Senior Expenses
Veronica Fernandez, Senior Staff Writer
February 5, 2020
ATTENTION UNDERCLASSMEN! Start saving money NOW! No one ever tells you how much you are going to spend during your senior year. Between all the events, traditions, and transitions, you have a lot of upfront costs coming your way before you make your way into adulthood. First, you have Prestige and Jostens waiting...
The Leonardtown High School Ski Trip
Hailey Stack, Senior Staff Writer
February 5, 2020
From January 17th to the 21st, Leonardtown High School participated in their annual ski trip with 48 students ranging from sophomores to seniors, whether they be first timers or experienced skiers. The ski trip includes a twelve hour bus ride from the high school to the Killington Mountain Resort in V...
One Acts
Samantha Blottenberger, Senior Staff Writer
January 30, 2020
Do you like watching plays but your mind wanders off during the second act of the play? Then One Acts are for you! One Acts are a type of play that only consist of one or two acts per play. The time frame for one-acts can last anywhere from 10 to 60 minutes, while a normal play typically lasts anywhere f...
The Student Vs. Staff Volleyball Game
Trent Wilkes and Dylan Hobbs, Sophomore Staff Writer and Junior Staff Writer
January 15, 2020
The student versus staff volleyball game was hard fought and full of crunch time plays. As the students dismantled the staff team 2 out of the 3 games, including one where the students rallied back after being down 24-20 to score 6 unanswered to win the second game 26-24. The staff thought they won that...
Strong Bucks
Samantha Blottenberger, Senior Staff Writer
January 10, 2020
What are Strong Bucks? Strong bucks are a little piece of paper that contains a rubric about what being Raider STRONG means. The S stands for Scholarly, the T stands for Trustworthy, the R stands for Respectful, the O stands Ownership, the N stands for No Excuses, and the G stands for Genuine. Strong Bucks...
Class President Interviews
Peyton Island, Junior Staff Writer
January 9, 2020
This 2019-2020 school year, I talked to our class presidents. I asked the class presidents a few questions. I asked the class of 2022, 2021, and 2020, “What are you changing from last year to this year?” The class of 2022 president Judy Nyugen answered the question by saying “My class and ...
Meet Your New Teachers! Q&A
Promise Morgan, Sophomore Staff Writer
January 9, 2020
Hey there Raiders! Meet some of the teachers that are new to our school this year including Ms. Stephenson, Mrs. Dyson, Ms. Meny, Mr. Page, and Ms. O’Toole. You’d be very surprised to learn some of the very interesting things our teachers do, boxing, back-packing across continents, and even living wit...
Windows 10 Update
Cameron Ray, Sophomore Staff Writer
December 16, 2019
Over the 2019 Summer, St. Mary’s County Public Schools updated all of the computers to Windows 10. After staying on Windows 7 for a while, and Windows updates 8, 8.1, and 10 being released before, why did the county change now? In an interview with Leonardtown High School’s IT specialist, Mr. Joseph Rawli...
Marching Band
Sydney Bokenhagen, Freelance Writer
February 6, 2019
Marching band has proven to be so much more than an “extracurricular activity” for many people including myself. This program has provided me a family that I’ve grown closer with each year. Coming into high school can be an extremely stressful time, and I was honestly scared for what was going to ha...
Mr. Leonardtown Call for Contestants
January 10, 2019
If you would like to nominate yourself or someone you know to be a contestant for Mr. Leonardtown 2019, complete the following google form. https://goo.gl/forms/FnjZRt4Oj8XcYMdl1
Boy’s Soccer SMACked ‘em Again!
Drake Thomas, Staff Writer
October 30, 2018
They have done it… AGAIN! That marks three years in a row that the Boy’s Soccer team has won the SMAC Championship. They finished the season at 11-1 including beating Gonzaga High School, who was ranked number 2 in the state of Maryland. Leonardtown is now ranked eighth in the state of Maryland...
