Lake Zurich High School Student Media

Bear Facts
Lake Zurich High School Student Media

Bear Facts
Lake Zurich High School Student Media

Bear Facts
Brittany Rogus, senior, (far left) and her friends before a choir audition. Rogus says that extracurriculars such as choir and theater are so much more meaningful as a five-day senior.

Seniors reflect on five-day in-person weeks

Ruby Lueras, LZ Life Editor
March 10, 2021
Masking has been now lessened, with students and staff now having the choice to be mask optional. The recent change has prompted new debate and discussion towards masking.

Wear your mask

Sreelikhi Vangavolu, Spotlight Editor
September 20, 2020
Girls on the cross country team are assigned their own squares that they must stay in when not running in order to effectively stay six feet apart from each other. According to Jeremy Kauffman, Head Girls Cross Country Coach, these regulations are important as they allow the girls to have a season at all.

Competitors v. COVID-19

Ruby Lueras, LZ Life Editor
September 1, 2020
With the spring sport season ending earlier than expected, many athletes still paid their fees beforehand.

Paying without playing

Olivia Donnelly, Staff Writer
May 27, 2020
One way students are staying connected through the quarantine is through video calling their friends. This is especially true for Abby DeGustino, junior, who enjoys facetiming or zooming her friends.

Staying connected: students find new ways to interact despite quarantine

Ruby Lueras, Secretary
May 22, 2020
With the school year coming to an end, Stephan Bild, interim principal, is coordinating with administration to tackle the rest of the year with a solid plan.

Two Phase Plan: how Bild prepares to deal with the rest of the year

Parul Pari, Magazine Editor-in-Chief
April 30, 2020
Priest broadcasts mass through cell phone. For many religious people. these virtual gatherings have been a source of comfort and normalcy.

Faith in isolation

Olivia Donnelly, Staff Writer
April 28, 2020
During quarantine, some students stay at home while their parents buy groceries and other students go work. Students cope in their own way by requesting their favorite food from their parents.

No longer normal: grocery shopping during a pandemic

Annette Suk, Event Coordinator
April 24, 2020
As panic buying becomes an ongoing problem in Lake Zurich, empty shelves have become a common scene in grocery stores. Karlie Schwichtenberg, junior whose family has struggled getting items at stores, says this hoarding is ridiculous and dangerous.

Adjusting to new realities

Max Feldman, Business Manager & Spotlight Editor
April 21, 2020
A student looks on the College Board website for updates on AP exams. “I look at College Board videos [to study for the exam], which help when I can't contact my teacher or just want to get more information on a certain topic," Ratana Khek, sophomore AP European History and Computer Science student, said.

College Board revises AP exams

Sasha Kek, Staff Writer
April 20, 2020
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