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The Saxon Scope

Bringing you the latest at Langley

The Saxon Scope

Bringing you the latest at Langley

The Saxon Scope

Ben Cross

September 27, 2014
Sports Editor

The Kings of McLean

Ben Cross, Sports Editor April 24, 2014

Tuesday night, the Boys Varsity Baseball team beat the McLean Highlanders in a tight 3-1 upset at McLean. Starting pitcher senior, Jake McSteen stepped up to the challenge with an impressive close in an...

Bringing the competition home

Bringing the competition home

Ben Cross, Sports Editor March 7, 2014

With the new track in place, Langley hosts its first outdoor track meet in years on April 9th. Everyone remembers the track of old; a bubble-infested, uneven mess that felt more like a gravel road than...

Cheer earns spot in regionals

Cheer earns spot in regionals

Ben Cross, Sports Editor October 27, 2013

On Wednesday night, October 22, the cheerleading team surprised most with an outstanding performance in their district competition at South Lakes High School, earning them third place and a spot in regional's...

Junior year so far

Junior year so far

Ben Cross, Sports Editor October 22, 2013

There are many words I would use to describe junior year so far. To sum them up best I would like to quote a popular role model of youth today, Miley Cyrus in saying: “There’s always going to be another...

Setting up for the championship

Setting up for the championship

Ben Cross, Sports Editor October 22, 2013

With only one game remaining in the Varsity Girls Volleyball season, one thing is certain: the team is one of the best in the state. Starting the year with a 14-1 record, the girls have gone 17-2 for the...

A Shift in Power

A Shift in Power

Ben Cross, Sports Editor October 3, 2013

On Friday, September 27th, the 1-2 football team entered arguably its toughest game of the year against Chantilly, ranked 20 in the entire Northern Virginia region. Langley entered the season with an...

The Saxon Scope dissects the cat dissections

The Saxon Scope dissects the cat dissections

Ben Cross, Staff Writer May 17, 2013

The Saxon Scope talked to students and teachers about the cat dissections currently being performed in human anatomy classes. Watch the video interviews above.

Inside the Langley Kaleidoscope

Inside the Langley Kaleidoscope

Blair Purdy, Executive Feature Editor April 2, 2013

You submit your most eloquent haiku or an artsy photograph to the Kaleidoscope, Langley’s annual literary arts magazine, in February. It’s likely you won’t see it again until four months later, as...

On a hot streak: Langley sports streaks take the school by storm

On a hot streak: Langley sports streaks take the school by storm

Ben Cross, Staff Writer March 20, 2013

Success seems to have a different meaning wherever you go. The quality of wins, depth of losses, difficulty of schedule, and sometimes current attitude defines what teams every year take their respective...

Four years for the cause: Relay For Life from a team captain’s perspective

Four years for the cause: Relay For Life from a team captain’s perspective

Blair Purdy, Executive Feature Editor February 24, 2013

On Apr. 27, Langley’s track will be consumed with purple shirts, music and scattered tents. But this is simply a final celebration of months of work done by the Relay For Life committee, team captains...

Opinion: Spring sports tryouts week begins

Opinion: Spring sports tryouts week begins

Ben Cross, Reporter February 16, 2013

As the rest of the school wakes up on a bright holiday morning, excluding a few other unfortunate individuals, you get up early in a heavy sweat knowing that you’ve dreaded this day for weeks, the moment...

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