Twitter poll of the week: Semester 1 ends in a week. What are your grades?
by Peyton Johnson and Christian Dorsey
January 19, 2020
The new semester begins in just a week and for students that means final grades and exams are just around the corner. Seems like most students got the grades they expected. 53.3% of the votes said their grades were just what they expected. So set your expectations high for the new semester and you might...
Poll of the Week: Where do you expect to be by the end of 2030?
by Peyton Johnson and Christian Dorsey
January 14, 2020
A lot can happen by the end of this decade and it seems as if the results are split, with approximately a quarter on each answer. Everyone imagined something different in their future. It seems like it will be a long time before we students get married or have children, and a lot can happen in ten years.
As paper prices rise, teachers and students must adapt to using less
by Rachel McCoy and Sammie Hoefs
January 3, 2020
“I don’t think we have a paper crisis. I think we have a different standard operational procedure, and we need to think about how we are using our resources as a society,” said Principal Nancy Doll. Classes had been running smoothly, until a paper shortage began in early November. Some conflic...
Mental health certification: “How does that make you feel?”
by Alaina Burger and Grace Gaydosh
December 18, 2019
Breathe. Just breathe. I’ve had two panic attacks in school but nobody knows how to help me--I’ve been sent home both times. If I had broken my arm, this story would be a lot different. The staff at Linganore would have known exactly how to help me. Recently, anxiety has become the lead...
Christmas Creep: The gift that keeps on giving
by Emily Webb, Editor-in-Chief
December 17, 2019
Happy Hallow--Merry Christmas! The end of October usually means spooky decorations and crowded stores, but lately, it signals the start of tinsel, wreaths, and annoying Christmas jingles. The name for this phenomenon? Christmas Creep--a term coined to describe a marketing strategy where retailers rel...
Identity Crisis: Move over Myers-Briggs–Enneagram is king of personality tests
by Emily Webb, Editor-in-Chief
November 25, 2019
I am an ESFJ and a 2 on the Enneagram. I have taken the NEO Personality Inventory, the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, the Enneagram, the DISC Assessment, and countless others. Needless to say, personality tests are my obsession. It all started when I was in sixth grade. My teacher assigned us to take th...
Donut Wars: Hull explores the hole truth
by Madeline Hull, Editor
November 19, 2019
National Doughnut Day was on November 5, and it inspired me to decide once and for all which doughnut shop is the best in Frederick, Maryland. Dunkin Donuts 3.3 Miles from Linganore We teens are huge fans of Dunkin Donuts. It’s close by, and it has our essentials: iced coffee and doughnuts. I...
Selective Service: I object to a system that includes men but not women
by Bailey Spore, Managing Editor
November 15, 2019
October 2019: I am 18 years old. I am a legal adult in the United States of America. Now I can buy fireworks, skydive, go to jail, play the lottery, and swim in the pool during adult swim. I'm also legally required to enroll for Selective Service in the case of a military draft. If this is your first time hear...
The Swamp
by Matthew Strahlman, Reporter
November 11, 2019
“A man is known by the company he keeps” - Aesop President Trump said that he wanted to “drain the swamp.” Ironically, each of these actors associated with Trump's administration has been indicted, jailed, or tried in court for criminal activity: Paul Manafort, Donald Trump's c...
How do we cure the reading allergy?
by Ruby Cerny, Reporter
November 6, 2019
Almost everywhere you go, the eyes of children, teens, and even adults are glued to the screens of their smartphones. Nowadays, cellphones are often used as a form of entertainment, where is reading daily for pure enjoyment in a teen’s life? Who takes time to read a book? An American Time Use study from 2...