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The Lance

The student news site of Linganore High School

The Lance

The student news site of Linganore High School

The Lance

Students put their phones into the phone jail in order to keep them off of social media during class.

U.S. citizens v. social media: Do minors online need to be restricted?

by Delaney Browne, Editor April 22, 2024

If you are a teenager in the 2020s, then it is more than likely you are on at least one social media app. Even if you do not use any social media apps yourself, you have probably heard of platforms such...

Disney just released their new movie Wish starring Ariana DeBose and Chris Pane. (Walt Disney Productions)

Disney celebrates 100th Anniversary with new movie: ‘Wish’ Review

by Mallory Mills, Reporter January 4, 2024

This year Walt Disney Studios is celebrating their 100th year Anniversary in many ways. One of those includes the launch of a new Disney film.  This movie was created to tie every single Disney movie...

Linganore senior Lily Reynolds reads one of her favorite books, City of Girls, by Elizabeth Gilbert.

A rise in teens reading: Social media’s impact on the classic pastime

by Alexa Waser, Editor-in-Chief March 15, 2023

For so long, getting teenagers to read felt like pulling teeth. Over the last couple of years, however, this has seemingly changed. Many more teens today are willingly picking up novels and reading to...

Netflix is failing to appeal to many watchers, causing them to lose subscribers.

The fall of Netflix: Is Netflix slowly destroying themselves?

by Faith Kyere, Reporter December 9, 2022

Netflix, the supposed best streaming service, has been falling behind in recent years. Their outdated library causes subscribers to find themselves spending more time scrolling through their feed than...

The cover art of Netflixs Dahmer -- Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story series.

Serial killers seducing social media

by Emily Rice, Managing Editor October 27, 2022

The sexualization of serial killers is nearly as bad as the crimes they commit. How has modern society stooped to such an all-time low?  On September 21, Netflix released “Dahmer,” a documentary...

Joseph Hawkins makes a variety of videos on his Tiktok.

Lancer Spotlight 9/13/22: Teachers beginning to use social media to connect with students

by Kiefer Ely September 13, 2022

The Covid pandemic forced many teachers to find new avenues to communicate and relate to their students. This led social studies teacher Joseph Hawkins to publicize his previously private TikTok in 2020,...

Downtown Frederick: Perfect for a spring shopping, eating, Instagramming adventure

Downtown Frederick: Perfect for a spring shopping, eating, Instagramming adventure

by Marissa DePalma, Editor-in-chief May 5, 2022

You may have seen an Instagram post of downtown Frederick, locals posing on top of parking garages with the city-scape in the background or standing in front of the Carroll Creek, but besides being a very...

GenZ TikTok and Snapchat users deal death blow to Instagram

GenZ TikTok and Snapchat users deal death blow to Instagram

by Marissa DePalma, Editor March 4, 2022

Instagram was released on October 6, 2010. After twelve years it has been slowly becoming less relevant.  Instagram trends are constantly changing and the features added to keep a lot of people interested,...

Baby Keem rides a bike in the middle of a desert during the Issues music video.

Music Review: Rising artist Baby Keem releases most popular album, The Melodic Blue

by Eric Simonson, Reporter October 29, 2021

The California hip hop artist Baby Keem dropped his first studio album The Melodic Blue, using plenty of beat switches and flow changes mixed with creative lyrics to make a unique album. Hykeem Jamaal...

TikTokers, Nikita Dragun, Thomas Petrou, Larri Merritt, Alex Warren, Hudson, Kouvr Annon, Sienna Mae Gomez, and Jack Wright collab with Netflix for the Hype House Show.

Netflix “Hype House Show” gets negative hype – Please cancel it!

by Sarah Webb and Alyssa Pizer May 27, 2021

Fans threaten to cancel their Netflix subscriptions because of the new Hype House show. We agree and are against the idea of the Hype House and their new reality TV show simply because these TikTokers...

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