Lake Zurich High School Student Media

Bear Facts
Lake Zurich High School Student Media

Bear Facts
Lake Zurich High School Student Media

Bear Facts
Up until last year, FAME was a class where freshmen and upperclassmen could get to know each other face-to-face. However, FAME leaders now have to think creatively to engage freshmen.

Lack of social interaction forces student leaders to think creatively

Annette Suk, Business Manager
October 13, 2020
Students are constantly pressured from school to succeed and prepare for the future. However, under quarantine, parents are also pressuring their children, causing many teens to lose their independence.

Locked down

Annette Suk, Business Manager
August 31, 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
Spicy chicken tacos similar to the ones made by Sarah Richards. sophomore. Like many families, quarantine has allowed her and her family to get creative with their cooking.

Home is where the cooking is

Kayla Krinninger, Staff Writer
May 20, 2020
Zoya Hasan and Zara Hasan sit outside and read after a day of e-learning.

Day in the Life of Two e-learners

Zoya Hasan, Staff Writer
May 19, 2020
Due to social distancing, music students at home have been doing private lessons remotely at home. Louisa Hagen, freshman, prepares to video chat with her teacher through Zoom right before her private lesson.

Music despite distance

Jane Yu, Bear Facts Contributor
May 18, 2020
Sports are on hiatus for the moment, but that does not mean you cannot get your sports fix! Many sports movies are available on the most popular streaming platforms and ready to watch.

Filling your sports void

Alex Ketcham, Sports Editor
May 11, 2020
An overview LZ's e-learning policies, compared to those of Barrington, Palatine, and Stevenson. Main differences between schools involve length of school weeks and class blocking.

E-learning around the area

Caroline Sun, Digital Editor-in-Chief
May 4, 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
Shaw's basket of knitting supplies. He plans to continuing knitting once quarantine ends.

Getting creative in quarantine

Sophia Babcock, Staff Writer
April 27, 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
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