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Many people have preached before that if something is hard, it doesn’t mean you shouldn’t try; it just means you should try harder. This determined mentality is a valuable characteristic in all aspects of life, especially academics. Advanced Placement Program (AP) classes have embodied the spirit of perseverance since the mid-1940s by providing high school students with opportunities to prepare themselves for college. With several different advanced curriculums available at LRHS, AP programs encourage bright students to shi...
There are many celebrations in history that have evolved over time and traditions that morph over different generations until no one knows anymore why they are participating in the rituals presented to them. Homecoming is an interesting example of this time-sensitive tradition evolution, because while its activities have been added, translated, and dilated into different or new interpretations, they all are a variation of the same idea. No matter what year it is, homecoming is designed to raise school spirit. At...
Every person is the protagonist in their own novel. Throughout their lives, as pages turn, characters develop, conflicts arise and resolve, and the setting and mood change with the weather. When relationships are made with friends, we get to skim the pages of someone else’s storey, and maybe even write a line or two. Enjoying one another’s literature is part of what makes LRHS great, even if time spent reading only lasts a year, like in the case of foreign exchange students. Each of the four 2014-15 foreign exchange students,...
In February of this year, only 46 percent of Americans even owned a valid passport. Regardless, it is still very hard to calculate how many US citizens have ever left the country—never mind embarking on a ten month journey from their life, home and native language to study and explore a new country! This year, four new adventurous students from across Europe can be proud to call themselves a Bronco. LRHS’s 2014-15 foreign exchange students, Federica Ancora of Italy, Paul Trippe of Germany, Hong Huang of Austria, and Mark Wil...
From the innovative technology in the latest smartphone to the more familiar engineering in the microwave oven, science, technology, engineering and math (also known as STEM) envelope us in 360 degrees of perseverance and discovery. STEM improves our lives in more ways than we can begin to imagine, and consequently, the United States is facing a greater increase in STEM occupations: 17 percent from 2008 to 2018 compared to 9.8 percent for non-STEM jobs. However, colleges have many scholars opting out of STEM fields shortly...