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Frederick Lantern

The Student News Site of Frederick High School

Frederick Lantern

Instagram is adding a new update where accounts under the age of 18 will be set to private and will heavily restrict content. If teens want to lift any of these restrictions, they will need to give their parents full access to their Instagram account.

Instagram Blocks Things for Teens

Melinda Yim, Staff Writer October 26, 2024

On September 17, Meta announced that they were going to update all Instagram, Threads, and Facebook accounts for anyone under 18. This update will default all underage accounts to private, restrict content,...

Election 2024: What's on the Ballot

Election 2024: What’s on the Ballot

Shelby Hott and Brandon Coon October 14, 2024

Like all presidential election years, the 2024 ballot is full of different ballot issues, from abortion rights and same-sex marriage to allowing pot shops and school funding. This includes: 7 amendments...

Election 2024: Who's on the Ballot

Election 2024: Who’s on the Ballot

Maddison Nickerson and Brandon Coon October 14, 2024

Lots of people are needed to make government run well--no one wants their representative to have so many constituents that their voice gets lots in the crowd. Colorado has twelve representatives in the...

Hispanic Heritage month goes from September 15th to October 15th. This month honors the Hispanic culture. (MDGovpics/Flickr)

Embracing the Spirit

Melina joy, Assistant Copy Editor October 3, 2024

October is a special month, not only for Halloween lovers but for the Hispanic culture as well. September 15-October 15 is national Hispanic heritage month across America so that people can honor the Hispanic...

America’s Got Talent plays a crucial role in allowing people from all over the world to show their talents. Without America’s Got Talent, some people would not be as successful as they are now. (Syco Entertainment )

Transforming Dreams into Reality

Kennedy Fisher, Staff Writer October 2, 2024

America’s Got Talent is a show for people who have talents like singing, dancing, magic, comedy, and more. Celebrity judges evaluate and vote if they want to see that act again by giving a simple yes...

A double-exposed photo of Earth's single moon. While Earth will have a second moon for 58 days, the night sky won't look like this: the 33-mile-long 2024 PT5 will not be visible with the naked eye. (NASA)

Earth Welcomes Moon Two

Carson Birdsall, Staff Writer September 30, 2024

Yes, the headline is true. No, this isn't science fiction. Earth is getting another moon. For a while, anyway. A little asteroid named 2024 PT5 was drawn into Earth's gravitational field on September...

Donald Trump raises controversy by claiming that they are “eating the cats and dogs in Springfield." This has caused Springfield Ohio to receive shooting and bombing threats. (Cindy Funk/ Flickr)

The Truth About Cats and Dogs

Layliah Mestas-Del Real, Staff Writer September 24, 2024

According to Donald Trump, in Springfield, Ohio, immigrants are eating the dogs and cats. This is a lie. During the debate between himself and Kamala Harris on September 10, Trump said, “In Springfield,...

The Sundance Film Festival has announced that its new location is Boulder. This relocation will bring great things for the festival as well as the town of Boulder. (Lalo Pangue/Flickr)

Boulder’s Big Screen Dreams

Kaylee Ledgerwood, Editor in Chief September 22, 2024

In two years, Boulder may become host to the Sundance Film Festival, the largest and arguably most influential independent film festival in the US. If Boulder wins the bid to host the festival, Sundance...

The logo for OceanGate, a company that gave unregulated submarine rides down to the wreck of the Titanic. Business was suspended after a trip ended in the deaths of five people, and a court case over the incident has exposed that the disaster was worse than previously thought. (OceanGate)

The Doomed Sub Story Sinks Lower

Melina joy, Assistant Copy Editor September 20, 2024

On September 17, 2024, new chilling evidence was revealed to the public about the Titan submersible as well as a court case against OceanGate, the company responsible for the Titan. The submersible, which...

A voting sign outside of the Southwest Weld Motor Vehicle Office in Del Camino. This location has a permanent ballot drop box, in-person early voting starting 15 days before the election, and in-person voter registration any time.

The Lantern’s Student Voting Guide, 2024

Kaya Paluda, Editor in Chief September 17, 2024

Happy National Voting Day! While you may be sick of political ads or hearing adults bicker about candidates, elections really do matter. One of the most patriotic things an American can do is to vote in...

Former President Donald Trump [right] poses with radio host Rush Limbaugh at the Trump International Golf Club of West Palm Beach in 2019. On Sunday, the Secret Service stopped an assassin from attacking former president Donald Trump on this same golf course. This marks the second attempt on Trump's life in the past year. (Trump White House Archive/Flickr)

Trump Dodges Second Assassination Attempt

Ethan Delier, Staff Writer September 16, 2024

An assassination attempt on the life of former president and current Republican nominee for president Donald Trump was thwarted by the Secret Service on Sunday, September 15, at a West Palm Beach golf...

Taylor Endorses Kamala, But Does Anyone Care?

Taylor Endorses Kamala, But Does Anyone Care?

Macey Smith, Staff Writer September 14, 2024

  Immediately after the first and possibly only presidential debate on Tuesday between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump, Taylor Swift took to X and Instagram to...