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The Student News Site of Frederick High School

Frederick Lantern

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. (Travis Wise/Flickr)

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)...

Two chickens poke their heads out of a crate. Bird flu is quickly spreading throughout farms in the US, killing hundres of thousands of chickens and causing egg prises to soar. (Artem Beliakin/Flickr)

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...

A voting banner waves in the wind outside the Weld County Services building in Del Camino, one of the nearest voting centers for the 2024 election. The Republican wave that swept the nation was just a splash in Colorado, as most progressive candidates won re-election and several progressive policies around abortion, same-sex marriage, and excise taxes on firearms passed.

Election 2024: How Frederick Voted

Ana Sliger, Staff Writer November 6, 2024

Election Day has come and gone! Over 3.2 million Coloradans turned out to vote, though fewer turned out to vote than in 2020 and 2016 (80.02% of active voters cast a ballot this year vs. 86.54% in 2020...

This picture shows 2 phones with AirPods, Students at school use their phones a lot which can be a distraction but some kids also like to listen to music when they are working.

School Phone Bans Gain Ground

Melinda Yim, Staff Writer November 5, 2024

On October 22, the Boulder Valley School Board discussed the results of an important survey—a survey that concerned student phones. Earlier this year, Boulder Valley Schools announced that it was considering...

Dozens of Frederick High students eat lunch at the McDonald's restaurant at I-25 and Hwy 52 every day, but they're not able to order a quarter pounder this week. An outbreak of E. coli in the onions that are used on the burger has been linked to several hospitalizations (including one diner who ate at a Greeley McDonald's) and one death.

UPDATED: E. Coli Outbreak Nearly Kills Colo. Teen

Ethan Delier, Staff Writer October 30, 2024

McDonald's has never been known for the health of their food, but recent events have pushed the health risks of the fast food giant past the realm of high cholesterol concerns and accusations that their...