Lake Zurich High School Student Media

Bear Facts
Lake Zurich High School Student Media

Bear Facts
Lake Zurich High School Student Media

Bear Facts
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
Macy Vander Pas is excited to attend Ohio Sate University because, "I’m just really excited for having a new set of people and new experiences."

The science of teaching

Kayla Krinninger, Bear Facts Contributor
May 24, 2019
Margaret Koy, math teacher`s students practice new problems in class. When students ask why they learn something, "I don`t want to be saying, `Well, if you do this job, then you`re going to do this,` and then they inevitably say, `That`s not what I want to do, so why does it matter?`" Koy said.

Why so specific?

Ellie Melvin, Staff Writer
April 16, 2019
Pictured from left to right, Kraversky, Babb, and Yen have taken part in many STEAM based camps. They hope to use their experiences in introducing the STEAM field to the students of LZ.

New year new club

Sreelikhi Vangavolu, Staff Writer
September 4, 2018
The calculator team works together during practice to solve math problems. Math team members cooperates with their teammates in order to do well in competitions.

The best squadratic in school: math team

Caroline Sun, Bear Facts Contributor
March 21, 2018
One student is doing extra problems to strengthen their math skills. Students who are academically advanced will be able to take multivariable calculus as juniors or seniors if their grades allow.

New math implementation for the 2018-2019 school year

Sreelikhi Vangavolu, Bear Facts contributor
March 18, 2018
Pi day was celebrated at LZHS

Recent Pi Day allows for students to learn and understand different STEAM fields

Ruby Lueras, Bear Facts contributor
March 18, 2018

53,891 lines: math, science, and art classes participate in the Hour of Code

Meggie Furlong, Web Editor-in-Chief
December 6, 2017
Start of a new game with new strategies, new competition, new opportunities to win at chess club.

Checkmate!

Parul Pari, Staff Writer
October 19, 2017
Perkins teaches his 8th period math class pre-calculus. Along with pre-calc, Perkins is a new teacher at LZHS who will also be tackling Algebra 1 and 2 for his course load.

A new addition: math department adds a new teacher

Ria Talukder, Co-Spotlight Editor
September 11, 2017
Bo Vossel (right), new principal for Lake Zurich High School, discusses the new school year with Andrew Lambert (left), new athletic director, and Matthew Aiello (center), dean of students. With LZHS welcoming various new faces this year, it will take time for faculty members to get to know these new comers.

First year as principal, first year at LZ

Megan Monoson, Magazine Editor-in-Chief
August 31, 2017
Delaney Katz, junior, uses her calculator to promote the Pi Day celebration on March 14.

LZHS “STEAMs” toward Pi Day

Ria Talukder, staff writer
March 13, 2017
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