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The student news site of Londonderry High School

Lancer Spirit Online

Londonderry High School
295 Mammoth Road
Londonderry, NH 03053
603-432-6941
The student news site of Londonderry High School

Lancer Spirit Online

The student news site of Londonderry High School

Lancer Spirit Online

OPINIONS

Jobs that help run the world should be advertised from a young age. (Image made in Canva by Kelsey Sweet).

Trades are critical to the world

Caleb Hasletine, Reporter
June 2, 2025

Construction workers, welders, electricians, and mechanics. These are just a few of the many jobs that run our world. The trades have shown their importance around the world, but the number of people joining...

Getting a car, grabbing your keys and turning on the radio as you drive on the road with your friends in the car.

Getting your license: the adventure and the next step

Annaleigh Marshall, Reporter
May 29, 2025

As we all hit the age of 16, the next big step is getting your license. So that you can go drive with your friends to Dunkin, get your energy rush and pull into the school with your new car at seven in...

This review will change your life. My opinion on reviews are that they are a no go. (Image created in Canva by Audrey Pope).

My Review on Reviews: 1/10

Audrey Pope, Reporter
May 29, 2025

Someone hears that a new album is coming out. What is the first thing they are going to do? Not listen to it, that would be silly. They will scrounge the internet to find as many reviews as possible. Someone...

The constant battle between athletes and administration continues on with students wishing their afterschool practices should count toward their P.E credit. (Image made in Canva by Kelsey Sweet).

The argument for and against athletes taking physical education

Abby Mantegari, Opinions Editor
May 28, 2025

The average student can learn fun and easy ways to exercise. High school athletes are way past the stage of light exercising. They are not benefiting from the PE class like a non-athlete student does. If...

Image made in Canva by Ava Alkhamis

Phones aren’t the problem: how schools handle them is

Ava Alkhamis, Opinions Editor
May 27, 2025

We, the students of 2025, have grown up in a world where smartphones are as essential as backpacks.  They’re our calendars, our calculators, our cameras, and our connections to friends and family....

 Cheerleaders are supposed to be the preppy girls who bring up the energy of the crowd. The girls throw each other in the air for entertainment. But to the cheer world, their sport becomes their everything and more. (Image made in Canva by Kelsey Sweet).

Cheerleaders have more than just a smile

Celia Kerr, Reporter
May 17, 2025

Standing at the entrance, music blasting, waiting for that music to fade and for the DJ to announce your team. You run out, waving to a gym full of your competition, supporters, and what feels like the...

Ai is a useful tool, but Ai Chatbot should never replace real human interactions.

Ai kills; the c(harm) of chatbots

Lindsey Hodkinson, Opinions Editor
May 14, 2025

Character AI, a new technological phenomenon that's turning high schoolers with no status or confidence into masters of conversation with ‘people’ like Sydney Sweeny, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, or a random...

Freshman Elisa Thomas holds up her Venmo app for senior Lizzie Sosa to scan it to transact money.

Schools almost out, but Venmo’s still not in

Elisa Thomas, Reporter
May 14, 2025

It’s time to buy a sweatshirt or a cookie at the school store, a prom ticket, a Mr. LHS ticket, or a homecoming ticket, but it’s cash only. And the only thing you have is your Venmo. Guess it’s time...

Socratic Seminars aren't the only way to have a class discussion.

Mix it up: Socratic Seminars aren’t the only way.

Maddy Buchanan, A&E Editor
May 13, 2025

You walk into your English class, a tinge of anxiety in the air, and you notice the desks arranged in a circle, which can only mean one thing: a Socratic Seminar.  Your heart sinks, knowing that it's...

A student arrives 30 seconds late, hoping the Capitol (teacher) shows mercy.

The five minute passing period feels like ‘The Hunger Games’

Ava Alkhamis, Opinions Editor
May 13, 2025

The bell rings. You’re in the upper 600s hallway, and your next class is all the way at the other side of the school. Your backpack weighs more than a small child, your computer is at 2%, and someone...

The five stages of phone-mo

Follow along as the students of LHS try and survive the new phone policy
Reagan Louiselle, Reporter
May 12, 2025

After the cellphone ban, many students are exhibiting classic signs of withdrawal from their beloved devices. Like any true addiction, we’re seeing a dramatic increase in students desperately reaching...

Papers fly, grades drop and it all goes down hill.

Another packet, barely any instructions, I’m screwed

Annaleigh Marshall, Reporter
May 12, 2025

Packet after packet, typing after typing. It’s too much. I’ve had many wonderful teachers that have taught me and have made me as successful as I am with my grades and my work, without handing me tons...

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