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Frederick Lantern

The Student News Site of Frederick High School

Frederick Lantern

The Library here at FHS where students are able to come in and check out a book to read either for a class or just for reading independently. If the SSR happens, most students will likely just check out a book here at the library.

DEAR TEACHERS: Silent Reading Doesn’t Work

Melinda Yim, Staff Writer November 6, 2025
Frederick may start doing SSR, which would bring more drawbacks than benefits.
Dear SVVSD: Our WiFi Sucks

Dear SVVSD: Our WiFi Sucks

Elena French, Staff Contributor October 29, 2025
The new SVVSD iPad restriction and WiFi has annoying almost everyone at FHS, especially teachers and students.
To make your Halloween even cozier, watching these movies will give off the cozy vibes to the spooky season. All of these movies are worth the watch, giving a classic cozy spin to the month of October

The Best Cozy Halloween Movies

Hazel Mciver Oun, Staff Writer October 24, 2025
These cozy Halloween movies will give anyone who watches them a nice cozy season, without all of the jump scares.
These horror movies will take anyone’s Halloween season and turn it into something even spookier. All of these movies have their special plots, that all keep the watcher on the edge of their seats.

Hauntingly Scary Movies to Watch

Kaylee Ledgerwood, Staff Writer October 24, 2025
These horror movies will give anyone a hauntingly good time, and are worth watching this Halloween
The White House closed off in an artistic symbolism of a government shutdown. This year’s ongoing government shutdown calls into question the finesse of America’s representatives. (Kaz Vorpal Wikimedia Commons)

Dear Congress: The Government Shutdown is Causing Chaos

Angeline Ontiveros, Staff Contributor October 14, 2025
The government shutdown that happened October 1st has created chaos across the country, and will continue to cause a riot.
Students at Frederick High School are supposed to buy a parking pass to put in their cars, which allows them to park in either of the parking lots. This does not make sense to students, and it just creates a hassle for the teenagers.

Dear Admin: Parking Passes Should be Free

Hazel Mciver Oun, Staff Writer September 6, 2025
While admin may think making student drivers buy a $5 pass to park on campus is a good idea, they should be free and as available as any other school resource.
The sign on page for the Bluebook application, which is the app that students now must go through to take all online standardized tests. This includes the PSAT, the SAT, CMAS, as well as many College Board AP tests which are moving towards digital testing.

Dear CDE: Juniors Have Too Many Tests

Allison McCormick, Staff Writer April 2, 2025

At Frederick High School, the week of April 14th was test filled with juniors taking the SAT on Tuesday, 9th and 10th graders taking the PSAT on Wednesday, and then the Juniors finishing the week with...

 Parent teacher conferences can be useful at times, but most of the time, they are pointless. These conferences take up a lot of teachers time and add stress to students lives, which is unneeded.

Dear Parents: Don’t Waste Your Time With Conferences

Melinda Yim, Staff Writer March 11, 2025

A few times a year, schools all around the world do parent-teacher conferences to check in about the students progress in class. These conferences are typically after school and are around 10-15 minutes. During...

A mural of 14-year-old Native American woman Sage Deal towers over the corner of Tejon St. and Pikes Peak Ave. in Downtown Colorado Springs. This 77-foot mural, called "Take Back the Power," was painted by Deal's father Gregg to bring awareness to the plight of missing and murdered Indigenous women across the US. The red handprint over the mouth is a national symbol that these victims are being silenced and that those who keep their victimization quiet have blood on their hands. (Courtesy of Raven Payment)

Dear America: No More Stolen Sisters

Melina Joy, Assistant copy writer December 3, 2024

Si quieres leer esta historia en espanol, haz clic aqui. If you didn't come home one day, what would happen? Likely, your parents would contact the police, a search would be called, and an Amber alert...

Journalism teacher Mr. Brandon Coon scowls at the camera when asked, "show us your teacher attitude face!" In all seriousness, it seems that some of the teachers at FHS don't realize how the moments of cynicism, apathy, and grumpiness affect their students.

Dear Teachers: Lose the ‘Tude

Ana Sliger, Staff Writer December 2, 2024

Most teachers have the mindset of helping their students grow and help shape who they become as they grow older. Although, there is a growing concern on some teachers taking advantage of their authority...

Junior Doris Lian and sophomore Leigh Tilton hold their noses in the gym. With sweating bodies playing sports, the gym should be the stinkiest place at Frederick High, but the sad truth is that dishonor belongs to the large freshmen classes. With some teachers needing to open their windows to let out the freshman funk after class, it's time the class of 2028 to grow up and stop the stink.

Dear Freshmen: Fix Your Funk

Melinda Yim, Staff Writer November 19, 2024

Freshman Felicity Hampton takes a warm shower every morning and uses a fruity body wash that exfoliates her skin and a shampoo that gives her hair the slight scent of a tropical island. After she dries...

Students are getting treated unfairly by teachers, and this is causing problems at Frederick. Being negatively treated by a teacher can greatly impact a students mental health.

Dear Teachers: Stick to Your Script

Shelby Hott, Staff Writer November 11, 2024

Rules were made to be broken. But not by the people making the rules. At Frederick High, teachers have a great deal of autonomy over how they run their classrooms and what their class rules are. Most...