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The student news site of Londonderry High School

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Toxic relationships burn, but taking care of yourself and valuing who you are is a good salve for that.

If this is love, then why does it hurt?

Taylor Palmer | December 4, 2019

Being in love and being manipulated are two different things that people can mix up. If someone is willing to hurt you emotionally, verbally or physically, it isn’t love. Take it from me, a girl...

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The royal pain: your guide to escaping the kings

The royal pain: your guide to escaping the kings

Sean Cavanaugh, Executive Features Editor | November 26, 2019

The Kings. A Londonderry driver’s biggest fear. The series of cruel roundabouts, deadly dead ends, and fatal streets that lead to the deepest, darkest parts of Londonderry. Once you enter there is little...

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Hold off on "Jingle Bells" until the pumpkins have been put away, please.

Frosty the Snowman, stay in December

Mike Foley, Opinions Editor | November 25, 2019

The crisp and chilling wind floods the outdoors and a light dusting of snow starts to come down on the streets. The smell of peppermint and hot chocolate overwhelms your senses and the music keeps you...

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Gratitude is defined by attitude: dietary needs and the holidays

Gratitude is defined by attitude: dietary needs and the holidays

Courtney Clark, Editor-in-Chief | November 22, 2019

I sit down at the extended table surrounded by close relatives. Everyone, including me, is talking about how hungry they are and how they can’t wait to eat. The only difference is that they will be able...

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Juliana Hamel's reoccuring column will be focusing on points of view topics that no one wants to talk about.

Unpopular Opinions: Dunkin’ Donuts isn’t as good as everyone says it is

Juliana Hamel, Executive Opinions Editor | November 21, 2019

For some students, school is the only reason they wake up before 10 a.m. All the early mornings after long nights require an energy boost, one in the form of a large iced coffee from Dunkin’ Donuts,...

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To show support of sexuality, two symbols that are representative of a lesbian relationship are shown to help to represent that it's fine to love freely.

Identity is not an insult

Quentin Miller | November 20, 2019

People are gay. Get over it.  Sadly, students who are in the LGBTQ+ community can often be the target of insults or even physical threats. This needs to stop. No one should be targeted with words or...

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Instagram is fun: here’s why

Erin Carlson, Photographer | November 14, 2019

It’s the end of the day and you finally finished your English paper and math homework. Now what? Do you go to bed without checking your phone? Or do you lay there and scroll through Instagram for...

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Instagram is dumb: here’s why

Marissa McKay, Online Chief | November 14, 2019

I’m one of a small group of teenagers these days who have never had an Instagram account. While all of my friends spend hours taking, editing, and obsessing over their Insta-worthy pictures and scrolling...

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Editorials represent the opinion of the Lancer Spirit Editorial Board.

Substitute teachers deserve a pay raise

Lancer Spirit Editorial Board | November 5, 2019

Substitute teacher Gerry Gulezian can get more money rolling burritos at Chipotle than he can for being a sub in the classroom. He’s in charge of children, not burritos, and yet he makes...

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Hailey Mosher writes in her article, "I don’t want anyone to feel alone. I’ve always felt a sense of loneliness, and it never made much sense to me. I would be in groups of people and I would suddenly feel as though I sank into my own world and I wouldn’t know why."

What it feels like to drown

Hailey Mosher, Art Editor | October 16, 2019

It’s 9:15. I just got home from going for a drive with three of my favorite people on the planet. A wave of happiness flows through me, but is starting to dissipate. I pick up my phone to call the same...

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Senior Eliana Patterson tries her best to fit in with the VSCOmmunity, hoping to prove her worthiness.

VSC-GO and try something new

Kat Hallee, Executive Features Editor | October 15, 2019

You’re walking down the hall and suddenly you hear a weird hum swiftly approaching you. It’s a sound you’ve never heard before; the sound of puka shells rattling against Hydroflasks. It’s closer...

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Juliana Hamel's reoccurring column will be focusing on points of views topics that no one wants to talk about.

Unpopular Opinions: If you don’t dress up for Halloween, you’re lame

Juliana Hamel, Executive Opinions Editor | October 15, 2019

Ah, Halloween. The spookiest time of year. There’s nothing better than carving pumpkins, visiting haunted houses, and drowning in buckets of candy. Only one thing could possibly ruin the hauntingly good...

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