What is Carl’s Frozen Custard?
Kaitlynn Zacher, Junior Staff Writer
March 2, 2020
Spring time; warm weather. What special treat does that call for? ICE CREAM! No one can ever be too old for something so rewarding and refreshing. Over this past weekend, February 21st through February 23rd, I went to downtown Fredericksburg and visited an ice cream place called Carl’s. It's no...
Charity at Leonardtown High School
Ayana Leblans, Senior Staff Writer
January 31, 2020
Here at Leonardtown High School, there are many charitable organizations. For all of them, their goal is to contribute volunteer efforts, community service, and to have fun all the while. Let’s take a look at a few of the volunteering-related clubs at our school. In terms of specifics events, there were sev...
Saying Goodbye to a Legend
Trent Wilkes, Sophomore Staff Writer
January 31, 2020
On Sunday, January 26, we said goodbye to an all-time great basketball player, Kobe Bryant, who passed away in a helicopter crash early Sunday morning. There were nine people in the helicopter, including his 13-year-old daughter Gianna. They were headed to Gianna’s travel basketball game with the Altobelli...
The Slice House
Maxwell Murray, Junior Staff Writer
January 28, 2020
The Slice House is a family owned pizza place that is right here in Leonardtown. It is a family owned establishment owned by the Held family. The concept of the slice house is a pizza place where you buy by the slice. Every 4 to 5 minutes they have a new pizza coming out of the oven. They only use...
The College Fair Experience
Veronica Fernandez, Senior Staff Writer
January 8, 2020
On September 18, a college fair was held at the Hollywood Fire Department, hosting over 80 school representatives. Rows of colleges were set up side-by-side, each provided a small stand to represent their respective colleges with brochures of information and answering any questions the students atte...
S.W.E.A.T Pledge
Julia Webster, Co-Editor
May 8, 2017
With college on the horizons, it’s time to start thinking about scholarships. Usually, scholarships are merit, need-based, or major-specific. And, that isn’t helpful for people who aren’t looking to continue their education in college, preferring to work their way into the career of choice. Ther...
What’s Up in Washington D.C.?
Megan Mattei, Senior Staff Writer
March 31, 2017
Spring has not quite sprung, but it is prime cherry blossom tree season! The trees have made their appearance quite early. The bloom is one of the earliest according to the Washington Post. This is due to the mild winter the Mid-Atlantic received. March 25 was marked as 2017’s day of peak bloom, but...
Into the Capstone
Joy Deitrich, Staff Writer
October 4, 2016
After four long years of study and research, your 2017 Global & International Studies class has finally reached its beginning of an end. The commencement of capstone exhibition begins with the symposium. On November 1st, 2016, a cohort of exhibits, websites, and videos will be on display for 23 capst...
Abridging Apathy
Jason Ferris, Head Editor
October 4, 2016
When I entered Leonardtown High School’s Academy of Global and International Studies (GIS) years ago, I knew I would have to complete a year-and-a-half long research project. My project’s looming deadlines stared over me as I ascended the ranks of high school - sophomore, junior, senior. As of now, my s...
Making a Difference
Josie Brodfuehrer, Staff Writer
September 30, 2016
People die everyday. They die from car accidents and homicides and war and diseases. But one of these deaths can be prevented. One of these deaths doesn’t have to happen. Heart disease is the leading cause of death in America, according to Medical News Today. At the top of the death list,...
Who Knew?
Jason Ferris, Co-Editor
May 3, 2016
Until I met David Sedaris, I had no idea I cared about the lives of others. Ok, I’m not heartless. I just never thought a memoir could be so gripping, that another life could draw me so helplessly in. I had read memoirs before but only about astronauts or politicians that changed the landscape of t...
Drafting Disaster
Jason Ferris, Co-Editor
March 30, 2016
People often ask me why I write, why I spend hours digging through my imagination and finding the words to string a story together. I tell them that I have to and I’m not the only one. Within everyone is a story, an inner voice, and writing empowers people to listen to it. I know it sounds cliché...
