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The Red Ledger

The online student news source of Lovejoy High School

The Red Ledger

The online student news source of Lovejoy High School

The Red Ledger

Nathan Thorley

Nathan Thorley

Meridan Cavanaugh, Student Life Editor February 28, 2012

Junior Nathan Thorley may seem like just another high school student, quiet and unassuming, but beneath the surface he’s anything but ordinary. After moving here halfway through his sophomore year,...

Leap year facts

Leap year facts

Darby Blaylock, Staff Reporter February 28, 2012

Leap year, the extra day that is added to the end of February, is needed to keep the calendar in alignment with the earth’s revolutions around the sun. Then again, the Gregorian calendar has only 365...

Elective Fair previews next year’s options

Carly Parkinson, Staff Reporter February 16, 2012

From booths to presentations, this year’s Elective Fair, held on February 13 from 6:00-8:00 p.m., attracted numerous students looking for idea for next year’s classes. Set in the commons, both electives...

Breaking the bank

Breaking the bank

Carly Parkinson, Staff Reporter February 10, 2012

Budgets. In elementary school, they consisted of the occasional birthday money from grandma that would be spent within a week on candy and various other Dollar Tree toys. In middle school, they were...

Senior project changes lives in Costa Rica

Senior project changes lives in Costa Rica

Adam Schasel, Staff Reporter February 6, 2012

Senior projects can result in many things, ranging from fixing cars to making video games to getting a job. But few seniors are willing to travel to an impoverished country to help others. Senior Annie...

Logan Stevens

Logan Stevens

Samantha Wendt, Sports Editor February 1, 2012

Most people dread having to mow and maintain their yards. Since people in the area live more in the country, the plots of land are typically bigger, meaning that yard work is even more of a day killer...

Click here for details on how to win an iPod Shuffle!

Click here for details on how to win an iPod Shuffle!

Liz Schasel, Editor-in-chief January 27, 2012

The first of three contests to win an iPod Shuffle, iPod Touch, and an iPad is about to be announced! The first contest will be a photo caption contest to win an 8GB iPod Shuffle. A cartoon will be...

Win, lose or dance

Carly Parkinson, Staff Reporter January 20, 2012

After last year’s Winter Formal disappointment, which was cancelled due to lack of ticket sales, Student Council has been working hard to make sure this year’s Sadie Hawkins is a hit. The theme,...

Myth vs. Reality: Swallowing gum

Darby Blaylock, Staff Reporter January 20, 2012

Growing up many of us wear warned to avoid swallowing bubblegum because it will stay in the body’s system for 7 years. Myth! The human body is designed to digest in a matter of hours or at the...

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