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The student news site of Linganore High School

The Lance

The student news site of Linganore High School

The Lance

Envirothon contestants participating in the Envirothon event.

Lancer Spotlight 3/27/2023: Maryland Envirothon has Linganore students interested in environmental issues

by Brandon Sanford, Reporter May 3, 2023

The Envirothon was started many years ago to encourage students to become interested in environmental issues.[/pullquote]On Tuesday, April 25, the Frederick County Envirothon was held, with each Frederick...

The world doesnt need so many pairs of shoes

The world doesn’t need so many pairs of shoes

by Lizzy Miller, Reporter March 24, 2022

Open your closet door. How many pairs of shoes do you own? 5. . . 10 . . . 20?  How many t-shirts?  The world is talking about climate change, and teens want to know how they can help. You can...

Check out the flyer for the Tree-Plenish event. (Marissa DePalma)

Lancer Spotlight 3/2/22: Environmental Club hosts first tree planting event

by Brayden Gregory, Editor-in-Chief March 7, 2022

The environmental club is hosting the first tree planting event. The club has partnered with the organization, Tree Plenish. Tree Plenish works to "build sustainable communities by leveraging the power...

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...

Green with envy: Why isnt LHS a Green School?

Green with envy: Why isn’t LHS a Green School?

by Brayden Gregory, Interim Editor-in-Chief June 14, 2021

When rival school, Oakdale High School was named a Green School, in May 2021, I started thinking. Why aren't more schools in FCPS working to become Green School certified? Change is being put in too...

Senior, Gio Fuentes takes advantage of the newly installed water bottle stations.

Students quench thirst with newly installed bottle filling stations

by Brayden Gregory, Jason Byrd, and Gio Fuentes June 3, 2021

Traditional water fountains can be found in many places. From museums to schools, water fountains have been around since Mesopotamia. A once amazing tool for people, water fountains have now become...

Platos Closet in downtown Frederick provides people with racks on racks of clothing. Allowing anyone to find their specific style or express their creativity.

Refuse-Recycle-Reuse-Resell: Thrifting teens go green

by Brayden Gregory, Reporter May 17, 2021

How many t-shirts do you own? How many pairs of shoes?  How many sweatshirts? For me, it's 20, 3, and 13. Our closets are filled with clothes we don't wear or think we "need."  And I'm a guy--girls...

Students incorrectly dispose of Styrofoam.

Trayless Tuesdays? Will Maryland ban styrofoam from school cafeterias?

by Lindsey Russo and Ashley Baker April 10, 2019

Maryland will be the first state to ban polystyrene foam containers as a result of of their long-term damaging effect on the environment. Linganore should incorporate a program such as "Trayless Tuesdays"...

AP Environmental students (from left to right) Michelle Reina, Sara Combs, Ryan Stark, Abby Hilton, and Olivia DuBro pose for a picture in the Cunningham Falls State Park forest.

Students test their nature knowledge at the Frederick County Envirothon: Photo of the Day 4/28/15

by Olivia DuBro, Reporter April 28, 2015

On May 28, 2015, students from Mr. Mark Sunkel's AP Environmental class and Mr. Thomas Hawthorne's Horticulture class traveled to Cunningham Falls State Park in Thurmont, Maryland for the annual Maryland...

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