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Bear Facts

Lake Zurich High School Student Media

Bear Facts

Lake Zurich High School Student Media

Bear Facts

Sashrika Shyam

Sashrika Shyam, LZ Life Editor

During her third and final year on the Bear Facts staff, Sashrika is looking forward to assuming her role as LZ Life Editor and Social Media Manager. When she is not stressing out over her college applications, you can find Sashrika spending as much time with her friends, her family, and her dog as possible. She can always be found with a book, listening to music, or rewatching Gilmore Girls for the millionth time. Outside of school and her hobbies, you will find Sashrika working to spread awareness of food allergies. She aspires to major in medical sciences, hoping to become a pediatric allergist. 

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Rejection is redirection

Sashrika Shyam, LZ Life Editor
May 17, 2024
A student receives a prize for winning a Kahoot game in class. Some teachers feel it is important to give out stickers to reward participation, rather than just academic achievements, such as tests and homework assignments.

Sticking to success

Sashrika Shyam, LZ Life Editor
March 15, 2024
Kamin stands in front of the Western Wall of Jerusalem, the most holy site in all of Israel for the Jewish people.

Global conflict hits close to home

Sashrika Shyam, LZ Life Editor
December 15, 2023

Found in fiction

Sashrika Shyam, LZ Life Editor
October 18, 2023
Students get overwhelmed with the increasing amount of pressure placed on them as gifted kids.

Running on empty

Sashrika Shyam, Perspectives Editor
May 19, 2023
Lacrosse has committed to Clemson University to compete in D1 gymnastics.

Fueling her passion

Sashrika Shyam, Perspectives Editor
May 19, 2023
Annie Moriarity, junior, reading the graphic novel Heartstopper. Heartstopper is widely loved in the LQBTQ+ community, and showcases the love between two teenage boys and the struggles they undergo.

Pride and prejudice

Sashrika Shyam, Perspectives Editor
March 17, 2023
Sashrika Shyam, junior, checking the ingredients of non-dairy milk. This has become a common practice every time I am at a grocery store.

Taking on allergy anxiety

Sashrika Shyam, Perspectives Editor
January 10, 2023
The new dress code has made drastic changes, such as undergarments must be covered and shorts must fall 3 inches below the undergarment line.

Dress to Impress

Sashrika Shyam, Perspectives Editor
September 30, 2022
Zakria has made many cakes for many different occasions, including birthdays.

Big dreams, small business

Sashrika Shyam, Staff Writer
May 20, 2022
Singing music's praises

Singing music’s praises

Sashrika Shyam, Staff Writer
March 21, 2022
Starting in 2024, The College Board is trading out the bubble sheets for a computerized test. The test will now be shorter and administered online.

The SAT to go digital in 2024

Sashrika Shyam, Staff Writer
February 28, 2022
The PSAT exam is taken via scan-tron and administered by the College Board. Students begin to take the PSAT their freshman year at LZHS.

To PSAT or not to PSAT?

Sashrika Shyam, Staff Writer
December 12, 2021
At Jazzmans, it costs $0.50 more to get a non-dairy milk substitute with a drink, making it difficult for those with dairy allergies to be included. Traditional dairy milk has some substitutes for those who are allergic, such as oat, almond, and soy milk.

May contain traces of…

Sashrika Shyam, Staff Writer
December 1, 2021

Maybe next summer?

Sashrika Shyam, Staff Writer
October 7, 2021
Students spend passing periods walking around the school from class to class, and many use fitness watches to track steps.

Students step it up

Sashrika Shyam, Staff Writer
October 1, 2021
Lauren Polsdorfer, senior, with a picture of her family in North Carolina. She will be moving to North Carolina after graduation to be with her sister.

Family, life experience becomes a career

Sashrika Shyam, Bear Facts Contributor
May 21, 2021
A cup of coffee from Starbucks. Students have been drinking a lot more coffee during the pandemic, due  to popular coffee shops being closed.

Caffeine craze

Sashrika Shyam, Bear Facts Contributor
April 14, 2021
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