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The student news site of Linganore High School

The Lance

The student news site of Linganore High School

The Lance

Courtesy of Jessie Hernandez. Graduating seniors often have more decisions to make than where they want to go to college. Do they prioritize career choices? Their long-time companion? Both? Neither?

Senior Struggle: Can high school relationships survive college and career choices?

by Jessie Hernandez, Reporter April 22, 2021

You and your partner are celebrating three years of dating, most of your high school experience.  The honeymoon phase feels like it will last forever. You have plans to go to college together after high...

Seniors learn to navigate on their own to make the best of their senior year.

#PandemicClassof2021: Courageous seniors make the best of their final year

by Sammie Hoefs, Editor-in-Chief March 3, 2021

Seniors walk a little taller--they know the “ins and outs” of the high school.  It’s their time to be in charge--only they’re not.  Pandemic fears, rules, and virtual learning dictate much of...

Children who are affected mentally and physically by our current online school

Senioritis: It’s a 24-7 illness in the virtual learning model

by Erich Miller, Photo Editor January 12, 2021

Ten years from now, I am going to be a member of the “Covid Kids” generation--the ones who didn’t go to traditional school for nearly a year (or longer) and never made up ground after that. The...

College apartments in fall of 2019 vs college apartments in fall of 2020.

Move into an apartment or take online classes at home? College students have little choice

by Emily McNally, Managing Editor October 10, 2020

Imagine a bean bag chair, a mini fridge, LED lights, a new comforter. It’s all ready for move-in day. You can’t wait to start fall semester! Now, all the decorations are in bags under your bed, in...

New English course offers sophomores a challenge

New English course offers sophomores a challenge

by Ruby Cerny and Cullen Vogel January 28, 2020

In 2020-2021, sophomores have the option to take a new English course. The course combines both 10th and 11th grade English to be one year-long course. Though this course is open to any and all, some high...

Graces expectation of studying in college differs from Gregs reality of studying.

Debunking college myths: Grace talks to Greg about what to expect

by Grace Gaydosh and Greg Gaydosh January 26, 2020

For high school students, especially juniors and seniors, there can be lots of misperceptions about college-- excitement, nervousness, and rumors can create these misperceptions. There are so many things...

Marianne Virnelson poses fro a picture in front of her Randolph College booth.

College fair during lunch: food for the future: Photo of the Day 10/11/2019

by Ruby Cerny, Reporter October 11, 2019

Both juniors and seniors are in their last few years, or even months, of high school. During this time, students often struggle and stress about what college they are going to and what they will major...

Alaina Burger and Grace Gaydosh struggle to make sense of college applications.

College applications: We don’t know what we’re doing, do you?

by Alaina Burger and Grace Gaydosh September 24, 2019

November 1:  The dreaded college application deadline.  Maybe you’re lucky, and the college you are applying to has a deadline of December 1. Seniors are feeling the pressure.  Procrastinating...

It can be stressful at times, but majoring in music is worth it in the end.

So you want to be a music major?

by Alyson Sniffen and Elizabeth Anderson January 25, 2019

“Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.” These words were spoken by the Chinese teacher and philosopher Confucius, yet they are quoted even today centuries later--despite...

Generation Z will succeed even without computers!

Generation Z is the future—- Even without a computer!

by Maya Apau and Tabitha Moses December 3, 2018

In our story “What has our generation lost? Gen Z is in trouble”, we wrote about how this new generation is lacking social and life skills. Gen Zers are in a hurry, not for purposeful reasons, but...

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