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Special ed. teacher Kerry Miller helps senior Ava Norton with an assignment in her classroom. Special ed teachers often take the time to help students understand what they’re learning.

‘Mama Bear’ Miller helps special ed. students thrive

Morgan Laczynski and Lauren Mok
November 1, 2022

Special education teacher Kerry Miller has always had a connection with her students, and keeps a huge space in her heart for teaching. She was unsure on what kind of teacher she wanted to be until she...

Teaching the Senior Seminar class, Guidance Director Maureen ODea said she is reminded how much she enjoys being in a classroom.”  While the class is currently open to seniors only, there may be an opportunity next year for juniors to take the class.

Senior seminar helps students make sense of the college process

Domenica Vacca and Kai Wall
October 28, 2022

The college application process can be difficult. That is why Guidance Director Maureen O’Dea decided to create a class to assist students with this process, which is the “Senior Seminar.” “I...

“[I want to] improve the way I teach my students because Puerto Rico doesn’t teach civics and economics,” Roman said. “It is my first time teaching them and my goal is to give the best lesson I possibly [can] and improve myself every semester,” Roman said.

New civics teacher adjusts to teaching in a different country

Jillian Mazzola, Features Editor
October 21, 2022

Being originally from Puerto Rico, new teacher Jose Roman Rodriguez is looking forward to the new atmosphere that Londonderry High School has to offer.  “Last year, I came with my wife and [planned...

Abandoned Vermont radar base brings back chilling memories of the past

Abandoned Vermont radar base brings back chilling memories of the past

Trevor Betty, Reporter
June 3, 2022

Located deep in the hills of Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom (NEK), Lyndonville Air Force base sits abandoned, left to rot and decay in the middle of nowhere.  The base opened in 1956 as North Concord...

Miller gains a sense of achievement when doing what she loves, and said that she spends “hours upon hours a week” at the sewing machine.

Junior Sophia Miller’s journey towards discovering her passion for design

Catie Brown, Copy Chief
June 2, 2022

Discovering something you're passionate about is often a more demanding process than it appears in books and movies. Unlike what's displayed in these sources of entertainment, this process can take years,...

Mr. LHS fans, contestants, organizers reflect on the show

Mr. LHS fans, contestants, organizers reflect on the show

Journalism 1 Students
May 20, 2022

Watch as Lancer Spirit reporters speak with different students who were involved in the Mr. LHS 2022 show.  

After the first Play it Forward sports equipment drive in 2021, the organization was able to donate a large quanity of used equipment.

This junior is helping athletes one mitt, bat and stick at a time.

Courtney Clark, Editor-in-Chief
May 11, 2022

After actively participating in athletics his whole life, junior Nicholas Hamel saw first hand how difficult starting a new sport can be, especially financially. “Once I started playing golf, it opened...

Junior Marlie Fitzgerald joining the Posh Life Photography team as a representative

What it’s like to be a Posh Life Photography representative

Abby Foley, Executive Features Editor
April 7, 2022

There are many ways to get involved in the community during your high school years. For junior Marlie Fitzgerald, joining the Posh Life Photography team was one of those ways. Posh Life Photography...

Editors Sathvik Manam and Josh Truesdale test out the equipment available in the Studio. Sathvik used this area to create his podcast, Talking Peanuts, which had three episodes earlier this school year.

Podcasting studio: one of LHS’s hidden gems

Josh Truesdale, Creative Writing Editor
March 23, 2022

Green screens, Mac computers, editing software, filming equipment, and so much more. It’s nothing new to hear that LHS has a large variety of technological resources for students to utilize. However,...

Maintaining a consistent sleep schedule can be difficult when you have a busy schedule, but its important nonetheless.

Lancers share their questionable sleep schedules

Catie Brown, Copy Chief
March 17, 2022

If you have a busy schedule, sleep can be a difficult thing to make time for. It might seem constructive to sacrifice those hours to study for an upcoming test, or to finish a homework assignment. But...

Wu (left) named third runner-up at the Miss New Hampshire Outstanding Teen pageant

Senior Annabella Wu named third runner-up at Miss NH Outstanding Teen pageant

Audrey DeAngelis, Assistant Editor in Chief
March 9, 2022

Taking the stage at Pinkerton’s Stockbridge Theater, senior Annabella Wu competed for the Miss New Hampshire Outstanding Teen (MNHOT) title on February 19 and 20. This was Wu’s second-ever pageant,...

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