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Dancers at the Cinco de Mayo Festival in Washington, D.C. 
(dbking, CC BY 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons)

The Story Behind Cinco de Mayo

Julia Espinoza, Reporter May 6, 2025

If you want to read more about the history of Cinco de Mayo, check out "Should Cinco de Mayo be celebrated?" written by Crystal Gomez (May 6, 2025). Cinco de Mayo isn’t Mexico’s Independence Day,...

The Full Moon on a starry night.

Moons, Moons and More Moons

Kailee Lake, Content Creator May 5, 2025

To some people, the moon is just an every-night sight that doesn't excite them. You mostly see it every time you go out when it's dark out, or just starting to get light out. After about 29 days within...

A variety of narco-related disks being put up for sell.

(Courtesy of Helena Simonett)

The Ban on Narco Corridos

Julia Espinoza, Content Creator May 2, 2025

For decades, narco corridos, songs that narrate the lives and exploits of drug traffickers, have been a big part of Mexican culture, but also very controversial. While fans argue that they reflect reality,...

The teachers that plan on retiring teach Biology, Chemistry and Algebra.
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Teachers Say ‘Goodbye’ to LHS

Yadira Melo, Reporter May 1, 2025

After the 2024-2025 school year, many teachers here at LHS plan on retiring. Three teachers who plan on retiring are math teacher Michael Grenard, Chemistry teacher Laura Karnafel and Biology teacher Laura...

Mrs. Minks stands behind materials for the poetry activities.

Celebrating National Poetry Month in the Library

Lilly Biggs, Reporter April 24, 2025

April is National Poetry Month, and the staff in our school library has done their best to celebrate by preparing activities for students and teaching them about the importance of poetry. "There are...

Top 4 Worst Candies: Easter Edition

Top 4 Worst Candies: Easter Edition

Corrallyn Dillon, Content Creator April 23, 2025

If we don't start helping the environment, some parts of the planet could become uninhabitable. (TheOriginalSoni, CC BY-SA 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons)

Saving the Earth: Don’t Let Us Die

Crystal Gomez, Reporter April 22, 2025

Earth Day is an annual event celebrated worldwide on April 22. Its purpose is to raise awareness of environmental factors and encourage people to take action to protect the Earth.  In the early 1960s,...

Seniors Scott Loman, Michael Popson and Valeria Cortes pose with their Alliance partners. They were chosen as captain of Alliance 8 during the playoffs.
(Courtesy of Michael Popson)

Wreckless Robotics Compete at State

Isaac Szmara, Reporter April 15, 2025

From April 3 to April 5, Wreckless Robotics, a combined Logansport and Lewis Cass team, competed in the FIRST Robotics State competition at Center Grove High School. The team finished 12th in the qualification...

Freshman Alexa Lopez plays the saxophone at her school band concert. (Courtesy of Alexa Lopez)

School Grades vs. Extracurriculars

Emily Yanez, Reporter April 14, 2025

There are several activities to do at LHS, but while many prefer to balance, some students end up prioritizing one over the other. Regarding what is most important to students, some believe that their...

A collection of things you may see on April Fool's Day. (April-Fools-Day-Annual-Custom-On-April-1-Consisting-of-Practical-Jokes-and-Hoaxes/ CCNull/CC BY 2.0 DE)

Should April Fool’s Day Be Celebrated?

Corrallyn Dillon, Reporter April 1, 2025

April Fool’s Day is a holiday celebrated by most countries on Apr. 1 every year. It’s a day for practical jokes, pranks, and fun and while the holiday has been recognized for years, no one knows where...

Senior Wendy Matia Pablo visits Yale's Law School for the first time during the summer.

Wendy’s Acceptance into Yale University

Julia Espinoza, Content Creator March 31, 2025

After enduring countless tears, efforts, and stress, senior Wendy Matias Pablo has successfully gained admission to her dream school, Yale University. She reflects on the strengths that helped lead to...

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