The Lance

Rage rooms are all the rage: Teens de-stress by smashing glass and hitting appliances. What’s not to like about that?

Are rage rooms the most effective way for teens to vent frustration and anger?

by Elizabeth Rajnik, Editor-in-Chief • May 20, 2021

You’ve had a stressful day with online school. Your computer kept dying; Google Meet was glitching; and your microphone was not working. On top of that, you have a hefty workload and a busy afternoon....

Social Justice 101: Green hopes for better future through winning poem

“I wanted my poem to be a verbal slap in the face."

by Maya Apau, Editor-in-Chief • May 14, 2021

“As we rise from the trenches. As we build our own bridges. As we strive with unimaginable ambition. There will be no more social injustice for me,” said poet Promise Green. Social Injustice...

Colleges are requiring COVID-19 vaccinations for the 2021-2022 school year: High schools should follow suit

School leaders feel pressure as colleges across the country push for vaccination mandates

by Nikki Golemboski and Elizabeth Rajnik • April 23, 2021

Imagine: all students walk into the building on their first day of school, the sun slowly rising behind them. Lunch boxes in hand and smiles hidden by masks, students are excited to be back in the building...

Earth Day 2021: Lancer Media explores Common Market’s efforts in sustainability

by Audrey Kilgore, Editor • April 21, 2021

Earth Day is one day a year to focus on the environment and how to protect it, but it is not enough to care about how we are treating the environment on just one day. In this podcast, a Frederick sustainability...

A distorted media mirror: We need better autism role models in television, film

As an autistic person myself, it’s about time we get strong characters in the media that represent the whole person, not someone with a “disability.”

by Alexis Simmerman, Reporter • April 21, 2021

What do we love about Sherlock Holmes? He is a quirky, brilliant, violin-playing, perceptive detective. Yet for all of his skills, he doesn’t give members of the autism spectrum much of a well-rounded,...

Suicide prevention software: The privacy trade-off saves lives

Eliminating suicide one Google search at a time

by Elizabeth Rajnik, Editor-in-Chief • March 24, 2021

Suicide is the second leading cause of death among high-school teens. A 2019 CDC (Center for Disease Control and Prevention) survey found that one in five (18.8%) youths have seriously considered suicide,...

Oppression Olympics: Racism thrives in divided society

"What lessens one of us, lessens all of us.”

by Maya Apau, Editor-in-Chief • March 23, 2021

Asian-Americans, Hispanics/LatinX, African-Americans. Race versus race. “Who has it harder in America?” During the month of February, a Netflix Original Ginny & Georgia began trending on social...

#spreadtheword “Inclusion” not so effective for this atypical student

by Alexis Simmerman, Reporter • March 22, 2021

FCPS has been highlighting inclusion, culminating recently in #speadtheword Inclusion awareness day on March 3. This includes a pledge to show that we as a school are inclusive and united. Specifically,...

L-A-N-C-E-R-P-R-O-U-D: Card My Yard explodes across America’s lawns during pandemic

Entrepreneurs take advantage of “Business in a box” opportunity amidst COVID-19 pandemic

by Elizabeth Rajnik, Editor-in-Chief • March 1, 2021

As buses and cars took the left turn into the Linganore High School parking lot for the first time in almost a year, students and faculty were greated with a sign: LANCER PROUD. The sparkling red and black...

Back to the Future: What would our parents have done in a pandemic?

Back then, online school was just a science fiction dream of the future.

by Emily McNally and Marissa DePalma • March 1, 2021

Our parents always have stories to tell us about their high school experiences--the cars, the dances, the classes, and more. What will we tell our children about? Masks? Virtual school? Problems with...