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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

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Grace Rich, a 3rd grader at South School, and her friend Emily Hoyt, a 3rd grader at Matthew Thornton, pass out toy soldiers in front of the Nutfield store in Londonderry on Veteran's Day.

3rd graders give out toy soldiers to remind community members to honor veterans

Staff writer | November 14, 2016

Customers shopping at the Nutfield store in Londonderry left with more than a cup of coffee or a pack of gum in their hands this past Friday. They most likely also clutched a small, toy soldier. Grace...

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The Pay-it-Forward club plays bingo with veterans at the VA hospital at their annual event.

Top left to right: sophomore Abby Cowles, freshman Sydney Olin, sophomore Abby Follansbee
Bottom left to right: junior Jake Parilla, a veteran, senior Nick Salcito and sophomore Blake Melnik

Club Day Monday: Pay-it-Foward

Chase L’Heureux, Reporter | November 14, 2016

The Pay-it-Forward club gives students a way to give back not just to Londonderry High School, but to the larger community as well.   Pay it Forward does five events each month. Some of these events...

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Fifth grade class records book promos for LEO 103

Fifth grade class records book promos for LEO 103

Hannah Kennedy, Reporter | November 9, 2016

Editor's Note: Ms. Juster asked The Lancer Spirit to withhold the names of the students who were quoted or photographed for this article. To make it easier to follow which student is being quoted, the...

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Colleges coming your way: Nov. 7 - 11

Colleges coming your way: Nov. 7 – 11

Shea Robinson, Editor-in-Chief, College & Career Editor | November 7, 2016

The colleges listed below will be visiting LHS in the main guidance conference room this week. To register for these visits or see dates for upcoming colleges, log in to your Naviance account.   Monday,...

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LHS welcomes new STEM Curriculum Coordinator Mr. Flynn

LHS welcomes new STEM Curriculum Coordinator Mr. Flynn

Alex Seeley, Features Editor | November 5, 2016

Tucked into a small room in the curriculum office next to the library lies a door facing a wooden desk. Adjacent to the desk hanging on the wall are pictures of a smiling 7-year-old...

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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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Art by a GSA member

GSA provides safe atmosphere for LGBT+ teens

The GSA has a strict confidentiality policy to protect the privacy and safety of its participants. Therefore, the names of individuals who are current students have been changed in this article.
Josh Galluzzo, Features Editor | November 3, 2016

For an LGBT+teen, most of the day can be spent hiding from the surrounding world and concealing the true person on the inside. The opportunities to “be yourself” are few and far between, which is...

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Photo by Bella Ziolek.

Don’t mock the Birkenstock

Reasons why I love my Birkenstocks and you should, too.
Emily Schackart, Online Chief, Lifestyle Editor | November 2, 2016

"Hippie shoes." "Jesus sandals."  The bane of some people’s existence: Birkenstocks. In the midst of winter during 2015, I purchased my first pair of Birkenstocks directly from birkenstockusa.com....

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Freshman Lea Baum's model of the Villa Rotunda.

Step back in time with this year’s Renaissance Fair

Melina Illinger, Arts & Entertainment Editor, Art Director | November 2, 2016

Students sprinted across the school parking lot early this past Friday morning, trash bags strewn haphazardly across their projects as the rain pelted their skin. The Renaissance Fair was beginning...

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Readers beware. Prepare to be scared.

Readers beware. Prepare to be scared.

This bone-chilling, blood-curdling, heart-stopping, hair-raising story will make you scream.
Lily Lefevre, Reporter | October 31, 2016

It's Halloween.  What could be scarier than a short story set in the deepest, darkest realm of Londonderry High School? Nothing. That is why this piece of scary fiction takes place in the one part of...

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Colleges coming your way: Oct. 31 - Nov. 4

Colleges coming your way: Oct. 31 – Nov. 4

Shea Robinson, Editor-in-Chief, College & Career Editor | October 31, 2016

  The colleges listed below will be visiting LHS in the main guidance conference room this week. To register for these visits or see dates for upcoming colleges, log in to your Naviance account.   Monday,...

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College process breakdown: Making your decision

College process breakdown: Making your decision

Morgan Grant, Reporter | October 28, 2016

Applying to college can be a daunting task, but there are many ways to make it easier. With help from current high school seniors, and tips from college admissions and guidance counselors, the process...

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