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The Student News Site of Frederick High School

Frederick Lantern

The Student News Site of Frederick High School

Frederick Lantern

Frederick High’s literary magazine

Finale

Finale

Jade Fender, Special Contributor March 9, 2023

I sat and watched in horror as the exterior of my home and the temple collapsed on itself. The air surrounding it was foggy with dust and ash, the bright orange flames of the fire consuming the buildings...

Cheater, Cheater, Silver-Eater

Cheater, Cheater, Silver-Eater

Kaydence Young, Special Contributor March 2, 2023

The sounds of growling and leaves crunching under feet are the only thing Amy could hear as she's running for her life in the dense forest. She searches around for any sign of a way to keep the beasts...

The Basement

The Basement

Jaden Onstott, Special Contributor February 23, 2023

My sister, twenty-something years old and a mother, lives here at my parent’s house with her husband and son. I believe it has been like this for maybe two years as I helped with my young nephew. And...

The Work We Do

The Work We Do

Nick Harding, Special Contributor February 16, 2023

It's what I need to do, This work that takes all day, It’s not a choice to be made.   I have a list of what is due. I put everything else away. It’s what I need to do.   All the effort...

My Turn to Seek

My Turn to Seek

Ryah Cote, Special Contributor February 9, 2023

It was a usual Thursday night of making dinner for the girls, assisting with the overwhelming amount of homework, and tied in with everything else the constant bickering between the two sisters. By this...

Quick 180

Quick 180

Micah Wittler, Special Contributor February 2, 2023

Walking into the unknown. Down a corridor toward the meeting room. With a knot in my stomach, I knock on the door and enter. Despite COVID shutting everything down for nearly a year, I had been consistently...

The Challenge of Communication

Ashlynn Olivas, Special Contributor January 26, 2023

6Apologies from some are genuine. The people in the wrong remain the same. Without the help of realization the people in the wrong would always see themselves as right. Taking accountability makes...

Inevitable

Inevitable

Katrina Nething, Special Contributor January 19, 2023

 There were eight of us in the parking lot, staring deep into the abyss that was poorly titled: The Funnest Corn Maze in the Whole World. “Hold on! We’re not going to actually walk into this thing,...

Sour Buds

Sour Buds

Freddy Guerrero, Special Contributor January 12, 2023

This story was inspired by “Lemon Boy” by Cavetown. "Ahhh!" Robin yelled with all his might, "why is my heart racing so fast? Am I going to die? I feel like I can't breathe!" He thought to himself....

Holding Your Memory in The Stars

Holding Your Memory in The Stars

Atlas teVelde, Special Contributor January 5, 2023

This story was inspired by the song; 1,000 Light Years Away. Composed by Harry Mack and performed by Chelsea Lee Greenwood. Tapping my foot lightly as I tossed lyrics on a page, any and all lines that...

Little Miss Perfect

Little Miss Perfect

Bella Neiberger, Special Contributor December 29, 2022

“Wow you’re so mature for your age.” “You're gifted, talented ahead of the class.” That is what I prided myself on. Little miss high achiever they’d say, little miss goodie two shoes, Little...

Melody

Melody

Hannah Watson, Special Contributor December 22, 2022

The euphonious melody of metal on scarred hands, the smooth wood is cutting into my collar as the mellowness of my bow glides across strings.   In the dead of night my feet dance across...

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