Losing CTRL
Derek Katzer, Ashley Tindall, and Haley Stephenson
January 31, 2019
Filed under Features, Opinion, Top Stories
From toddlers being tucked away with tablets to teenagers scrolling through Instagram, a rise in human-device interaction has become normal. Generation Z, those born between 1995 and 2005, have been born into a world of laptops, WiFi and smartphones. Generation Z, also appropriately referred to as iG...
Are we Addicted to Technology?
January 29, 2019
Filed under Opinion
Computers, phones, televisions and radios are things that almost every student deals with on a regular basis. They are pieces of technology that have worked their way into being a constant feature of most students’ lives. Technology in this case is any electronic device, including machines, that have a s...
Blue Christmas
January 15, 2019
Filed under Opinion
It’s finally here – the season we’ve been waiting for all year. The snow is falling (congratulations, seniors), the radio stations are playing Christmas music 24/7 – much to the demise of retail workers - and people’s bank accounts are slowly draining as they buy gifts for their loved ones...
Actual deer, no Headlights
January 14, 2019
Filed under Opinion
I got pulled over recently. Honestly, I didn’t fully realize or even register what was going on. As I was turning into my destination, I saw flashing lights behind me, but no siren. My eyes widened. My heart dropped. These lights were meant for me. One minute, I was driving to go get ice cre...
Are college-level classes worth it?
December 17, 2018
Filed under Opinion
Staff Vote Yes: 21 No: 3 LHS students are fortunate to go to a school with an endless number of opportunities available, however, those opportunities come with their own set of pressures. Some of the school’s most prized options are Advanced Placement (AP) and Dual Credit classes, which are be...
Take the Time to Waste a Moment
December 7, 2018
Filed under Opinion
Senior year is all about time. It’s about the time I spend doing what I love, the time I spend with the people I love, and the time that’s endlessly ticking until I leave for college. There is so much I am trying to pack into so little time. There’s Blue Jay sports to go to, homies to hang out w...
Emo-Gee Whiz
December 6, 2018
Filed under Opinion
The English language truly is beautiful. With only 26 characters, we can form 171,476 different words (according to the Second Edition of the Oxford English Dictionary) to add meaning and purpose to our lives. In our digital age, something truly amazing has happened: the invention of emojis. You might know them ...
Duolingo Por Cinco Minutos
November 13, 2018
Filed under Opinion
Being the musically driven person I am, there’s always a song stuck in my head. As you can imagine, it gets pretty distracting when I’m trying to focus, and all I can hear in the back of my mind is the Spanish color song I learned when I was in kindergarten. “Red is rojo, green is verde, blue a...
Are You There College? It’s Me, Paige
November 13, 2018
Filed under Opinion
I look over each response three times. I call my mom to look over it. I keep it open for weeks before I have the confidence to hit the “Submit” button. All I can do is stare at the screen and hope and pray for my future to answer me. I watch the clock as hours go by; that doesn’t work. I turn...
Shut Up and Drive
Rosie Frederick and Sidney Lowry
November 13, 2018
Filed under Opinion
When the school day is over, it may be time to brace yourself. The LHS parking lot can be challenging to get through when drivers are all trying to leave. Security Officer Kim True, who helps direct traffic in the afternoon, has seen near misses in the parking lot. “I’ve seen people drive too ...