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The student news site of Londonderry High School

Lancer Spirit Online

The student news site of Londonderry High School

Lancer Spirit Online

The student news site of Londonderry High School

Lancer Spirit Online

Ellie Goodspeed

Ellie Goodspeed, Magazine Chief

Senior Ellie Goodspeed is in charge of bringing Lancer Nation a quality news magazine. While you won’t see her too much on Lancer Spirit Online, be sure to pick up a copy of the latest edition of The Lancer Spirit.

All content by Ellie Goodspeed
Good intentions. Poor implementation. '13 Reasons Why' email sent home falls short.

Good intentions. Poor implementation. ’13 Reasons Why’ email sent home falls short.

Ellie Goodspeed and Lizy Stubbs | May 23, 2017

Five weeks ago, the LHS Director of School Counseling, Ms. O’Dea sent an email addressed to parents and guardians, and then forwarded that same email to teachers, detailing problems she had heard...

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College is expensive, apply for scholarships

College is expensive, apply for scholarships

Ellie Goodspeed, Magazine Chief | January 23, 2017

Seniors, now that the January 1 college application deadline has passed, it is not time to slack off. While you do have time to take a breather and relax a bit, don’t forget to apply for scholarships....

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Please, please don't ask me about college

Please, please don’t ask me about college

Ellie Goodspeed, Magazine Chief | December 30, 2016

I know that much of senior year is about applying to and deciding where to go for college. As every waking moment — and many of my dreams/nightmares — are centered around college, it doesn’t help...

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Don't let the many options confuse you: Pick the right time to apply to college

Don’t let the many options confuse you: Pick the right time to apply to college

Ellie Goodspeed, Magazine Chief | November 4, 2016

  Seniors, you've started your college applications. You’ve linked your Naviance to your Common App. Naviance asks you to input which kind of application you are submitting, and you think, Okay....

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Community Service club hosts school-wide clothing, toy drive

Community Service club hosts school-wide clothing, toy drive

Ellie Goodspeed, Magazine Chief | October 4, 2016

Community Service Club (CSC) members are hoping that when students clean out their closets this fall, they'll take a few moments to gather any gently-used clothing or toys and donate them as part of CSC's...

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After the ceremony, snacks were served including a science cake made by Mr. Cariello.

Science department holds first annual award ceremony

Ellie Goodspeed, Magazine Chief | May 27, 2016

The English, math, and foreign language departments all have award ceremonies each year where they honor outstanding students in each subject. This year the science department is added to the list as...

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LHS welcomes New School Resource Officer Olsen to the school.

Get to know the New SRO: 10 Facts about Officer Olsen

Ellie Goodspeed, Magazine Chief | May 5, 2016

This article is reproduced as it appears in the April issue of the Lancer Spirit News Magazine. Where are you from? I am from New Jersey. I attended high school there before moving to Massachusetts where...

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Five Guys, left to right, coach Craig Plevinsky, junior Julia Fitzgibbons, senior Evan Plevinsky, sophomore Trevor Malanson, coach Eric Malanson, and senior Duncan Campbell, won their Improv challenge last March 19.

Lancer improv DI team wins Regionals and heads to States

Ellie Goodspeed, Magazine Chief | March 29, 2016

Lancer Nation’s Improv Destination Imagination team, Five Guys, won their Regional competition on Saturday March 19. They beat out four other teams with their improv performance and instant challenge. The...

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The PVC Pirates and this years robot won their first competition in Reading Mass.

PVC Pirates take first at North Shore District competition and head to Rhode Island

Ellie Goodspeed, Magazine Chief | March 25, 2016

The PVC Pirates placed first in the FIRST robotics competition on March 14, at the North Shore District Event in Reading Mass. The team is heading to Rhode Island this weekend for another competition.  “It...

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The Lancer DI team The Duct Tape Dudes, freshmen Ian Goodspeed, Jillian Fitzgibbons, Hannah Brown, and Jimmy Fitzgibbons with coach Bill O'Connor after their win on Saturday. Not shown Gillian Lynch

Lancer DI team takes first at regional meet

Ellie Goodspeed, Magazine Chief | March 18, 2016

The Duct Tape Dudes, the Lancer Destination Imagination team won their regional competition last Saturday, March 12. They competed against one other team in their category, the technical challenge Pace...

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Should I stay or should I go? Leaving home vs. staying close for college

Should I stay or should I go? Leaving home vs. staying close for college

Ellie Goodspeed and Lindsey Guenther | March 14, 2016

Selecting colleges to apply to and eventually to attend can be a difficult process. With so many options to choose from narrowing your search parameters by deciding if you want to stay local or travel...

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What to know before you take the SATs

What to know before you take the SATs

Ellie Goodspeed, Magazine Chief | February 29, 2016

On March 2 high school students around the state will take out their number two pencils, buckle down and take the three hour SAT. They are the first group of students to take the newly revamped SAT. What...

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Everything you need to know about the Presidential Primary

Everything you need to know about the Presidential Primary

Ellie Goodspeed, Magazine Chief | February 8, 2016

Tuesday, Feb. 9 is more than a day off from school. The LHS gymnasium will be filled with residents casting their vote in the first in the nation presidential primary. Before those students and staff...

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Midterms just need to go away

Midterms just need to go away

Ellie Goodspeed, Magazine Chief | January 15, 2016

As the semester draws to a close, the craziness of midterms begins. The exams that every junior and underclassman has to take is worth twenty percent of a student’s overall grade, which means...

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New Food Director Amanda Venezia brings new food and equipment changes to the cafeteria.

New Foods Director brings new energy to cafe

Ellie Goodspeed, Magazine Chief | November 12, 2015

Swedish meatballs, Asian lettuce wraps, and Russian potato skins have arrived--or will soon be arriving--in the LHS cafeteria under the new Food Director Amanda Venezia, who replaced previous director...

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Women in the running

Women in the running

Ellie Goodspeed and Lindsey Guenther | October 13, 2015

A new period in history has arrived in the United States. Both the Democrat and Republican parties have a strong woman running in the 2016 Presidential Election. Next year may be the first time the US...

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Junior Sam Schofield will be studying for ten months in Germany this year. She will be staying with a host family and attending a German school.

Junior Schofield to study abroad in Germany

Ellie Goodspeed, Magazine Chief | September 15, 2015

Although Junior Sam Schofield must say "Auf Wiedersehen" to America, she gets to say "Guten Tag" to Germany as she will be spending her junior year immersed in this country's language and culture. “I...

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