Lake Zurich High School Student Media

Bear Facts
Lake Zurich High School Student Media

Bear Facts
Lake Zurich High School Student Media

Bear Facts
Tessa Fabsik

Tessa Fabsik, Staff Writer

This is Tessa’s second year on staff and first year as Bear Facts’ Junior Sports Editor. Tessa spends most of her free time playing tennis or soccer. She is also involved in NHS, Freshmen Foundations, French Club, and International Club. Outside of school, Tessa finds herself walking her dog, Finnick; reading; baking; or obsessing over Taylor Swift.  

 

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Karstenson teaches a young lacrosse player how to be a goalie. Karstenson has been coaching youth lacrosse for nearly four years.

Student-athletes play it forward

Tessa Fabsik, Staff Writer
May 17, 2024
Choir members pose outside The Dom in Salzburg, Austria. They visited several historical sights on their trip.

Singing all the way to Austria and Germany

Tessa Fabsik, Staff Writer
April 15, 2024
The Ela Historical Museum is located in downtown Lake Zurich. This museum is worth visiting for the insights it gives into the past of Lake Zurich.

Rewinding LZ’s history

Tessa Fabsik, Staff Writer
March 20, 2024
Adam braces himself for the next play. He says he faces large amounts of pressure throughout the football season.

Under pressure

Tessa Fabsik, Staff Writer
March 15, 2024
The field house typically is used for athletic games, assemblies, and physical education. Now, the field house is also the new place for students to report to during office hours.

Office hours moves to field house

Tessa Fabsik, Staff Writer
January 31, 2024
Leitz runs during a cross country meet at Palatine High School. Leitz says he likes the design of his uniform.

(Uni)forming opinions

Tessa Fabsik, Staff Writer
December 15, 2023
For five days I did not look at my phone. This allowed me to live in the moment and be more productive.

Spending 120 hours without my phone

Tessa Fabsik, Staff Writer
November 28, 2023
Students gather in the Learning and Innovation Hub for office hours. As a quieter space, the Hub gives students a good environment for studying and homework.

Cracking down on Hub policies

Tessa Fabsik, Staff Writer
October 17, 2023
Hannah Gilhaus, sophomore, runs at her cross country meet as her first year on the team.

Late for the game

Tessa Fabsik, Staff Writer
October 6, 2023
Before becoming bears, students at LZHS are divided as MSS eagles and MSN wolves. How much this divide affects LZHS students is debatable.

A high school divided

Tessa Fabsik, Staff Writer
September 20, 2023
"Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen was published in 1813. After 210 years, it is up for debate if this novel is still relevant.

Pride and Prejudice: daring or dated?

Tessa Fabsik, Staff Writer
August 23, 2023
Wrestling through challenges

Wrestling through challenges

Tessa Fabsik, Staff Writer
May 19, 2023
Hult and Cardwell take a selfie as Cardwell applies lip gloss. Cardwell says she keeps her makeup simple. Hult says she likes to experiment.

Seeing behind the makeup

Tessa Fabsik, Staff Writer
May 19, 2023
Liang lifts a dumbbell in the weight room. Liang says that her favorite part of weight training is the ability to fit the course to her needs.

Breaking down gendered classes

Tessa Fabsik, Staff Writer
March 17, 2023
Chris Bos, State Representative, tells students about his career. Bos was a guest speaker last semester.

Listening for the future: guest speakers to keep your ears open for

Tessa Fabsik, Staff Writer
February 10, 2023
Nova Bear poses outside in the grass with her tongue out. Stronsky says Nova has a sweet and sassy personality.

A pup with a purpose

Tessa Fabsik, Staff Writer
January 10, 2023
The official cover of the Midnights album. In this album, Taylor Swift uses retro and pop vibes.

Bops, sobs, and staying up until midnight

Tessa Fabsik, Staff Writer
November 16, 2022
Joseph Ellery, math teacher, teaches his 6th period Honors Pre-Calculus class maximization word problems. Ellery says his favorite part of teaching is interacting with students.

Teachers crafting the future

Tessa Fabsik, Staff Writer
September 30, 2022
Although most people assume being vegetarian is mostly eating vegetables, Eryss Bullock, sophmore, says that it's easy for vegetarians to only eat junk food.

Telling the tales of vegetarians

Tessa Fabsik, Staff Writer
September 28, 2022
During the summer, members of the marching band take part of a summer camp each year. There, they work together and take part in fun traditions.

Marching back to camp

Tessa Fabsik, Staff Writer
August 18, 2022
Heading home to Alabama

Heading home to Alabama

Tessa Fabsik, Bear Facts Contributor
May 20, 2022
BeReal is taking the world by storm.

BeReal: new and improved social media

Tessa Fabsik, Bear Facts Contributor
May 18, 2022
Cliques vary in looks. These kinds of cliques are common in LZ.

Truth or clique bait: cliques at LZHS

Tessa Fabsik, Bear Facts Contributor
March 22, 2022
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