As an LGBTQ+ youth, senior Abigail Whitcomb knows the struggles of entering into the LGBTQ+ community for the first time and trying to navigate experiences that the other kids don’t understand. Due to...

Helen’s father was trying to get himself killed in the most exotic way possible. The world's worst midlife had resulted in her sitting in the middle of the arctic ocean in a tiny wooden kayak. She...

The skill of the dance team is no secret to Lancer Nation; we see them take over the floor each pep-rally. But last Sunday, the dance team had the opportunity to show off their expertise to the whole state. At...

When I was five-years-old, I would beg my mother to let me wear my favorite dress-up princess dress to the grocery store, and as a seven-year-old, I would frequently show up in public with dandelions...

    This past weekend I participated in the March for our Lives satellite march in Nashua. The March for Our Lives was a student-organized march lead by students from Marjorie Stoneman...

A Sonnet to Bread One of the few ways you can end up dead By the hand of an otherwise placid girl Is to come between her and her french bread. Beware of she who is pure as pearls Pure...

Room 221 is usually a plain, empty room with over 50 chairs and a few tables at the front. But for one hour on January 23, the chairs were pushed aside and a bit of color was added to the room as students...

During the Unified soccer team’s Senior Night game on Oct. 13, the field and the surrounding fence were decorated with red and blue balloons and 13 large painted signs, one for each of the team’s graduating...

Students who prefer to be in a relaxed, woodsy environment compared to a crowded city are sure to feel right at home in Ithaca College in upstate NY— and the school is a must see for anyone interested...

Students who come into the Library Media Center (LMC) this week will notice a bulletin board in the back decorated with the phrase “Words Have Power,” the theme of this year’s “Banned Book Week.”...

Whenever she steps on the floor at pep rallies, a roar runs through the whole crowd, each one of her tricks ends with cheering, and shouts of praise erupt when she takes a bow. Since Lauryn DeBaie...

Your mom dragged you into the store on your way home and claimed that it was going to be a “quick in-and-out trip”. Fast forward about an hour and your mother has remembered two dozen things that the...

When Mr. Grant's AP Environmental Science (APES) class shuffled into the library on May 5, they were greeted by a video of elementary students from Uganda, dancing and singing. This same dance was witnessed...

Real Mermaids Don’t sit on rocks With their opulent tails shimmering in the salt water Their hands folded And their racherche hair flowing behind them. They stand beneath storms...

Wolf Eyes “I was crouched not more twelve yards from the wolf pack, standing stock still, knowing that the second I moved the godless beasts would be on me. You should’ve seen them, there was seven...

The Lion on Your Doorstep Pardon me, for  entering like this. But I figured I best let you know, there is a lion on your doorstep. He’s passing back and forth. He’s not doing...

More Like a Moth Before chrysalis Who was to care Who we would be We were who we were And we were free   After chrysalis A divide began A line not crossed A freedom...

LHS knows Ms. Woodman as a friendly face who writes passes for students during their lunch periods and for running the annual Flower Fund. However, Woodman is quite the adventurer. She has come face to...

Women have come a long way since sitting quietly, hands folded in their laps, expected to be merely seen and not heard.  They’ve led countries, built up their own businesses, joined the military, and...

I Am Not I am not boasting of my talents. I am not celebrating my flaws. I am not stating what I am, because I am not a fan of "I am" poems. I am however, making a list. I am starting...

The staff of LSO is in grave danger. Late last night, a giant man eating barn owl came plugging through the windows of room 411 and captured all the editors of the The Lancer Spirit in its talons...

After senior Madison Sousa stepped onto the floor at the Mack Plaque pep rally, Mr. Juster announced to the crowd that she would be shaving her long, dark curls for Pantene this winter. However,...

Quite a few brightly colored Lancer head posters have popped up around school recently, and more are sure to appear in the coming weeks. While students in art classes are the ones currently creating...

Off the cost of the beautiful Lake Michigan and only a few short miles from Chicago lies a collection of gothic architecture buildings that mark the location of Northwestern University in Evanston, IL....

For students looking to get out of the Northeast and explore other regions of the country for college, the University of Iowa in Iowa City, IA  holds a multitude of opportunities. Overall, Iowa was...

As prom comes closer, the fierce drama attacks of this dragon-like beast called the “Drama-gon” will only become more frequent and devastating. This tricky beast comes out each spring and lurks in...

It’s February vacation and the majority of your friends are out of the country, while you are trapped in your house for what seems like what is going to be a dreary and poor excuse for a vacation. Your...

It’s that time of year when pumpkin takes over everything from lattes, to donuts, to cookies to cheesecake. Fall in love with pumpkin this autumn before the snow falls from the sky. Pumpkin cheesecake...

Only in improv club will a student ever be asked to play the role of a vending machine. But that's what is expected when you are a part of this club. Former student Marc Lussier began the improv...

Science teacher Mrs. Simpson came up with the idea of a forensic science class while mowing her lawn, which she said is a good time for her to think. Simpson felt LHS didn’t have any science electives...