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The student news site of Linganore High School

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The student news site of Linganore High School

The Lance

Schools help communicate the importance of saying no to the urge or peer pressure to vape, but vapes such as the one pictured are often confiscated from LHS students at school (Courtesy of Marcus Allen)

Is vaping taking over schools?

by Carlee Bernard, Reporter January 22, 2024

Like many schools across the country, Frederick County Public Schools (FCPS)  faces a huge problem with students vaping at school. Linganore High School (LHS) regularly sees students who use bathrooms...

These represent some of the vape materials confiscated by the administration in 2018-2019.

21 Reasons Why: Maryland should raise the smoking age to 21

by Madeline Hull, Reporter March 19, 2019

Update: On April 3 the Maryland Senate Bill 895 was officially written as a Maryland law to raise the smoking age to 21. Seven states-California, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Oregon, Hawaii, Maine, Virginia,...

Brianna Archibald tests out new QR codes.

Are QR codes the best way to prevent misconduct in school?

by Catie Jo Tansey and Ethan Hart October 30, 2018

In fall 2018, the administration implemented a new system to prevent misconduct, especially in the bathrooms where, historically, there has been a lot of vandalism. The administration created a QR code...

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, use of e-cigarettes by middle and high school students nearly tripled from 2013 to 2014. (Photo courtesy Handout/Tribune News Service)

Vaping: E-cigarette use growing among teens with no regulation in sight

by Rose Fiore, Reporter October 19, 2015

Vaping has become a common activity for young people everywhere. According to the Washington Post, e-cigarette use among high school students increased from 4.5 percent to 13.4 percent between 2013 and...

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