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The student news site of Londonderry High School

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OPINIONS

Ms. Giguere shares her love and appreciation for the Class of 2020.

An open letter to the Class of 2020 from Ms. Giguere

Kelly Giguere, English Teacher
May 13, 2020

Members of the Class of 2020, What I didn’t know back on March 13th was that for the rest of the school year, we wouldn’t share the same space in Room 627 reading, writing, discussing, and laughing. What...

Ignorance is not bliss: when will people start taking coronavirus seriously?

Ignorance is not bliss: when will people start taking coronavirus seriously?

Juliana Hamel, Executive Opinions Editor
May 11, 2020

For over a month, LHS students and staff, along with the rest of the nation, have been ordered to practice standard social distancing procedures to help slow the spread of COVID-19. That means no gatherings...

How quarantine changes perspectives

How quarantine changes perspectives

Rachel St. Louis, Copy Chief
May 5, 2020

Let’s face it. Our lives have been spun around with not only blindfolds on, but masks, too. We have no control over what’s been going on outside. The only thing we can do is take care of ourselves...

LHS lit up the football field scoreboard with the numbers "2020' in honor of the senior class.

My final steps on the field of lost dreams

Kait Bedell, Editor-in-Chief
May 4, 2020

So it really is just over. Four years, three seasons, and so many unfinished memories. Is there really not going to be a happy ending here? The other night I drove by the LHS fields to see them lit...

Girls, let's unite not fight

Girls, let’s unite not fight

Hannah Ellis, Opinions Editor
May 4, 2020

Being a teenage girl is hard enough. No matter what you look like, what you wear or what you do, you will get criticized either by boys of all ages or sometimes even girls. Girls have internalized the...

Chloe Ting's workouts require minimal preparation and can be done from the comfort of  your own home. All that is needed to complete a program is an optional yoga mat and sneakers.

Don’t make Chloe Ting a quarantine fling

Courtney Clark, Editor-in-Chief
April 30, 2020

My experience with Chloe Ting After recovering from a severe iron deficiency, I always felt tired and drained. Even walking up stairs started to become difficult, and that's when I knew I needed a change.  So,...

A depiction of what it feels like to be a woman In today's world.

The brain behind the beauty

Audrey DeAngelis, Assistant Editor in Chief
April 23, 2020

Wake up. Wash up. Makeup.        Pick out clothes that ensure you look good. Don’t wear anything too revealing or you’re a slut, but don’t cover up too much or you’re prude. Check a thousand...

LHS displays a message of gratitude to essential workers as it enters its fourth week of online learning.

Virtual voices in the hall: Lancer Nation speaks on the struggles and strong points of remote learning

Matt Palmer
April 19, 2020

As COVID-19 continues to spread like wildfire across the country and world, LHS is entering its fourth week of remote learning. Remote learning, as we all have experienced so far, is the most loved and...

The Hooksett location of Ocean State Job Lot remains open despite the COVID-19 epidemic. Many customers have continued to visit the store to purchase essential items like food and cleaning supplies. Many individuals visiting the store have taken extra precaution by wearing masks and gloves while shopping to protect themselves as best as possible.

What working during COVID-19 has taught me about the virus

Matthew Vogel, Reporter
April 13, 2020

Empty shelves where cleaning supplies and toilet paper used to be. An almost full corral of shopping carts inside the store. Cashiers waiting restlessly to check out the small quantity of customers shopping....

A creative symbolization of God reaches out to a lonely, despaired person in need of His light.

Why you should consider God

Rachel St. Louis, Copy Chief
April 9, 2020

To anyone who is down, loathing themselves, and/or trudging through some heaviness in life: God loves you. What?  Yes, you read that correctly, and I want you to know it’s true. This is coming...

Beauty is found everywhere we look, not just on the outside, but in our personality and attitude.

Beauty is everywhere, all you have to do is look

Beauty is such an odd thing. This thought came to me after I sent a friend of mine a string of pictures of Denise Richards in the ’90s and early 2000s on Instagram. I texted her saying “she’s beautiful,...

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