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The Student News Site of Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan

The Lance

The Student News Site of Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan

The Lance

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What Happened at Kendrick Lamar’s Halftime Show?

What Happened at Kendrick Lamar’s Halftime Show?

Alex Cleary, Associate Editor February 14, 2025

Over the past year, hip hop artist Kendrick Lamar has become more popular than ever. Despite making music since Overly Dedicated, his first mixtape in 2010, and becoming one of the most popular and widely...

Tales as Old as Time

Tales as Old as Time

Nora Lee and Allison Mimeles February 14, 2025

Tales as old as time–Disney princess movies have been around since the late 1930s. Adored by people of all age groups, these movies have only grown in popularity. In practically every Disney princess...

Hoses battle flames as the Notre Dame Cathedral catches fire during Holy Week

Rebuilding Knowledge

Eva Saric, Staff Writer February 3, 2025

On the evening of April 15, 2019, the city of Paris stood still as it watched the beloved cathedral of Notre Dame begin to crumble, engulfed in flames. It was Holy Week, the most sacred time of the year...

Hollywood High: Is it realistic?

Hollywood High: Is it realistic?

Eva Saric and Erica Chung January 29, 2025

It’s Friday night: you’re bundled up in a blanket, gazing at the TV screen in awe, fingers greasy from the buttery popcorn, hair messy from cozying up against the couch. Your perspective has transformed...

Surviving the TikTok Ban

Surviving the TikTok Ban

Gracie Gallucci, Social Media January 23, 2025

I think we can all agree that although we were aware of the TikTok ban taking place on January 19, we were NOT prepared for the horrible restrictions that awaited. The ban took place at 10:30 p.m. on the...

New Year, New You: 12 Resolutions to Transform Your Life in 2025

New Year, New You: 12 Resolutions to Transform Your Life in 2025

Omar Hassan, Staff Writer January 6, 2025

As we enter the new year, every person across the globe waits with great anticipation, hoping that the incoming year will create a spark of positive change. The idea of New Year’s resolutions isn’t...

Spooky Secrets to Scare Your Friends

Spooky Secrets to Scare Your Friends

Alex Cleary, Associate Editor October 31, 2024

When everyone’s front yard suddenly becomes a cemetery, you know Halloween is coming. Nowadays, despite some things still being scary, like watching a horror movie or your parents opening Genesis, Halloween...

Art by Kevin Ju

Mind Over Muscle

Omar Hassan and Sam Bilali October 21, 2024

With the school year in full swing, high school students all over the country are quickly being bombarded with tons of extracurricular activities–the most common one being sports. We here at The Lance...

The Woes and Worries of the College Application Process

The Woes and Worries of the College Application Process

Nadia Hassan, Staff Writer October 21, 2024

As a senior, I'm dealing with a lot of concerns that seem to get worse as graduation gets near. My major concern for this year, if you must know, is college. Just thinking of it makes my head swirl. I’m...

Courtesy of Sofia Mangano

Senior Lot Overload

Sofia Mangano, Managing Editor September 23, 2024

The Junior Lot: The place where about twenty lucky students get a place to park their car for the day. A place I spent most of my junior year obsessing about. Waking up, throwing on a sweatshirt, and rushing...

Photo of adult female Aedes aegypti (yellow fever mosquito).

Mosquito Summer

Ina Rhee, Editor in Chief September 9, 2024

I hate mosquitoes. I’m the person who’d always get the most mosquito bites in my family, so I went into this summer not expecting anything different. I thought just a few spritzes of mosquito repellent...

Hallway Madness

Hallway Madness

Kai Ein and Ethan Hong April 9, 2024

Don’t you just hate walking in the hallways? People walk right in the middle, taking up the most space possible while moving as slowly as humanly possible. I mean come on. You have a class to get to...

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