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The Student News Site of Frederick High School

Frederick Lantern

The Student News Site of Frederick High School

Frederick Lantern

Winning the Prize and Losing Yourself

Winning the Prize and Losing Yourself

Ivonne Sambrano, Staff Writer December 11, 2024

Junior Zach Burton has played basketball for 10 years, and now that he is on Frederick High’s Varsity boys basketball team, he’s in it to win it. Zach is a junior transfer student who came to Frederick...

Senior Macey Smith waits in the counseling office to talk about her college plans. While Macey has a clear idea of what she wants to do after high school, she still feels a lot of pressure from school adults to make sure her plans are firm and that she's fully prepared in every way. This pressure to have a "game plan" for after high school is the top source of teenage stress, according to a new study by Common Sense Media.

Trouble Facing the Future

Sophia Zamora, Staff Writer December 4, 2024

This is the fourth article in a series examining teen stress and burnout. You can find the first entry in this series here. Senior Macey Smith has everything figured out for next year. “Right now,...

This image here shows freshman’s Breanna Macias and Kimberly Ramirez Soto talking to each other in PE class which also shows the social person that Breanna is.

The Social Butterfly Effect

Melinda Yim, Staff Writer November 27, 2024

This is the third article in a series examining teen stress and burnout. You can find the first entry in this series here. The weekend is going to be busy for freshman Breanna Macias. “Tonight...

Freshman Lainey Wolf cups her head in her hand as she realizes she submitted an assessment to the wrong spot in Schoology. Even the small stuff on an assignment can cause a student stress, but few students know what stress actually is. It's not an emotion, and it's not a condition--it's a chemical reaction in the body that can be managed.

Understanding Student Stress

Shelby Hott, Staff Writer November 20, 2024

This is the second article in a series examining teen stress and burnout. You can find the first entry in this series here. Freshman Sabrina Guardado knows what stress is like. "First is English...

Junior Kenzie Kincaid works on her Boys Tennis spread for the Frederick Blueprint in her yearbook class. Kenzie spends most of her school days juggling classwork, homework, work, chores, and her own mental health. If this pressure keeps building, Kincaid worries that she will burn out.

The Kids Aren’t All Right

Kaylee Ledgerwood, Editor in Chief November 15, 2024

Junior Kenzie Kincaid takes a deep breath before rattling off her to do list for after school. First, she needs to be ready in time for her brother to drop her off at her house. She then needs to change...

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