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CREATIVE WRITING

As the winter season approaches, so does the Lancer Spirit's Winter Creative Writing Contest!

Winter Creative Writing Contest now open

Josh Truesdale, Creative Writing Editor | November 10, 2021

Winter is approaching, and so is the Lancer Spirit’s Winter Creative Writing Contest! Everyone is encouraged to participate, and the first place winner will be published in the December edition of the...

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The 2021 Lancer Spirit Spooky Writing Contest is now accepting submissions until Oct. 20.

Spooky Writing Contest now open

Josh Truesdale, Creative Writing Editor | September 21, 2021

As Halloween returns, so does the Lancer Spirit’s Spooky Creative Writing Contest! Students with an affinity for writing are encouraged to participate, and the first place winner will receive a $25 Lancer...

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Student Council hosts a two sentence horror story contest

Student Council hosts a spooky storytelling challenge

Audrey DeAngelis, Assistant Editor in Chief | October 27, 2020

This year has brought a lot of changes to the halls of LHS, but this month brings a positive one. The Student Council’s bulletin board by the main office in the east 100s hallway, formerly known as the...

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Senior Molly Norton presents her project to Mrs. Wooding's AP Literature class during a lesson.

Villanelles on virus: Students share feelings through poetry

  In AP Literature & Composition we occasionally produce some original creative work (most of what we do is analytical) in order to never forget a specific, fixed poetic form. In the fall we...

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2021 LSO Spooky Writing Contest - 2nd place submission

Spooky Writing Contest 2nd place submission: “Oddtumn”

Matthew Villineau | October 31, 2021

A cool wind breezed through the forest, rustling the grass and what few leaves remained on the trees. Despite the lack of human intervention, the trees were neatly lined up in parallel rows as if it were...

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Many students are jumping onto Google Meets with baggy eyes and a piping hot cup of coffee. Remember to take care of yourself during this remote time.

A sonnet for remote learning

Rachel St. Louis, Copy Chief | December 9, 2020

Each morning, the sky seems a bit bleaker And I recall the maskless days of school I am talking to the coffee maker Trying to forget these mandated rules   Are Google Meet sessions...

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Brother's Nightmares

Brother’s Nightmares

Kat Hallee, Executive Features Editor | October 31, 2020

“EZRA!” Diane screamed down from the top of the cliff in utter horror. She heard no response back from her husband and started to panic. What if he’s stuck? How is he going to get back up? No way...

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Mosher's artwork depicts a date that appears to be "picture perfect" but is not exactly what it's made out to be.

Pinterest perfect dates: Expectation vs. reality

Brooke Wrobel | April 30, 2020

Meeting Pinterest Date Expectations Planning your relationship vision board can be quite the struggle. Scrolling through Pinterest looking for your ideal dates with your significant other, you come...

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"The Good Samaritan" by Danny Garrity is this year's winner of the Spooky Writing Contest. Congratulations!

Spooky Writing Contest 1st place submission: “The Good Samaritan”

Congratulations to the winner of the 2021 Spooky Writing Contest! Thank you to everyone who submitted, there were a lot of great stories!
Danny Garrity | October 28, 2021

The snow falls hard on the dark, barren highway. Dense groups of dead trees surround the country road. After a 14 hour shift at the hospital, Katherine makes her way home. The young nurse’s body...

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Student council announces the winners for their October challenge

Student council’s spooky story contest winners

Audrey DeAngelis, Assistant Editor in Chief | November 6, 2020

The winners are here!  Student Council kicked off their start of monthly challenges with a two-sentence horror story contest. Here are the top three submissions, but a huge thank you to everyone who...

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Students share their thoughts on life during the 2020 Covid-19 Pandemic.

We Are From 2020

Students from the "Red Group" in Mrs. DeWinkeleer's Eng 11 class each wrote a few lines to contribute to the following poem. They were inspired by the poem "Where I'm From" by George Ella Lyon. In this...

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Make It

Make It

Kat Hallee, Executive Features Editor | April 5, 2020

A virus we fear has already spread To get the human mind misled That there is no hope in these times of despair, But what we once had is all still there.   The Earth saw a nearing path to destruction So...

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