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The student news site of Linganore High School

The Lance

The student news site of Linganore High School

The Lance

Extreme vegan Instagram profiles and their content focus on bashing meat eaters.

Dear Vegetable Eaters: Enough is Enough

by Leeda Djourshari, Reporter October 29, 2021

Vegan pressure:  Stop pushing your vegetable life on me I'm still a vegetarian, but I gave up being a vegan because it was very restrictive. For many teens who need a wide variety of foods for their...

October Pregnancy and Infancy Loss Awareness Month: Its a time to understand

October Pregnancy and Infancy Loss Awareness Month: It’s a time to understand

by Emma Henry, Reporter October 28, 2021

October is Pregnancy and Infancy Loss Awareness Month, when people take time to remember those who have lost a child during pregnancy or infancy.  There is comfort in knowing they are not the only...

Long-term substitute Jacob McCrary reads a story to his French 1 students to help with reading comprehension.

Long-term substitutes: the academic heroes of Covid-19

by Evelyn Stewart, Reporter October 12, 2021

In elementary school, we all celebrated every time we saw a substitute at the front of the classroom, anticipating a day with far less work and much more fun.  Sophomore Lily Benco remembers one of...

Shown above is the health metrics board of Frederick County. This board is updated every seven days.

Simple (but unpopular) solutions to solve the increase in Covid exposure at FCPS

by Madeline Hull and Caroline Hobson October 5, 2021

We see what really happens in the halls of FCPS schools.  We can see what FCPS has done in the past and what they are doing now to prevent the spread of Covid-19, and while we love being back in school,...

Better than you may think? Walmart actually provides a good work place for new workers.

My new appreciation “adulting”: The benefits of teenagers working

by Sophia Hopkins, Reporter September 27, 2021

As of 2019 only 19.2 percent of teenagers are working. With a steep decline in the number of teens working, is school enough to teach students the skills of the "real" world?  With part-time jobs throughout...

Fast Fashion works in a rigorous cycle; consumers buy cheaply made products and then throw them away once the trend fades.

Save our planet: Fast fashion moves too fast

by Ruby Cerny, Editor September 21, 2021

According to Earth.org the fashion industry alone makes up 10% of the world’s carbon emissions and 20% wastewater. Factories work day and night to produce the clothing you are wearing right now. Millions...

Freshman year went by fast, and Im looking forward to sophomore year.

Freshman Perspective: Class of 2024 ends miserable year with optimism

by Leila Gibril, Reporter June 16, 2021

With the school year coming to an end, high school students are continually coming closer to college. Did being online hinder that experience? How did you feel about your overall performance in your first...

TikTokers, Nikita Dragun, Thomas Petrou, Larri Merritt, Alex Warren, Hudson, Kouvr Annon, Sienna Mae Gomez, and Jack Wright collab with Netflix for the Hype House Show.

Netflix “Hype House Show” gets negative hype – Please cancel it!

by Sarah Webb and Alyssa Pizer May 27, 2021

Fans threaten to cancel their Netflix subscriptions because of the new Hype House show. We agree and are against the idea of the Hype House and their new reality TV show simply because these TikTokers...

The pharmacy at Safeway in Mount Airy, Covid-19 vaccination area.

My experience with the Covid-19 Vaccine: It’s worth it!

by Emily McNally, Managing Editor May 23, 2021

At first I was scared, hearing all the rumors and lies about the one thing that is supposed to solve most of the world's problems. It was frightening and definitely alarming.  Why is getting a vaccine...

A close view of the deserted center of the FSK Mall... with its ironic Welcome Back sign.

Why do I need a time machine to go to a good mall?

by Audrey Kilgore May 22, 2021

In Season 3 of Stranger Things, when teen friends El and Max were skipping through the mall during El’s very first visit, the camera panned around at a bright, bustling scene with people everywhere....

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