Breaking news! Principal Joshua Wasilewski, accompanied by his wife and children, was awarded the 2019 Principal of the Year Award the morning of March 7, 2019 by Superintendent Martirano. Wasilewski was honored by students and staff at a surprise ceremony at Long Reach. Selected students and staff...

  For almost every senior, the countdown to graduation is one’s preoccupation from the first day of twelfth grade. As their final year of high school comes rushing in, it can be easy for students to stumble throughout their last year as a high schooler, leaving the question: is senioritis real? Senioritis...

Junior Lyric Swann, the Lightning’s leading scorer, hit her fifth 3-pointer and got up off the ground to complete the four-point play, making her free throw with 1:06 left in the game, officially securing No. 7 Lightning’s spot to the state finals with a 66-61 victory over No. 6 Poly. Swann commented,...

Lightning strikes again! The Long Reach Varsity Cheer Team won their second consecutive County Championship title February 10 at Mount Hebron High School. The Long Reach team has won this title seven times under the leadership of Mrs. Rice and Nikkia Johnson: 2008 (Fall and Winter), 2009, 2010, 2015,...

Lyric Swann has played varsity at Long Reach since freshman year, and it was only a matter of time before she caught the attention of D1 institutions. Swann, a junior at Long Reach, is already prepared for the next stage of her life as she has verbally committed to UMBC, where she plans to play basketball. “Lyric...