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Thayer Myers, Staff Writer

I am Thayer Myers and currently as of 2025 I’m a sophomore who is an editor and writes for many sections of the LR post with most posts from me being for the news and sports sections.

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The U.S. Government has Shutdown

The U.S. Government has Shutdown

Thayer Myers, Author
October 6, 2025

At midnight on October 1st, the US federal government shut down after Congress failed to pass a fiscal year budget by the deadline. This loss of bipartisan support in Congress created a small crisis. The...

The NASA HALO Module has Began Construction

The NASA HALO Module has Began Construction

Thayer Myers, Editor
September 29, 2025

The new NASA space station, designed to orbit the moon, is currently being constructed. Outfits for the space station, especially the Habitation and Logistics Outpost(HALO) module, are being developed...

Trump-Epstein Statue Removed After Appearance in D.C

Trump-Epstein Statue Removed After Appearance in D.C

Thayer Myers, Author
September 29, 2025

As many know, there has been a widespread pressure for President Donald Trump to release the Epstein files. This stems from the original promise from Trump to release the files. The photo in the headline...

Varsity Girls Soccer Wins Against Peoples Academy

Varsity Girls Soccer Wins Against Peoples Academy

Thayer Myers, Author
September 24, 2025

The Girls’ JV and Varsity teams both had games this past Saturday, with the JV team taking the win 4-2 and an unfortunate outcome for the Varsity team resulting in a 1-3 loss. Harley Scelza scored with...

Varsity Girls Take the Win Against Thetford

Varsity Girls Take the Win Against Thetford

Thayer Myers, Author
September 16, 2025

The Girls Varsity team played Thetford last Friday in a 5-1 win. Avery Hansen scored her third hat-trick of the season. In the first half Avery Hansen scored two goals, first assited by Mya Patenaude,...

A Comprehensive Review of 2001 A Space Odyssey

A Comprehensive Review of 2001 A Space Odyssey

Thayer Myers, Author
September 16, 2025

When we think of science fiction, we often think of Star Wars, but many need to know that before Star Wars became a movie, it was based on a book that arguably set the foundations for a blockbuster...

FOOTBALL IS SOO BACK

FOOTBALL IS SOO BACK

Thayer Myers, Author
September 12, 2025

  In each of my football reviews, I summarize my top 5 games, whether it’s because a quarterback had an immaculate game or because of an out-of-nowhere comeback victory. I also note the top fantasy...

Charlie Kirk Assassinated at Campus Event

Charlie Kirk Assassinated at Campus Event

Thayer Myers, Author
September 12, 2025

Influencer and close ally of Donald Trump, Charlie Kirk, has unfortunately passed away. On September 10th, 2025 Charlie Kirk was holding one of his regular “prove me wrong” debates at the Utah Valley...

Does Anybody Really Like North Country?    No

Lake Region Girls Varsity Takes its First Loss Against North Country

Thayer Myers, Author
September 10, 2025

The Lake Region girls varsity soccer team went up against North Country in a loss that ended their winning streak, leaving LR with a 3-1 record and North Country with a 4-0 record. Lake Region went scoreless...

Lake Region is Becoming a Phone Free School?

Lake Region is Becoming a Phone Free School?

Thayer Myers, Author
September 10, 2025

Nationwide, state legislatures have recently been issuing phone bans in schools. The consensus is that issuing a phone ban promotes social interaction, reduces distractions, improves academic performance,...

Girls Varsity Takes the Win Against MVU

Girls Varsity Takes the Win Against MVU

Thayer Myers, Author
September 8, 2025

The Girls Varsity soccer team took on MVU on Wednesday for their home opener. Avery Hansen scored the game opener for Lake Region, assisted by Mya Patenaude, followed by Maeda Urie being assisted by Julie...

Girls Varsity Soccer Teams Takes the Win Against Hazen

Girls Varsity Soccer Teams Takes the Win Against Hazen

Thayer Myers, Author
September 2, 2025

The Girls' Varsity Soccer team played Hazen last Saturday and won 5-3. Lake Region's offense scored four goals in the first half. Maeda Urie scored her first varsity goal, assisted by Mya Patenaude. Urie...

LR Students Outraged at Phone Ban

LR Students Outraged at Phone Ban

Thayer Myers, Author
September 2, 2025

  When Lake Region’s new Vice Principal outlined the cell phone policy in a letter home to families, many students reacted intensely. Some students who frequently use their phones during class...

The Fantasy Football Guide

The Fantasy Football Guide

Thayer Myers, Author
July 26, 2025

How to Win Your League If it's your first time, these 4 tips can help you navigate your first time in a league, or maybe you have done it before but need some outside knowledge? Have A Quality Draft:...

Superman, A Breath Of Fresh Air

Superman, A Breath Of Fresh Air

Thayer Myers, Author
July 22, 2025

The new Superman movie, directed by James Gunn, was a fresh take on the classic superhero. The story forgoes the classic origin and instead directs towards an opening title crawl most similar to Star Wars....

Texas Drowning, FEMA Unable to Answer Calls, More Rain in the Lone Star State

Texas Drowning, FEMA Unable to Answer Calls, More Rain in the Lone Star State

Thayer Myers, Author
July 15, 2025

Precipitation, FEMA not answering calls, what's next? As Vermonters, we've experienced floods, given it is not as severe as those in Texas. Texas has been experiencing floods and has had an unfortunate...

Trump Falls Up, Calls it a Glorious Act

Trump Falls Up, Calls it a Glorious Act

Thayer Myers, Author
June 9, 2025

In recent political news, many are calling it “the most dramatic staircase incident since Gerald Ford's presidency.” President Donald J. Trump slipped while boarding Air Force One, immediately declaring...

Using a Mix of Violence and Non-Violence is the Best Path to Decolonization

Using a Mix of Violence and Non-Violence is the Best Path to Decolonization

Thayer Myers, Author
June 6, 2025

When Nations pursue a method of decolonization a few forms of actions against decolonization come into focus. As an outline for decolonized countries, we will only include the native people, thus making...

Review of The Boys

Review of The Boys

Thayer Myers, Author
June 3, 2025

The Boys, an Amazon Prime Video series based on the comic by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson, premiered on July 26th, 2019. The show offers a darker take on the superhero genre, exploring what happens...

The Student Council Held a Penny Week and a Flag Football Day

The Student Council Held a Penny Week and a Flag Football Day

Thayer Myers, Author
June 2, 2025

The Student council this week held a penny challenge and a flag football game during each of the four lunch blocks. The Flag football game was free for all to join. There were also other games such as...

The U.S. Penny will be Removed from Circulation

The U.S. Penny will be Removed from Circulation

Thayer Myers, Author
May 31, 2025

Recently, the United States Treasury has decided to stop producing the US penny. The United States announced its last order for the cent in May. Other countries such as Canada and Australia have entirely...

Former President Joe Biden Diagnosed with Prostate Cancer

Former President Joe Biden Diagnosed with Prostate Cancer

Thayer Myers, Author
May 21, 2025

Recently former president Joe Biden was diagnosed with a deadly form of Prostate Cancer. At his age, prostate cancer is unusual but is not unheard of. This form of Cancer is hormone sensitive, allowing...

Problems With Our Government

Problems With Our Government

Thayer Myers, Author
May 14, 2025

  The United States government has many strengths, such as its system of checks and balances, but it also has significant flaws that create problems in our society. One major issue is the lack...

Project Oceanology Trip was a Huge Success

Project Oceanology Trip was a Huge Success

Thayer Myers, Author
May 14, 2025

On May 8th and 9th, Ms. Wolff took a group of LR freshmen and sophomores down to Groton, Connecticut, also known as the submarine capital of the world. The trip activities included testing Long Island...

Pope Francis has Passed away

Pope Francis has Passed away

Thayer Myers, Author
May 2, 2025

Pope Francis was elected pope back in March 13th, 2013. Pope Francis died at age 88 from a stroke. He had public views on accepting everyone and having same sex marriage which is not common for a pope...

NASA Lunar Drill Passed Tests

NASA Lunar Drill Passed Tests

Thayer Myers, Author
May 2, 2025

Recently, on March 6th, NASA (the National Aeronautics and Space Administration) landed a lunar drill to prepare for the eventual Artemis 3 mission. Artemis is intended to create a permanent settlement...

Tariffs Summed Up

Tariffs Summed Up

Thayer Myers, Author
April 25, 2025

Tariffs are used for one main purpose: to encourage the sale of domestic goods. In theory, they can do this by (A) making imported goods more expensive, and (B) protecting domestic companies from foreign...

Alden Ives using a filter

Alden Ives

Thayer Myers, Author
April 3, 2025

Humans of Lake Region is a series in which we interview different students of Lake Region. In this version of Humans of Lake Region, I have talked to Alden Ives. He is currently a freshman at Lake Region. Thayer:...

Snow White Disappoints at the Box Office

Snow White Disappoints at the Box Office

Thayer Myers, Author
April 3, 2025

With Disney's new live-action remake of Snow White bombed at the box office. The movie's budget of 270 million(not including marketing) has only grossed 143 million in global sales. Some of the blame can...

Diagram of Gateway 
Credit:NASA

NASA New Space Station will be the First to Orbit the Moon

Thayer Myers, Author
March 16, 2025

In 2028 NASA will be launching a lunar space station lining up with the launch of Artemis. Artemis, the mission to send astronauts to the moon, is NASA's new mission. NASA’s HALO (Habitation and Logistics...

Mark Carney

Mark Carney to be 24th Prime Minister of Canada

Thayer Myers, Author
March 12, 2025

The Canadian Liberal party has selected a new Prime Minister with a 85.9% of the vote. The new Prime Minister, Mark Carney, is the successor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Mark Carney, a banker, ran...

Noah Blanco

Noah Blanco

Thayer Myers, Author
March 6, 2025

Humans of Lake Region is a series in which we interview different students of Lake Region. In this version of Humans of Lake Region, I have talked to Noah Blanco. He is currently a freshman at Lake Region. Thayer:...

Possible Ban of Purchasing "Junk Food" with Food Stamps

Possible Ban of Purchasing “Junk Food” with Food Stamps

Thayer Myers, Author
February 25, 2025

The new Secretary of Health, Robert F Kennedy, Jr., has proposed that Americans no longer be able to use SNAP benefits to purchase junk food. The 113-billion-dollar program SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition...

Maven Ragusa

Maven Ragusa

Thayer Myers, Author
February 20, 2025

Humans of Lake Region is a series in which we interview different students of Lake Region. In this version of Humans of Lake Region, I have talked to Maven Ragusa  , who I describe as outgoing and energetic....

Eagles Win Against Chiefs

Eagles Win Against Chiefs

Max Demaine and Thayer Myers
February 13, 2025

The Philadelphia Eagles steamrolled the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday, to bring the Lombardi trophy to Phili for the first time since 2018.  They won 40-22, with most of the Chiefs points coming in garbage...

LR Varsity Boys Lose to Lamoille

LR Varsity Boys Lose to Lamoille

Thayer Myers, Author
February 9, 2025

On January 7th, 2025, the LR boy's varsity basketball team clashed against Lamoille with a final score of 32-41. Lamoille would take the game with four strong quarters. Lake Region left the game with two...

Boys Varsity loss Against Montpelier

Boys Varsity loss Against Montpelier

Thayer Myers, Author
February 7, 2025

On January 5th, the Lake Region boys’ varsity team faced off against Montpelier in an away game. In the first quarter, LR scored 12 points against Montpelier’s 29. Montpelier kept up the pressure in...

Recovery Efforts of the Crash

Two Figure Skaters Dead in Accident in D.C

Thayer Myers, Author
February 1, 2025

On January 30th, 2025, two teenage skaters and their mothers died along the 14 members after colliding with a U.S. Army helicopter including three soldiers not named at press time. The plane carried 60...

Boys Varsity loss In Game Against Hazen

Boys Varsity loss In Game Against Hazen

Thayer Myers, Author
January 22, 2025

The Lake Region Varsity Boys Basketball team faced off against Hazen on January 8th. Lake Region would unfortunately lose 51-52. Jeffrey Coe would lead the team with 16 points and Owen Rodgers added 12...

Win Over Peoples Academy

Win Over Peoples Academy

Thayer Myers, Author
January 7, 2025

The Varsity boys basketball take a close win against Peoples Academy with the final score 57-53. Owen Rodgers led the way with 16 points and 4 assists. Jeffery Coe and Lincoln Racine were next, with Coe...

Week 10 Football Review

Week 10 Football Review

Thayer Myers, Author
January 5, 2025

Cincinnati Bengals vs Baltimore Ravens   Final Score: 34-35 Cincinnati Bengals vs. Baltimore Ravens Game Highlights | NFL 2024 Season Week 10 The Bengals have some of the best offense and terrible...

The Silent Killer

The Silent Killer

Jae/Ezra Capra, Thayer Myers, and Fiona Bock
December 18, 2024

There is a killer in your house that you’re likely unaware of: radon. Radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer behind smoking cigarettes, and is most commonly found in basements as radon gas...

Week 9 Football review

Week 9 Football review

Thayer Myers, Author
December 2, 2024

New York Jets Vs Houston Texans   Final Score: 21-13 Houston Texans vs. New York Jets Game Highlights | NFL 2024 Season Week 9 The Jets have seemed to struggle as their record does not show how...

Week 8 Football Review

Week 8 Football Review

Thayer Myers, Author
November 12, 2024

Trades: Baltimore Ravens:   To    :Carolina Panthers  Dionte Johnson                       5th round pick 6th round pick    Minnesota Vikings  Vs   Los Angeles Rams...

Week 7 Football Review

Week 7 Football Review

Thayer Myers, Author
November 11, 2024

Trades: Cleveland Browns         To     Buffalo Bills 3rd round pick                          Amari Cooper 7th round pick    Kansas Chiefs        To        ...

2024 Election Results

2024 Election Results

Thayer Myers, Author
November 6, 2024

The 2024 elections are in, and Donald Trump has won the Electoral College with 312 votes. Trump won states including Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Florida. Kamala Harris lost by 86 electoral votes with...

LR Soccer Has Another Great Year

LR Soccer Has Another Great Year

Thayer Myers and Max Demaine
November 4, 2024

    To sum up this year's soccer season, we are recording the records for each team, the top scorers, and the team’s best game. Overall, it was a great year, with both varsity teams posting playoff...

Week Six Football Review

Week Six Football Review

Thayer Myers, Author
October 24, 2024

Chicago Bears Vs Jacksonville Jaguars         Final Score 35-16  Chicago Bears Highlights vs. Jacksonville Jaguars | 2024 Regular Season Week 6 The Bears love to make these reviews and for good...

Varsity Girls heading to the Quarterfinals

Varsity Girls heading to the Quarterfinals

Thayer Myers and Max Demaine
October 24, 2024

The varsity girls soccer team advances to the quarter finals after a 2-0 win against People's Academy. Avery Hansen and and Indie Haney both scored in the win and freshman Nora Demaine got her first varsity...

Varsity Boys heading to the Quarterfinals

Varsity Boys heading to the Quarterfinals

Thayer Myers and Max Demaine
October 24, 2024

The Varsity boys would triumph in a double overtime win against North Country with a final score of 2-1. Tristan Blay scored both goals in a very tight and contested match against Lake Regions long time...

Baker Mayfield 
Credit:Profootballnetwork

Week Four Football Review

Thayer Myers, Myers
October 8, 2024

Minnesota Vikings Vs Green Bay Packers                 Final Score  31-29 Minnesota Vikings vs. Green Bay Packers Game Highlights | NFL 2024 Season Week 4 Vikings continue to dominate as...

Week Three Football Review

Week Three Football Review

Thayer Myers, Author
September 29, 2024

New England Patriots Vs New York Jets            Final Score 3-24 New England Patriots vs. New York Jets Game Highlights | NFL 2024 Season Week 3 Unfolding Thursdays kick of game where we would...

The Inside Mind of a Goalie

The Inside Mind of a Goalie

Thayer Myers, Author
September 24, 2024

One of the hardest positions in sports is being the net-minder. To face that pressure as the last line of defense, how does one person handle that? How do you face high-pressure situations? What's the...

Week Two Football Review

Week Two Football Review

Thayer Myers, Author
September 21, 2024

Buffalo Bills vs Miami Dolphins                Final score 31-10 Buffalo Bills vs. Miami Dolphins Game Highlights | NFL 2024 Week 2 Thursday's kickoff game could be a turning point for the...

Freshman, Mya Patenaude, landed Varsity

Freshman, Mya Patenaude, landed Varsity

Thayer Myers, Author
September 18, 2024

Transitioning from middle school to high school sports its a huge change. Most start out on junior varsity, but some are so good that they can make it to varsity. That's what Mya Patenaude did. A top scorer...

Week One Football Review

Week One Football Review

Thayer Myers, Author
September 17, 2024

Credit:NFL Baltimore Ravens Vs Kansas Chiefs              Final score 20-27  The Ravens vs Chiefs game kicked off on Thursday of last week with the Chiefs coming out on top. The game saw...

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