Friday Five

Latin teacher Ariel Landvick is one of a handful of people — quite possibly the only person — at LFHS for whom the Friday Five word limit does not come as a welcome relief. The twelve books of the Aeneid would not be remotely enough to do her justice, Cicero himself could not truly speak to her presence in the classroom, and Aristotle would be upset that he had to settle for Plato. Senior and...

LFHS has had its fair share of star athletes. But then there are the guys who just want to make a team, walk-on or scholarship; they want to be there to help a team win. One of those guys who is critical to the Scouts success on the football field is Sam Volpe.  Entering his senior season on the offensive line and as long snapper, Volpe has earned a four and a half star recruit rating on Kohls.c...

Sophomore Chloe Mutter walks into a room with the same energy as the rising sun: bright, cheery, and optimistic. Despite setbacks, Chloe is a dedicated athlete, playing field hockey in the fall and running track and field in the spring. Last spring, Chloe had surgery on her foot, putting her out of the track season after a promising start. She made the difficult decision to get her surgery done du...

As warm breezes begin to get crisper, grass and leaves begin to show a brown tinge, and more cars appear in front of a certain building off of North McKinley Road - the fact that school is coming becomes more clear. For some, that means pesky classes, for others, that means fall sports, and for band, it means marching. Going into football season, the marching band prepares for an exciting year ...

It’s not very often that you find someone as free-spirited, caring, and genuinely as good of a person as rising junior Tess Ivinjack.  It’s also not very often that you find someone willing to give up a month of their summer to bike all around Europe. But Tess did just that this past summer. “Tess is always seeking for a new adventure, and her bike trip this summer was the perfect fit for...