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The student news site of Linganore High School

The Lance

The Trump Impeachment Inquiry: a debate between the two sides

The Trump Impeachment Inquiry: a debate between the two sides

by Matthew Strahlman, Carson Buck, and Evan Gobien October 31, 2019

Impeachment is “to charge (a public official) before a competent tribunal with misconduct in office”(Merriam-Webster). It is the constitutional process, not the conviction or removal from office,...

Only water is the natural choice.

Body Armor and Gatorade: Sports drinks not healthy choices for meals

by Jessica Young, Reporter October 31, 2019

Have you ever really craved a cold fruity drink? You may have reached for a Bodyarmor sports drink or an ice cold Gatorade. Popular flavors like Berry and Tropical Punch may have seemed like the perfect...

We need to be more aware of the 285 million people worldwide who are visually impaired.

Blindness Awareness Month: ‘Seeing’ a future of awareness

by Alaina Burger and Grace Gaydosh October 24, 2019

There are 285 million people worldwide who are visually impaired, and 39 million are blind.  October is Blindness Awareness Month, and World Sight Day was on October 11. You probably didn’t know...

Ashley Nash cries over the stresses of school and everyday life. She is not alone--all girls cry.  And it is normal!

Crybabies: Everyone does it. Let loose and cry

by Rachel McCoy, Editor October 21, 2019

“I cry because I hold stress inside of me and then when it gets too overwhelming, I have to release it some way.” -- Junior Carolina Heister.  “The level of stress sports puts on my mental health...

Phone apps of a typical VSCO girl

VSCO girls make saving the environment popular again: We should try that

by Emily Lotito, Editor October 1, 2019

VSCO girls are known for their stereotypical Hydro Flasks, metal straws, and puka shells. They wear baggy shirts, scrunchies, and millions of friendship bracelets. But after all the “oops” and “sksksk,”...

Twitter poll shows students not ready yet for Schoology.

Transition from Google Classroom to Schoology difficult for some

by Delaney Cabe, Reporter September 30, 2019

Throughout the last school year, teachers, students, and parents have been transitioning to Schoology from a primarily Google Classroom environment. Frederick County joins several Maryland school systems,...

Tardy rules have not changed, but enforcement has.

LATE: Enforcement of tardy rules means increased lunch detention crowd

by Sierra Rossman, Editor September 30, 2019

It’s 7:29 a.m and you’re rushing towards the school doors, hoping that you’ll luck out and avoid the infamous “chronically tardy” title that could ruin a student’s reputation with just one...

Soccer complex construction triggers complex reactions

by Jessica Young and Elizabeth Rajnik September 30, 2019

For many Mt. Airy residents, Bartholows Road is a major artery between the rural 4-county community to the urban heart of Frederick County. The two-lane road is bordered by large neighborhoods and open...

No mystery that the Area 51 raid failed to reveal aliens

No mystery that the Area 51 raid failed to reveal aliens

by Carson Buck, Editor September 30, 2019

“Let’s see those aliens” is an iconic phrase on the original Facebook post that started a phenomenon. The post was made at 2 a.m.; author Matty Roberts thought nothing of it at the time.According...

The view from my family home in  St. Augustine Florida after Hurricane Matthew.

My Family lives in the path of hurricanes: Why don’t they move?

by Madeline Hull, Editor September 27, 2019

When I heard that Hurricane Dorian had caused more disaster to already struggling cities, I was not surprised.  I remember listening to my grandmother tell me stories after Hurricane Michael, of how...

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