Toys for Tots
Dallas Shrawder, Senior Staff Writer
January 11, 2016
The giving season is fast approaching. People everywhere are in the festive spirit: spreading love, being joyous, and giving. One way to knock all three of those out in one swing is to participate in Toys for Tots drives. This time of year, it is not uncommon to be with friends and family to exch...
Star Wars Review
Skylar Broome, Senior Editor
January 11, 2016
This article contains spoilers for the newest Star Wars movie. Proceed with caution. The most popular conversation starter of the year is “Have you seen the new Star Wars movie?” After grossing $740.3 (according to the Guardian) and expecting an even higher number once it opens in China (the sec...
New Year, New You? Eh. But Fear Not: There Is Hope!
Casey Bacon, Senior Head Editor
January 11, 2016
“5… 4… 3… 2… 1… Happy New Year!” Down drops the ball in Times Square, off pops the corks of champagne and sparkling cider bottle, up go the fireworks, and in go the people for hugs, kisses, and well-wishes for the year to come. It’s the turning over of a new leaf, the possibility for...
Amazon: What can’t they do?
Nick Moats, Senior Staff Writer
January 11, 2016
From the beginning of Amazon, the largest online retailer today, there were high hopes for its future development. Jeff Bezos founded this company in 1994 originally labeling it as Cadabra. Not much time passed before Bezos renamed the company Amazon, what we all recognize it as today. Since his graduati...
What are your Plans for Holidays?
Regan Walker, Junior Staff Writer
December 14, 2015
Winter Break is almost one week away, and most of us as students are very excited not only for the holidays, but to get the chance to relax and take our minds off all the stress of the past 4 months of school. While some students are still trying to figure what they want to do for this holiday season,...
LHS attendance for the quarter
Dallas Shrawder, Senior Staff Writer
December 14, 2015
Ring! Ring! Ring! Your alarm clock sounds at 6:00 AM. You roll over and hit snooze thinking, “I really do not want to go to school today.” Maybe you’re especially tired from being up so late the night before, or perhaps you’re freezing since winter is fast approaching, and your bed feels exceptionally...
Incoming freshmen? Here are some helpful tips!
Cassie Gass, Senior Student Life Editor
September 10, 2015
Coming in as a freshman can be difficult. You are experiencing new things that you have never seen before. High school is totally different than middle school: people are going to change and your classes are going to get harder. Seniors here at Leonardtown- who have gone through the same thin...
The Headache-Inducing Barrage of the Contemporary, Conventional Body Image
June 15, 2015
Pear. Apple. Peanut. Strawberry. String bean. Carrot. What do these all have in common? Rather than the foods that they should be, society turns to identifying the body types of women through these, and fashion magazines turn to them in order to pick out “what swimsuit works best for you this summer!”...
Remember Diamonds Are Created Under Pressure
Allison Guy, Sophomore Staff Writer
May 28, 2015
It’s no secret that students today are under more pressure than ever before. From grades to relationships to getting into college, high school students face more issues than they ever were challenged with before. The issues that girls are confronted with are especially prevalent. For one, there’s...
Senioritis – What Is It Like at LHS?
Valerie Gregorio, Senior Staff Writer
April 14, 2015
We are already in the second semester of senior year at LHS people. Many seniors are suffering from a disease called “senioritis.” If you do not know what senioritis is already, then you should know right now. Senioritis is a crippling disease that strikes high school seniors. Signs and symptoms...
