the past week, myself and sixteen other Lower Merion students have undergone the rigorous and strenuous process known as...
  • Free your time, free your mind0December 18, 2009

    Free your time, free your mind

    Recently, I have been transfixed by the amount of time we waste. I’ve had conversations with a lot of students...
  • Wrestling with a winning attitude0December 18, 2009

    Wrestling with a winning attitude

    After LM’s successful wrestling program faltered last year, going 2-17, there is a lot of hope and optimism heading into...
  • LM fads that were just sad0December 18, 2009

    LM fads that were just sad

    Remember when girls sported their “Undee Bandz” and popped collars on the walk to Starbucks after Bala Cynwyd Middle School...
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