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Lancer Spirit Online

The student news site of Londonderry High School

Lancer Spirit Online

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Boys Basketball is set to take on the number four seed Bishop Guertin.

Boys Basketball to take on BG in Semifinals

Grady Daron, Sports Multimedia Editor | March 10, 2021

After finishing the regular season with a losing record of 6-7, locking up the one seed was certainly not an expectation for the boys basketball team. Now following two playoff wins, the team is headed...

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Due to the pep rally being canceled last Friday, Spirit Week has been extended.

COVID-19 update at LHS

Laura Haas, Online Chief | March 6, 2021

Classrooms have had fewer students, some teachers are teaching from a screen, and it seems like an influx of staff and students are being put into quarantine. Yes, the numbers have been increasing at LHS...

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Corey’s Closet began in 2017 with the goal of giving important work experiences to individuals with developmental disabilities. By having employees get accustomed to the workforce, the store creates opportunities for independent life in the real world.

Corey’s Closet thrift store creates meaningful opportunities

Matt Vogel, Features Editor | March 4, 2021

Looking for an inexpensive way to expand your wardrobe and give back to your community? Corey’s Closet has everything you need to develop your style while making a positive change for the store’s employees. Corey’s...

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The Blue Star Lancers want to send packages to troops with connections to students and staff at LHS

Editorial: COVID-Shame On You

Editorial Board | March 2, 2021

A few months ago editor Hannah Ellis wrote an article called Stop COVID Shaming, It’s Not Helping because at the time it felt like people were being cruel to those who had gotten COVID-19. Back then...

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Since the late 1990's, Sheila Howley has spent over twenty years dedicating her time as a nurse for LHS.

Woman to Watch 2021: Sheila Howley

Courtney Clark, Editor-in-Chief | March 2, 2021

For as long as she can remember, Londonderry High School Nurse Sheila Howley has had a calling to help people in need. Howley grew up as the oldest of four children, so she always had the opportunity...

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Freshman Michaela Horan sits at the piano, focusing her attention on composing her next piece of music. Having been writing since she young, Horan feels that her music is the best expression of herself.

Freshman Michaela Horan uses the arts to express her emotions

Catie Brown, Copy Chief | March 2, 2021

Freshman Michaela Horan’s once peaceful slumber is disrupted by her own thoughts. Her eyes snap open, and she sits up, suddenly wide awake with her fingers itching to write down her sudden inspiration.  Her...

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This year three students from LHS will be participating in the NAfME's All-Eastern Honors Ensembles

Lancer Music floods the All-Eastern lineup after a decade long dry spell

Audrey DeAngelis, Assistant Editor in Chief | February 28, 2021

Each year students across the region are selected into state and nation-wide ensembles as a reflection of their talents. While LHS has had a dry spell with acceptances for almost a decade, this year three...

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Senior Abby Rollison shares her first tattoo just a few days after turning 18. The blooming flowers signified the beauty of the next chapter of her life after recovery.

Senior uses her new ink to inspire herself and others

Kat Hallee, Executive Features Editor | February 19, 2021

There is often a stigma behind getting tattoos, especially for young people as they turn 18. This didn’t stop senior Abby Rollison from getting her tattoos as a reminder of how far she has come on her...

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Participation awards and certificates are given out at so many events, not just in sports.

Participation awards: Hurting or helping our youth?

Samantha Fortier, Reporter | February 17, 2021

I was 11 years old sitting in the auditorium at a gymnastics meet anxiously waiting to hear my name being called as one of the winners. With each name being announced, I sank further and further into my...

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Young Hagymas diligently works on a math assignment at the kitchen table within her home. Until her senior year of high school, she had begun almost every day alike to this one.

Homeschooled senior decides to spend last year at LHS

Makenna Lord, Reporter | February 12, 2021

Returning to school during a pandemic continues to be an adjustment for all of us, but for senior Sophie Hagymas, it has been even more challenging.  From second grade up until the end of her junior...

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Last year's sprinters pose for a picture before running in the D1 meet.

Girl’s indoor track gets creative at practice to make up for a season with no meets

Laura Bowen, Executive Sports Editor | February 11, 2021

Just like most winter sports, girl's indoor track has had to face some disappointment. Unfortunately the team is unable to go to any meets this year given they are usually held on college campuses that...

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Senior Brian Gould focuses on the hoop as he readies himself to take a free throw

How quarantine changed senior Brian Gould

Jackson Cox, Reporter | February 10, 2021

Last year during every varsity basketball game, senior Brian Gould always found himself sitting at the end of the bench, watching time run off the clock. Quarters, halves, and entire games would go by...

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