Report Cards
Regan Walker, Senior Staff Writer
May 22, 2017
It is that time of the year again Raiders. Cue the dramatic piano chords: report card season. It is that wonderful time at the end of each quarter where students have to present their successes and mistakes in school to their parents. Of course, this is a different sort of season than your parents rem...
College and Career Center
Regan Walker, Senior Staff Writer
May 19, 2017
Filed under In School
Seniors, have you thought about what you want to do after you’ve graduated from high school? How much money do you want to pay for college? Do you want to go to a community college, 4 year college or university, vocational school, or enlist in the military? Where can you find scholarships? There is...
Blazing Feet
Joslyn Brodfuehrer, Senior Staff Writer
May 19, 2017
Running away from stress, from obesity, from problems, from life. For some, running is relief, a natural high. The Leonardtown High School Track team goes much further than achieving personal goals. Coaches aspire to teach athletes to run, jump, and throw to the best of their abilities in a competitiv...
AP Testing is Here
Joslyn Brodfuehrer, Senior Staff Writer
May 18, 2017
Filed under In School
Josie Brodfuehrer AP Test or Death Sentence? Every year, students in high school across the country feel their knees shaking and mouths drying at a certain lovely time of the year. This time is AP testing and since May 1st has passed, we are officially in testing season. Good luck Raiders; we w...
Studying How We Study
Theo Cotsonas, Senior Staff Writer
April 11, 2017
Filed under In School, Op/Ed, Top Stories
As the fourth quarter begins, the testing season gets closer and closer. PARCC, AP tests, and county finals are approaching fast, and conscientious students are busy studying. Some students choose not to because they simply don’t care, some don’t because they don’t have the time, and many don’t...
What is Journalism
Haley O'Reagan, Senior Staff Writer
April 9, 2017
Filed under Educational, In School, Op/Ed
As the 2017 school year comes to an end, students returning to Leonardtown next year are starting to think about potential classes. For upperclassmen especially, honors and AP class are high on on the list as they make their way towards college admission time. While these core classes are essential, Iâ€...
Homecoming: The Best Week of School
Haley O’Reagan, Staff Writer
October 12, 2016
Filed under In School, School News, Sports, Student Life, Top Stories
The best week of high school is here Raiders and it’s important you know what’s going on now that we are in the thick of it. Spirit week will last until October 14th and will end with the homecoming dance this Saturday the 15th from 7-10 p.m. On Friday, the school will come together for the pep rally ou...
Abridging Apathy
Jason Ferris, Head Editor
October 4, 2016
Filed under Arts, Entertainment, and Reviews, Community info, Educational, In School, Op/Ed, Student Life, Top Stories
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...
Spirit Week 2015
Cassie Gass, Senior Student Life Editor
October 30, 2015
Filed under In School, Student Life
Class theme day: Every year Leonardtown high school students decorate their hallways for spirit week, the decorations were based on this year’s class theme day. This year our themes were: freshman represented Mexico, Sophomores represented China, Juniors represented Australia and Senior...
Getting to know your security guards
Cassie Gass, Senior Student Life Editor
September 24, 2015
Filed under In School, Student Life, Top Stories
Have you ever wondered who Leonardtown security guards are? What it is like working here from an adult’s perspective? Or maybe why they do what they do? Some students don’t always see security guards as the best people, but those are the students who think they can do what they want without liste...
Leonardtown High School Clubs 2.0
Casey Bacon, Senior Chief Editor
September 11, 2015
Filed under Extracurricular, In School, School News, Student Life, Top Stories
What is arguably one of the most repeated tidbits of advice given to most high school students from those who have already been there? Get involved in extracurricular activities. Why? Not only will you get to participate in something fun that you enjoy doing- and believe it or not, there’s a club ...
High school Expectations
Maddie Raley, Senior Staff Writer
September 10, 2015
Filed under In School, Student Life, Top Stories
When the new faces of the freshmen class walk in on their first day of school, they are overwhelmed with questions. What sports/clubs should I join? How do I make friends? Just where is my math class? Yet with all these worries racing through their minds, they are eager and excited to see wh...
