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I am currently a freshman myself and wish that someone would've given me tips for this school year. So I hope this will help current and future freshman to get through their first high school year.

1. Prepare
Yes, I know this isn't fun but you need to prepare for your classes and at least know some of the basics of the course. An easy way to do this is to ask someone who previously took the class and start learning some of the concepts. This will help you immensely when you're actually taking the course and give you a leg up.


2. Procrastination Don't procrastinate because it will make your life really miserable. If you try to take a break and wait until the last minute you will panic and become swamped by the continuously assigned homework. The teachers aren't going to stop assigning work if you need to finish something! (I did not follow this and am now panicking as completing this)

3. Google Apps If you haven't already download google docs, slides, and drive on …

This year’s prom court consists of seven girls and seven boys. The candidates were nominated by teachers and staff for their participation in class, extracurricular activities, and positive interactions with peers and staff, and commitment to excellence.

Candidates for Prom Queen
Candidates for Prom Queen are Sarah Capoferri, Sarah Deardorff, Marissa Denlinger, Emma Gochnauer, Kristen Herr, Maya Horst, and Esther Landis.

Candidates for Prom King
Candidates for Prom King are Johnny Franklin, Patrick Holmes, Ezra Mellinger, Jansen Miller, Matthew Monroy, Thomas Shockey, and Joe Underwood.
Voting will take place at the prom by the L-S students in attendance. Prom is this Saturday, May 18 at the Eden Resort. Prom King and Queen will be crowned that evening.
Meet the Candidates

Sarah Capoferri
Sarah has been busy with Interact Club, Varsity Club, Mini-THON Club, Senior Class Secretary, Varsity Tennis Team, L-S Heroes program, Honor Roll. This fall, Sarah will attend Bloomsburg University to s…

Restaurant Review This weekend on Sunday, my family celebrated my mom's birthday as well as Mother's Day. We decided to go on the casual route and eat at Max's Eatery in the city. 

Max's is a breakfast, lunch and dinner diner. We went there for dinner at 6:30. When we arrived we were greeted by very friendly employees and brought to our table. The menus were on the table so we got to ordering right away. 
We started with drinks. My mom and brother got milkshakes, and I got an iced tea. 
When it came time to order I went back and forth between a burger on waffles and waffle with sausage and gravy. I decided on the burger sandwiched between waffles and it was definitely a great choice. My mom got a patty melt, my brother got the same as me, and my dad got a form of chili. 
Overall, the food was great but the atmosphere was even better. The glowing max's sign made the whole restaurant feel very relaxed. The hustle and bustle of the employees, however, created a nice c…

The 2019 edition of Enigma, Lampeter-Strasburg High School's creative arts publication, is now available.



Here's a direct link to the 2019 publication.
Enigma is the art and literary magazine. Staff membership is open to any interested high school student. Each year’s staff is formed at the beginning of that school year. The Enigma staff is responsible for all aspects of production, from writing and artwork selection to layout and publication tasks. Members are also required to attend Coffeehouse readings. Items intended for publication may be submitted to the faculty adviser, Mrs. Carol Allen-Gordon

The Lampeter-Strasburg Girls Lacrosse season came to an end on Thursday, May 2 in their final game against Cedar Crest. Both the JV and varsity teams won, making it a great way to end the season.

This game was a great matchup overall with Kelsey Kimmel scoring her 100th goal of the season. Hayley Phenegar, captain of the JV team, played her first varsity game as well as scored her first varsity goal. Maggie Visniski, a freshman defender, played her second varsity matchup.


These great achievements lead to the varsity team playing Manheim Township at Conestoga Valley for playoffs. Both the JV and varsity team has received many compliments from the crowd about their sportsmanship and their ability to work together as a team. The team has even recieved compliments about how they act on the sidelines. The L-S girls lacrosse cheers each other on whether they are losing or having a great game. They are often found cheering each other's names, tumbling on the sidelines, and even dancing a…

Keystone prep. SATs. Finals looming in the distance. Spring sports coming to a close. Prom. Graduation. Walking through the hallways, you can almost feel ropes of stress strung taught between everyone you encounter. Needless to say, everyone could use a break.

Clash of the Classes granted everyone with just that.

On Friday afternoon, the 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th grade classes at Lampeter-Strasburg High School went head-to-head in a series of fun-filled activities, ranging anywhere from a sidewalk chalk competition to street hockey. The class who earned the most points would relish in the prize to come:
Rita's Italian Ice


To start off the events, the entire student body gazed on in excitement as tug-of-war filled the gym with an infectious buzz. I'll give you one guess as to which class took the gold. Though there was an air of animalistic competition, you couldn't help but feel a sense of togetherness.


The freshmen class, in blue, watches on as the sophomore class, in red…

"I Wake Up" By Ian Herr
I wake up out my window the sun shines
I leave my bed grab my favorite ball the old faded beat up outdoor ball
It’s the perfect day sunny no wind I call my friends they come over fast and a game begins
Shouts and laughs echo throughout the driveway the pounding of the ball against concrete is heard everywhere in the cul de sac
I throw the ball to an open friend and soon hear the satisfying swish of the ball
sliding through the net






Enigma is an art and literary magazine. Staff membership is open to any interested high school student. Each year’s staff is formed at the beginning of that school year. The Enigma staff is responsible for all aspects of production, from writing and artwork selection to layout and publication tasks. Members are also required to attend Coffeehouse readings. Items intended for publication may be submitted to the faculty adviser, Mrs. Carol Allen-Gordon