From the somatosensory cortex to the stimuli within the frontal lobe, reading outside of school is important for people of all ages. Whether you grew up hiding the newest Diary of a Wimpy Kid under your...

Generation Z has grown up watching the first few Pixar movies and playing outside because flip-phones were just for the grown-ups. We’ve binged The Office, we’ve watched toddlers sing “Let It Go”...

2020 has been over for more than a week. Instead of jumping over the hurdle in an effortless leap, we crawled under it in an awkward tangle of limbs and bruises. But reflecting on the bad times can push...

It’s evident that the holidays are practically here. In fact, many people have already been admiring their decorated Christmas trees or celebrating Hanukkah. Whether you and your family tend to celebrate...

If one piece of advice could be acquired from the avalanche of recent events, it’s the cliche that rings true: “No one can see the future.” Perhaps it rings a little too loudly now. From fully...

Each morning, the sky seems a bit bleaker And I recall the maskless days of school I am talking to the coffee maker Trying to forget these mandated rules   Are Google Meet sessions...

My vote counts. At least that’s what everyone has been telling me. As a newly registered voter who recently cast their first presidential election ballot, I am discouraged. The newscasters say the...

Attention seniors! When it comes to writing the college essay, there are lots of things to keep in mind. Here are a few general tips to keep you (and your masterfully crafted essay) on track! Length ...

Class of 2021, It feels very surreal to me to be writing this final letter to you all, especially knowing that we are taking part in our very last year together as a class. I don’t think any of us...

Attention Class of 2021! As juniors, we usually take the SAT in the spring, administered by the College Board. Due to COVID-19 and the unfortunate remote learning, this pencil-and-paper school day test...

Let’s face it. Our lives have been spun around with not only blindfolds on, but masks, too. We have no control over what’s been going on outside. The only thing we can do is take care of ourselves...

Attention juniors and seniors! Due to school closings across the country as an effect of COVID-19, the College Board has decided not to conduct the SAT test originally planned for June 6, 2020. Starting...

To anyone who is down, loathing themselves, and/or trudging through some heaviness in life: God loves you. What?  Yes, you read that correctly, and I want you to know it’s true. This is coming...

Attention all students! The New Hampshire Higher Education Assistance Foundation (NHHEAF) will be holding an informational night, College 101, for both students and parents. This event will take place...

The Lancer Spirit is celebrating the women of Londonderry during the month of March in honor of Women’s History Month. For each day of the month, LSO will be highlighting an inspiring woman within the...

She wrapped her fingers around the arrow Wondering from where it had come Wanting to catch and kill a sparrow Yet she only heard the roaring drum   The arrow had sailed fifty feet Before...

Attention juniors and seniors, The Futures Lab (click here to view their website) would like to hold a presentation for taking a gap year. Please read their brief explanation if you are interested. Excited...

Interested in a career that specializes in genetics or chemical engineering? Sign up in the Futures Lab today to attend these presentations.   Genetics & Chemical Engineering Presentation...

Wednesday, October 9 There will be a college fair in the LHS gym from 6:30-8:00 pm. There will be 100 colleges there, and the fair is open to both students and their guardians. If you are interested...

WRITERS’ CONTEST The theme is scary fiction. Have fun! Requirements for your short story:  Your short story must have your name on it, size 12 font, and at least one page long. Any controversial...

Question: How long have you been teaching?  Answer: “Five years. I spent two years teaching middle school L. A. and social studies at Strong Foundations Charter School (Pembroke, NH), then another...

High school is full of assignments, deadlines, and events, but LHS Futures Lab Facilitators Mrs. Wooding and Mrs. Halstead aim to help students in their goals before and after high school, including career...

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Now that school’s almost over Hampton Beach is opening up I’m looking for four-leaf clovers Wishing for iced tea in my cup   Cramming for my finals, It’s all downhill from...

When Kim Kerns was an assistant working at Moose Hill for four years, she never envisioned herself as a freshman science and sophomore biology teacher here at LHS. One of the many reasons why students...

Sophomore Myah Teague wishes to create a new club for students to join. She aims for this club to be a place where Christians can come together to pray with and encourage one another. But without a certain...

Society decides to dictate our self-esteem. It likes to manipulate us and twist our conceptions, contort our standards, warp our values. This is common knowledge, but people need to have respect for others’...

Calling my favorite sport “slow” won’t offend me, because I know watching baseball trains a person to be patient. Of course, not everyone has that diligence. Things tend to get tense in the last...

“The eye sees all, but the mind shows us what we want to see.” —William Shakespeare Val walked out of therapy feeling rejuvenated. For the first time in what seemed like forever, Val didn’t...

My mother decided to commit to my father’s job and deal with everything that came with it. My father’s job was a rare one, a job he should be proud of. Now, years later, Mother was still darning...

“We are only as blind as we want to be.” —Maya Angelou   The pungent scent of the old, tattered red barn filled Sherry’s nose the moment she stepped into it. She didn’t remember the...

Below are the hyperlinks to Creative Writing editor Rachel St. Louis' latest short story, The Red Bracelet (currently being written), listed from newly published chapters at the top to the oldest at the...

“You’ll just keep crashing if you never take your eyes off the rearview mirror.” —Leo Christopher   “I can’t believe I caught you the moment I walked into town.” “You haven’t...

“A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.” —Winston Churchill Val sat by the therapist’s table and clutched the green crayon....

It began sometime in the year 270 A. D., mid-February. Like any other young Roman couple, Felix and the love of his life, Antonia, were seeking the unorthodox priest who married Christian couples in secret....

Sherry loved ice cream. She licked her double scoop of black raspberry, savoring the sweet flavor while her tongue was painted a delicious shade of purple. To her left sat Val, who held a decreasing...

Her lips weren’t as chapped as his, her back not nearly as raw from the lashes he took for her. Both of her palms were whole, while his bore holes from the nails driven into them. His head had been speared...

Wings of an eagle and heart of a lion, Ears of an owl and eyes of a dragon, Spine of a porcupine and voice like a bell, These belong to the one they call Mel.   Mel, Meliss, Melissa,...

Please click on the hyperlinks below to view the information and guidelines about these contests.  Creative Writing Art The top three pieces for each contest will be published in the upcoming Lancer...

Please click on the hyperlinks below to view the information and guidelines about these contests. Creative Writing Art  

W R I T E R S ’   C O N T E S T Write a poem (free style) based on winter or a winter holiday you enjoy. Requirements for your poem: Your typed poem must have your name on it, double-spaced,...

The fire glowed with her heartbeat. Fast and warm. Each brick of the fireplace had been stacked by her father. He built this house, through summer and storm. He’d wished for a son and gotten...

The Lancer Spirit congratulates our first and second place contest winners! This creative writing contest, inspired by Halloween, took place in October. Click on the hyperlinks below (the titles of the...

Congratulations to Hailey Robbins for winning the Lancer Spirit's Scary Fiction Creative Writing contest. Congratulations also to Morgan Dow, who won second place. Their short story submissions will be...

I could fly. Colors spray up from the sea. Not the ocean, not the sun, not the earth, but from the sky. The boat rocked, you see. It trembled on the waves of the atmosphere. I could fly. The boat...

Attention all! The Lancer Spirit's first creative writing contest was a hit. On to the next one—the scary fiction creative writing contest is underway. Information on this contest and its guidelines...

Attention all! The Lancer Spirit's first creative writing contest was a hit. Congratulations to our winner, sophomore Anna Hutchinson! Anna Hutchinson's winning submission, Life Is Never What It Seems,...

Attention all! In case you weren't previously aware, the novel written by Rachel St. Louis, A Daisy for Hannah Jane, was completed in June of 2018! After self-editing over the summer, the story has been...

Daisy for Hannah Jane Chapter XXX So, just like that, Harriet ordered Mr. Jamison into a bath the moment he put his foot through the threshold. As a reply, he gave her a flirtatious grin. Caleb stepped...

Daisy for Hannah Jane Chapter XXIX I held my breath when I looked in the direction of Mrs. Jamison’s perusal. I wanted to know what the big deal was when I heard two people whispering to each other...

Daisy for Hannah Jane Chapter XXVIII One word was fogging my mind for the longest time. Reconciliation. Reconciliation. Reconciliation. Guess what? Reconciliation! Which meant my grandmother was constantly...

Daisy for Hannah Jane Chapter XXVII As the rain fell, I listened to its soft song that tapped my eyelashes. I shoved the letter into the mailbox with hopes higher than the bar I’d already raised....

A Daisy for Hannah Jane Chapter XXVI I could not utter a single syllable. Mrs. Caroline Chauldings is “fatally ill.” How was it that I hadn’t noticed anything amiss? I bet Jamison did.   Jamison...

A Daisy for Hannah Jane Chapter XXV FOUR MONTHS LATER •DECEMBER 1917 • I woke to Harriet’s soft singing, her own harmony mixing with the fragile melody she sang. Blinking my still-heavy eyelids...

A Daisy for Hannah Jane Chapter XXIV The sky was overcast and so was my mind, whirling with the ferocious gusts outside. Burdened with the news, Grandmother and I climbed into the elaborate carriage,...

A Daisy for Hannah Jane Chapter XXIII Everyone and everything, from the church belltower beyond our dirt roads to the fish in the neighbors’ pond, was just plain fine. All seemed right in the world. The...

A Daisy for Hannah Jane Chapter XXII Jamison’s search for what has now been deemed as “the men” continued. He ate, breathed, and slept all things detective. Boy, was I a fortunate female. But...

 A Daisy for Hannah Jane Chapter XXI It was just a normal Thursday morning when Jamison gave us his announcement. The newlyweds were back, and I insisted they join us as we ate a quiet, hearty breakfast....

 A Daisy for Hannah Jane Chapter XX “She said what?” “I know. I’m so, so sorry. I never m-m-meant to put this kind of pressure on you. Not in a th-thousand years would I force you into an...

 A Daisy for Hannah Jane PART III Chapter XIX I watched Caleb and Harriet, touched. They were a blessed couple in many ways: First, they had loved each other since their youth. Second, they had somehow...

 A Daisy for Hannah Jane Chapter XVIII The doctor finally arrived. He was a neat man by the name of Handen, carrying a briefcase large enough to hold Africa and constantly adjusting his wide-rimmed...

 A Daisy for Hannah Jane Chapter XVII Jamison and Hannah Jane tried everything they could to help Harriet Beatrice Kimbley. The smelling salts were of no use and nothing else could aid the suffering...

 A Daisy for Hannah Jane Chapter XVI Hannah Jane wandered the Chauldings halls aimlessly. She found her feet by Jamison’s office and her mind wondered if he’d just own up to not having a job and...

 A Daisy for Hannah Jane Chapter XV A little girl with abounding russet hair stumbled down the cobbled pathway, laughing without a care in the world. Her big, round eyes glistened with happiness as...

Art by Rachel St. Louis.

A Daisy for Hannah Jane PART II Chapter XIII He watched Hannah Jane stoke the fire with an expert hand, firelight fleeting across her distraught face. Even in the dark she was beautiful. Light cascaded...

A Daisy for Hannah Jane Chapter XII The air outside was humid and thick to the lungs. I stood at the door, my hand on the white trim, hip against the other side, my body finally relaxed and no longer...

A Daisy For Hannah Jane Chapter XI The only way to be truthful is to keep your eyes on the pupils of your confronter and try your best not to avert your gaze. And that’s exactly what I did when...

A Daisy For Hannah Jane Chapter X “What? How? Why didn’t you tell me I’m now in love with my fiancé’s younger brother? Why don’t you have the same last name? I thought his parents… Oh, it...

Okay lovers, third wheels and others. There are five days until the fourteenth of February, a day misinterpreted and commercialized to the point where the organic aisle runs out of the grocery store...

A Daisy for Hannah Jane Chapter IX My face was blotchy and my eyes were red, stains from my uncountable tears painting themselves over my hot cheeks. Of course, I couldn’t see my pitiful face, but...

A Daisy for Hannah Jane Chapter VIII   Harriet’s testimony left me deterred. I was undone. I caused Harriet, my beloved maid – my second mother, so to speak – more grief and heartache...

A Daisy for Hannah Jane Chapter VII Jamison gradually became more comfortable around me. I was a much happier Hannah Jane. Healthier, too. He decided to visit more than not, often bringing me a meager...

Click below to read each chapter. Part I Chapter I Chapter II Chapter III  Chapter IV Chapter V Chapter VI Chapter VII Chapter VIII Chapter IX Chapter X Chapter XI Chapter XII Part II Chapter...

The fireplace is empty and you are freezing to the bone. The heat hasn’t kicked on, and the only warmth you know are the blankets you were once wrapped in. You throw on a sweatshirt or two, frantically...