Lake Zurich High School Student Media

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Lake Zurich High School Student Media

Bear Facts
Lake Zurich High School Student Media

Bear Facts
After three years of finals being nonexistent, they will be returning next week. Finals can be given in the form of multiple choice exams, essays, projects, presentations, etc.

Final exams return with changes

Gurneer Sidhu, Spotlight Editor
December 13, 2023
With finals canceled, the weeks leading up to winter break may have been especially stressful for students studying for an overwhelming number of cumulative and summative tests.

Testing overload

Hannah Etienne, Spotlight Editor
January 12, 2022
Apps can be a great help for studying, especially when there are so many tests to keep track of. Here are some apps to help you next semester.

Five apps to help you next semester

Kyra Keena, Live Media Manager
December 21, 2021
Instead of having a traditional 90 minute exam, students may have a cumulative summative test, project, or nothing at all (photo by and used with the permission of Nguyen Dang Hoang Nhu)

Final exams canceled

Mackenzie Rough, Staff Writer
December 17, 2021
According to a Bear Facts Student Media survey of 334 students, the cancellation of finals has caused confusion among students.

The future of finals

Mackenzie Rough, Staff Writer
December 13, 2021
Final exams are supposed to be a way of checking for retained mastery of class material. Instead, they test the ability to cram and memorize information before you forget it again.

Traditional final exams need to go

Adam Monnette, Live Media Manager
January 29, 2021
Without formal finals this semester, teachers have more freedom in how they choose to assess their students' growth and learning.

Finals cancelled; teachers revise plans

Caroline Sun, Digital Editor-in-Chief
December 14, 2020
Senior events are coming up before graduation. Once they graduate, they will leave LZHS forever and establish their future elsewhere.

A time for celebration

Annette Suk, Staff Writer
May 21, 2019
While many are intimidated by the thought of finals, some freshmen were surprised of the easiness of them. Studying and preparing for finals can be just as difficult as taking the final itself.

Freshmen firsts

Annette Suk, Staff Writer
February 5, 2019
Students sit in Studio C studying for their classes. If final exams were this week, they wouldn't have to continue their studying over winter break

Winter break woes

Alex Ketcham, Sports Editor
December 22, 2018
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