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 ...
Do Students at LHS Respect Other Cultures?
November 12, 2018
Filed under Opinion
Past years at LHS have seen confederate flags fly high on the back of trucks in the parking lot. Christmas trees are decorated in the hallways in December, without a menorah or Kinara in sight. The rich cultures of Native Americans and early African Americans are taught in mere weeks, while European hist...
Spotlight on Jesus Ortega
November 1, 2018
Jesus Ortega is not your average senior. His experiences in another country, combined with his positive attitude and passion for soccer, have all made him the senior he strives to be. Ortega is bilingual, and after living in Mexico, he picked up unique tips and tricks for speaking Spanish. From ...
Press On
October 15, 2018
Filed under Opinion
I have a confession to make – I am an addict… to the news, that is. Every day, I set my alarm for 35 minutes before I have to get up so I have enough time to read through the headlines of my Apple News app, along with the trending stories on social media. I have this overwhelming need to always kno...
Repressed Representation
October 15, 2018
Filed under Opinion
Stop. Squint your eyes. Grab your remote and reverse the movie. Oh, I see it now. The minimal amount of screen time a LGBTQ+ relationship gets in a movie. Do you remember that hint in “Mamma Mia” (spoilers ahead) that Harry was gay after that weird, coded 30 second conversation? Or later, when he...
Are Students at LHS Politically Aware?
October 15, 2018
Filed under Opinion
Among the LHS student body, political ideas are hot topics in a lot of conversations. For those conversations to happen, one might assume that students are politically aware. The definition of aware from Oxford dictionary is to be “concerned and well-informed about a particular situation or devel...
