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Frederick Lantern

The Student News Site of Frederick High School

Frederick Lantern

An entire class of indiginous girls pose outside Fort Lewis Indian Boarding School. Federal Indian Boarding Schools (FIBS) were in operation around the US between 1879 and 1934 and were the sites of some of the most despicable cruelty in US history. The federal government operated seven of these schools in Colorado, and a new state commission has formed to look into the abuses that occured at these schools.  (Courtesy of Fort Lewis College)

Colorado Makes Moves to Address Past Atrocities

Melina Joy, Assistant Copy Editor January 2, 2025

At the White House Tribal Nations Summit on December 9, outgoing President Joe Biden used his powers under the Antiquities Act to create the Carlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument in...

The Colorado Capitol building at dusk, where the Colroado General Assembly meets and passes new state laws each year. (L.C. Chang/Wikimedia)

New Colorado Laws for 2025

Brandon Coon, Faculty Adviser January 1, 2025

Happy New Year! The most exciting aspect of a new year is all the change that January 1 brings. Countless people all over the world make resolutions to better themselves in the coming year. Several new...

In a year where big tech has seen several declines and lawsuits, one bright spot has been the explosive growth of new social media company Bluesky. The site, created by former Twitter exec Jack Dorsey, launched in 2023 but only allowed public access in February. In the wake of the presidential election and backlash against Elon Musk-owned X, Bluesky grew its user base by 50 times in two months. (Bluesky)

BlueSky Takes Flight

Maddison Nickerson, Staff Writer December 30, 2024

It has been a wild year for social media tech companies. TikTok has faced a countrywide ban that is going before the Supreme Court in January. Meta, owner of Instagram and Facebook, completely reworked...

V-Bucks are shown in the art for Fortnite gift card packs. The game asks players to spend in-game currency instead of pricing items in real dollar amounts, which causes buyers to not think about the real cost of items and spend more. This dark pattern is used by many video games and was even used by theme parks like Disneyland for a time. (Epic Games)

Epic Games Must Pay Players $245 Million

Layliah Mestas-Del Real, Staff Writer December 27, 2024

Fortnite ends 2024 as the most played PC game of the year, with players citing its vast map, regular events, and endless skins as reasons why they love the game. However, some recent trouble has landed...

The Safeway in Firestone is located off of Colorado Boulevard. Even on a Thursday afternoon, the Safeway parking lot is full of customers as they make a quick stop before heading home for dinner. (James McCormick)

Kroger-Albertsons Not Merging, Sue Each Other Instead

Allison McCormick, Assistant Copy Editor December 21, 2024

The Kroger-Albertsons merger is off, and it is a relief to many in the Frederick community. The Lantern has previously discussed how the merger that was tied up in legal challenges for two years would...

I uploaded photos from my vacation to Washington, D.C. and asked an AI illustrator to make them "look sinister," and this is what it did to my photo of the Washington Monument. So the Terminator films are a lot less frightening to me now. Also, the federal government may cut all but essential services starting at 12:01 a.m. tonight.

The Government Set to Shut Down Saturday

Brandon Coon and Julian Finch December 20, 2024

Tomorrow at 12:01 a.m., the US government may shut down. After passing a last-minute continuing resolution to keep the government funded on September 30, Congress must now pass new spending bills or...

Time Running Out for TikTok

Time Running Out for TikTok

Melinda Yim, Staff Writer December 19, 2024

Yesterday, on Wednesday, December 18, the US Supreme Court announced that it would hear arguments asking that a law passed by Congress called the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled...

Houston's NRG Stadium, home of the Houston Texans, as viewed from the south end zone during 2024's College Football Playoff National Championship. This year's championship game will be at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia (Bobak Ha'Eri/Wikimedia)

New Opportunities for College Football

Alex Lyman, Staff Writer December 17, 2024

The 2024 College Football Playoff is a big change for college football, expanding from four teams to twelve. With six conference champions getting automatic bids and six more spots for at-large teams,...

The view of Oakland Coliseum, where the Oakland A's played until this past October, from center field. On December 5, Las Vegas approved the land lease for a new MLB stadium on the Vegas strip, cementing the move of the Athletics from Oakland to Las Vegas.

The A’s Be Seeing a Big Change

Carson Birdsall, Staff Writer December 9, 2024

As of Thursday, December 5, the Oakland A's are no more. In a meeting of the Las Vegas Stadium Authority, the board unanimously granted a 30-year land lease to the owners of the Major League Baseball...

The Safeway location at 8134 Colorado Blvd., pictured above, is the closest grocery store to Frederick. It has been flagged as a location that will be sold to C&S Wholesalers if Kroger and Albertsons are allowed to merge. If this happens, the store would still be called Safeway but be filled with different products, less selection, and higher prices.

Firestone’s Safeway May Not Be Safe

Carson Birdsall and Kaylee Ledgerwood November 21, 2024

The bell rings for lunch, and sophomore Hazel McIver Oun heads out. She gets together with her boyfriend Jayden Grigg so they can drive over to Safeway for a bite to eat. It's closer than everywhere else,...

November is for the Natives

November is for the Natives

Melina Joy, Assistant Copy Editor November 17, 2024

  Stuck between spooky October and cherry December is November, the month of Thanksgiving. A typical American family's Thanksgiving is defined by the three F's: food, football, and (Black)...

Bird preventing bird flu from spreading

Bird Flu Cases Soar in October

Melina Joy, Assistant Copy Editor November 8, 2024

Back in April, a Colorado dairy farmer came down with a high fever and vomiting. The hospital told the farmer not to worry too much, as avian flu rarely infects humans and the illness is usually treatable...

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