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The Revolution
The official news site of Albemarle High School.

The Revolution
The official news site of Albemarle High School.

The Revolution
Kate Edson

Kate Edson, Editor-in-Chief

Kate Edson is a senior at Albemarle and co-editor-in-chief of The Revolution with the lovely Melanie Arthur. Along with newspaper, Kate is involved with the Junior Classical League, No Fella A Cappella, Patriot Singers, and multiple clubs and honor societies. She is excited to take on her fourth year of journalism, and hopes someday to travel to a Montana dude ranch, Lucerne, Switzerland, and Bali, Indonesia with Melanie Arthur.

All content by Kate Edson

Senior Goodbye

Kate Edson, Editor-in-Chief
May 22, 2015

Key Club Tackles DCON

Kate Edson, Editor-in-Chief
April 3, 2015
Junior online editor Alex Leslie lets his inner leprechaun show to celebrate St. Patrick's Day.

[Photo] Happy St. Patrick’s Day, Patriots!

March 17, 2015
Senior guard KK Barbour drives to the hoop.

Bball Bounces Back

Kate Edson, Editor-in-Chief
February 13, 2015
Amnesty Illuminates Human Rights Issues

Amnesty Illuminates Human Rights Issues

Kate Edson, Editor-in-Chief
February 13, 2015
Senior Matt Huschke makes a move for the puck in a game against the Frederick Jr. Freeze. The Blue Ridge Bears compete against other hockey teams throughout Virginia and Maryland.

Hockey Ices Out Competition

Kate Edson, Editor-in-Chief
December 19, 2014
Senior Antonino Grado takes a selfie in the cockpit of a Cessna 172 Skyhawk after training in the cockpit for over 40 hours.

Grado Spreads His Wings

Kate Edson, Editor-in-Chief
December 19, 2014
"Gilmore Girls" came to Netflix on October 1.

Netflix Welcomes “Gilmore Girls”

Online Exclusive
Kate Edson, Editor-in-Chief
December 9, 2014
Freshman Kenzie Lloyd races to the finish line at Panorama Farms in the annual Ragged Mountain Cup on Sept. 2.

Small Stature, Big Potential: Girls’ Cross Country Freshmen Dominate

Kate Edson, Editor-in-Chief
October 10, 2014
Senior Samantha Muhler works with kindergarteners during her internship at Agnor Hurt Elementary School. Muhler helps children in the classroom’s literacy center, teaching them skills such as identifying shapes and writing letters.

Student Interns Go to Work

Kate Edson, Editor-in-Chief
October 10, 2014
Police detain an intruder outside the front of Albemarle High School Monday morning.

Albemarle On Lockdown

Melanie Arthur and Kate Edson
September 8, 2014
New assistant principal Megan Wood checks information on her computer. Wood is excited to join the AHS faculty, after working at Jouett and Henley as a teacher and instructional coach for the past thirteen years.

New Assistant Principal Joins AHS

Kate Edson, Editor-in-Chief
September 5, 2014
The front cover of the literary and art magazine, featuring senior Kelly Creighton's artwork. "Primordial" goes on sale today for five dollars.

“The Lantern” Illuminates Students’ Work

Kate Edson, Design Editor
May 16, 2014

Girls’ Lacrosse Sticks it to Their Competition

Kate Edson, Design Editor
May 16, 2014
Junior Madison Noga swims the 500 freestyle at States.

Girls’ Swimming Wins States: Nearly Undefeated Season Leads Team to Championship

Kate Edson, Design Editor
March 27, 2014
Junior Connor Porco asks Junior Carmen Thomas to Prom with a poster, flowers, and the line "I'd be crutched if you didn't go to prom with me," as both students find themselves reliant on crutches to walk at the present time.

The Promise of Tomorrow Hangs in the Air

Kate Edson, Staff Reporter
March 27, 2014
Junior Emily Kostanecki damaged her Jeep Liberty following an accident in which she swerved on an icy road, lost control and hit a tree.

Winter Driving: Students Learn to Take Cautionary Measures During the Hazardous Season

Kate Edson, Design Editor
February 27, 2014
Latinos Unidos (Latinos United or LU) runs their organization’s booth at the homecoming tailgate.

¡Nuevos Latinos Unidos!

Kate Edson, Design Editor
February 27, 2014
Sophomore Steph Ellena runs during the Ragged Mountain Cup at Panorama Farms on Sept. 3, where the girls' team placed second.

Underclassmen Girls Take the Lead

Kate Edson, Design Editor
December 19, 2013
Senior Ryan Thomas races in the Ragged Mountain Cup on Sept. 3.

Cross Country Takes Podium: Boys’ Team Places Third at State Meet

Kate Edson, Design Editor
December 19, 2013

Students Get Hype for Homecoming During Spirit Week

Kate Edson, Design Editor
October 31, 2013
Freshman Shelby Huff dances in the window of her dorm at Joffrey Ballet School, where she attended a summer intensive for a month and a half.

Dancers Train At Joffrey Ballet

Kate Edson, Design Editor
October 10, 2013
Junior Morgan Painley tutors junior Youngmin Cho.

All the Write Stuff: Patriot Writers’ Studio Opens For Business

Kate Edson, Design Editor
October 10, 2013

Honor Societies At Albemarle

Melanie Arthur and Kate Edson
September 3, 2013
Senior captain James Oh runs during a meet against Orange on May 8, where both the girls’ and boys’ teams took first place.

Track poised to compete in post-season

Kate Edson, staff reporter
May 15, 2013
Senior Callie Murray forehands the ball towards her opponent.

Girls’ tennis season undefeated

Kate Edson, staff reporter
April 25, 2013
The Academic Team poses after taking fifth place at the State meet on Feb. 23.

Academic team finishes season strong

Kate Edson, staff reporter
March 22, 2013

AHS goes to DCON

Kate Edson, editor
March 22, 2013

Track team tramples district competition

Kate Edson, staff reporter
February 22, 2013
Santa is deeply saddened that the good boys and girls of Albemarle are forced to spend their winter break fretting about upcoming exams. The administration should return to the pre-2009 era and move midterms back to December for all year-long classes.

Post-vacation exams ruin winter break

Kate Edson, staff reporter
February 19, 2013
Fencers at the Charlottesville Fencing Alliance. Fencers enjoy tournaments and competing because they say it is fun to meet other fencers and improve by watching others’ strategies.

Albemarle students take up unique and complex sport: fencing

Kate Edson, staff reporter
December 18, 2012
regular season

[Photo] VHSL Redistricts: New changes create mixed reactions

Austen Weathersby, Copy Editor
December 18, 2012
Senior Ciera Ulan runs the Ragged Mountain Cup on Aug. 28, in which she placed 6th out of the 88 runners.

Girls’ XC races as a team at States

Kate Edson, Staff Writer
November 19, 2012
Junior Bree Valine plays "The Guitarist" and is an ensemble member in the AHS production of Elephant's Graveyard.

New student strums her way to success

Kate Edson, Staff Writer
November 15, 2012
Citizens gather at Jouett to attend VDOT’s presentation on the Western Bypass. VDOT employees were on hand to answer questions, while people could leave a written or spoken comment and read information.

Bypass debate continues: Citizens discuss, VDOT holds informational meeting

Kate Edson, staff writer
October 9, 2012
A turtle from the Virginia Aquarium.

Not just another day at the beach

Kate Edson, staff writer
October 9, 2012
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