Lake Zurich High School Student Media

Bear Facts
Lake Zurich High School Student Media

Bear Facts
Lake Zurich High School Student Media

Bear Facts
Crushed by Consumption: Students and staff discuss the consequences of consumer culture and its impact on the future.

Overfilling the world’s cart

Gurneer Sidhu, Grace Sun, and Jeanne Yu
March 15, 2024
Courtney Morrison, junior, has worked at Noodles and Co. for a year and enjoys her job, she said. She enjoys interacting with her coworkers and getting free food at the end of her shifts.

Students balance busy schedules

Emma Harper, LZ Life Editor
September 30, 2022
Due to the construction of the new May Whitney, much of the old furniture, pictured above, is being compiled for resale or recycling. Each item is assessed for its value and then either sold, recycled, or donated.

District 95’s resale and recycling

Jane Yu, Digital Editor-in-Chief
December 17, 2021
A dual-flush toilet handle. Although these types of handles can save the district money on their water bills, the costs of having them installed is also a major factor.

Gallons of money

Hannah Etienne, Staff Writer
November 3, 2019
The Actual Cost

The Actual Cost

Alex Ketcham, Sports Editor
September 27, 2019
The 2018-2019 Varsity cheer team poses for a picture before their first day of Nation Cheer Association Speed Camp. “I feel like since we have to pay so much for the good instructors, it can really get you to work your butt off [and utilize what you’re getting]. You get so much done at those camps because the instructors are trained well so they know how to keep us going and motivated,” Davison said.

The cost of success

Marissa Drake, Staff Writer
June 5, 2019
Six Flags employers wait for students to approach their booth during the 2017 job fair. Six Flags is one of the returning buissnesses looking to hire students at this year's job fair.

Get employed at the 2019 job fair

Hannah Etienne and Anthony Enciso
February 28, 2019
Students say that college cost is increasing more and more each year. This is causing increased stress on families and students, causing them to worry more and more about being able to pay for college, students say.

The wealth effect

Max Feldman, Staff Writer
December 14, 2018

Money: let’s talk about it

Emma Brumage-Kilcourse, Secretary & Business Manager
December 14, 2018
Jakub Mierzejewski, senior, believes he is a wise spender because his job has given him more knowledge of how to be a smarter spender. Having a job teaches and forces students to learn to be more responsible with how they spend their money, according to Mierzejewski.

Student spending

Sreelikhi Vangavolu, Staff Writer
December 14, 2018

Funding your future

Chloe Faris, Magazine Editor-in-Chief
December 14, 2018
Mandal looks up toward all of the time and money going into her trendy lifestyle. Mandal stated that she feels like she's watching these trends "fly-by" over these short amounts of time.

Trends of the time: long lasting or money wasting?

Meghan Warner, Staff Writer
December 18, 2017
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