New Hampshire’s new law, House Bill 1014, makes it illegal for teachers, school staff, and local governments to refer to the second Monday in October as anything other than Columbus Day. The law, which went into effect on Sep. 10, 2024, states that all “official communications, publications, and...

The warm, rich sounds of the marimba, along with the mellow tones of the saxophone, drifted through the band hall last week.  The nervous laughter and chatter of students waiting to audition accompanied the quiet strum of a guitar and the quick staccato of piano scales. Several students paced...

Before the first day of school each year, there is a night designed for freshmen to walk their schedule, ensuring they do not get flustered in the hallway once school starts.  They can practice walking to their classes multiple times, so they don’t forget what class is next and how to get there. However,...

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If you freaked out over the implemented phone policy by the school district last spring, you better get ready. Through Senate Bill 206, the state government has issued a new cellphone ban to take effect in every New Hampshire public school district. Some districts, like Derry and Hudson, have...

In this day and age, you don’t need a therapist, a tutor, or heck, even a best friend. With the rise of artificial intelligence, one click can do almost everything for you. Need to write an essay? Don’t waste the effort when AI can write it for you. Need to vent? Don’t bother a loved one, AI can...

When history teacher Mike Miller steps up to the floor to begin his lecture, he grins, already thinking about ways to capture his students’ attention. He stomps his foot on the ground, scans the classroom and raises his voice softly, letting the lesson unfold naturally. For Miller, these gestures are...

For students who struggle with speaking up about their battles with mental health, suffering in silence may seem like the easiest solution; but it is not. With the aim of de-stigmatizing conversations about mental health and suicide, LHS staff and involved students recently took action by gathering...

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Throughout our lives, our childhoods especially, magic is something that we all try to believe in and cherish. But as we grow older, we tend to lose a little bit of that magic in all the things that come at us in life.  Senior Caitlyn Muller is not one of those people.  Caitlyn Muller is...