Jan. 11, 2026 By Leah Campos Staff Writer As the holidays approached, about 65 students and seven staff members gathered in the media center during lunch on Dec. 11 to eat Italian food and play the Italian bingo-like game tombola. The event, which was open to ... More »
Jan. 10, 2026 By Farah Afifi Editor After two decades serving the LHS community, geometry teacher Ms. Smietana is being honored as the high school’s 2025-2026 Governor’s Educator of the Year. This award, which goes to the teacher who receives the most nominati... More »
Jan. 9, 2026 By Alessandra Ricra Staff Writer As snow fell outside, 26 students welcomed winter break by participating in the 16th Annual Winter Poetry Slam in the media center on Dec. 23. Senior Zahara Chowdhury, editor-in-chief of The Lighthouse, won first p... More »
Dec. 11, 2025 By Bruce Bartlett Staff Writer The longest government shutdown in American history ended on Nov. 12. Spanning 43 days, the shutdown lasted eight days longer than the 35-day record-breaking shutdown during President Donald Trump’s first term, whic... More »
Dec. 11, 2025 By Nicolle Alvarez Editor While students often spend the New Jersey Education Association Teachers Convention two-day break resting or relaxing, 31 members of the Environmental Club and National Honor Society came together on the morning of Nov. ... More »
Dec. 9, 2025 By Alessandra Ricra Staff Writer Earning 56.9% of the popular vote on Nov. 4, Democratic Rep. Mikie Sherrill is set to become New Jersey’s next governor. This marks the first time since the 1960s that voters in the Garden State have elected a gove... More »
Dec. 9, 2025 By Leah Campos Staff Writer This article appears in the December issue of The Lighthouse under the headline “NJ pushes back on book bans with Freedom to Read Act.” Last year, there were 821 attempts nationwide to censor library materials and servi... More »
Dec. 8, 2025 By Farah Afifi Editor The second marking period is in full swing at LHS, but for the 26 seniors enrolled in the Lyndhurst College Acceleration Program, or L-CAP, their first college semester is just wrapping up. For a second consecutive year, this... More »
Dec. 8, 2025 By Farah Afifi Editor The media center buzzed with excitement on Nov. 21 as Instant Decision Day welcomed 26 seniors to meet one-on-one with college representatives from eight New Jersey colleges: Caldwell University, Fairleigh Dickinson Universit... More »
Dec. 5, 2025 By Serenity Mendoza Staff Writer This school year, LHS has welcomed 20 juniors into PowerBack, a New Jersey-based program with six high school partners that educates students about teen dating abuse. The outreach program, which operates through th... More »
Dec. 5, 2025 By Leah Campos Staff Writer A dark chapter in New Jersey’s history came to life in LHS’ production of D.W. Gregory’s “Radium Girls” at Lyndhurst Middle School on Nov. 13-14. Set in the industrial city of Orange in the 1920s, the play tells the tr... More »
Dec. 4, 2025 By Isabella Bartlett Managing Editor Animal Welfare Club The Animal Welfare Club’s annual pet supply drive will run through Dec. 22, with donations going to the Bergen County Humane Society at 221 Stuyvesant Ave. in Lyndhurst. English teacher Miss... More »
