More, More, More
Jason Ferris, Junior School News Editor
October 9, 2015
Filed under School News, Student Life, Top Stories
The sun crawls through the blinds, the bars of your prison, and reminds you that there is a world outside of homework, one where you can catch up on that latest TV show or that new game console you received for your birthday. You flick your eyes back to your essay, your math problems,...
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...
Incoming freshmen? Here are some helpful tips!
Cassie Gass, Senior Student Life Editor
September 10, 2015
Filed under Lifestyle, Student Life, Top Stories
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
Filed under Lifestyle, Student Life, Top Stories
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
Filed under Lifestyle, Student Life, Top Stories
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...
Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Thiana Suarez, Senior Staff Writer
May 15, 2015
Filed under Arts, Entertainment, and Reviews, Community info, School, Student Life, Theater
Music. Mayhem. Murder. All of this could only mean one thing. The musical “Sweeney Todd” is coming to Leonardtown High School. Nothing says excitement like a Demon Barber of Fleet Street. There will be suspense, horror, and lots of blood all over the place. Fake blood, of course. This play is going...
Imagination Contemplation: Creative Writing Club
May 10, 2015
Filed under Extracurricular, Student Life
In Leonardtown High School, there’s a club where students who like to write can meet up with other students like them. This is a club where students express their imagination through writing . Students can also do fun writing activities as well in this club. That club is the Creative Writing club. Ms....
AP Classes vs. Dual Enrollment Classes
Valerie Gregorio, Senior Staff Writer
May 7, 2015
Filed under In School, Student Life
Every year, more high school students take AP or dual enrollment classes. Both classes will help you earn college credit so you do not have to take certain classes when you go to a four year college. AP and dual enrollment classes both have advantages and disadvantages when it comes to preparing for...
Senioritis – What Is It Like at LHS?
Valerie Gregorio, Senior Staff Writer
April 14, 2015
Filed under Lifestyle, Student Life
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...
There’s Never Enough Time to Do All the Nothing You Want – or, Is There?
Casey Bacon, Junior Staff Editor
April 14, 2015
Filed under Student Life
Well, okay, we admit: maybe not. But, there are ways to combat the daily stresses that begin to pile up and can begin to bog down your successes, goals, happiness, and general sanity. From a California Sutter Health study conducted on over a hundred adolescents, a whopping 55% report that they receive...
