Lake Zurich High School Student Media

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Lake Zurich High School Student Media

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Lake Zurich High School Student Media

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The years that shape us: Seniors reflect on changes made to future plans throughout four years of high school.
Turning over a new leaf
Grace Sun, Gurneer Sidhu, and Jeanne Yu • May 17, 2024

As seniors say goodbye to the familiar hallways and faces that have marked their years at LZHS, it is also a time for them to reflect on...

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
Students and faculty discuss the rise of artificial intelligence and its implications for LZ.
Glitching out of reality
Grace Sun, Gurneer Sidhu, and Jeanne Yu • December 15, 2023
Students shed light on flaws experienced amidst, and leading up to, college admissions.
Highlighting flaws in college admissions process
Grace Sun, Gurneer Sidhu, and Jeanne Yu • October 6, 2023
News
Carl Krause, college and career counselor stands outside the college and career center, decorated with yearbook pictures from all his years at LZ.
Retiree coaches college readiness
Emma Harper, Magazine Editor-in-Chief • May 17, 2024

For 33 years, Carl Krause, college and career counselor, has been serving LZHS. He worked as a science teacher, general counselor, and has spent the last 15 years as a college counselor. “I met my...

Megan Mowinski, PE teacher, poses with her Integrated PE students on the football field during class. Mowinski created the class and has been the only teacher to run it.
Retiree champions sports for all
Emma Harper, Magazine Editor-in-Chief • May 17, 2024
Transition students work at the greenhouse located at LZHS. The transition students use the greenhouse to set up a plant sale, which was one of the reasons that District 95 won the US Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools Award.
D95 wins Green Ribbon Award
Ayaan Hamid, News Editor • May 17, 2024
Students pose in front of the FBLA state competition in Springfield, Illinois on April 6. The students with the green certificates placed at the competition and seven of these students will compete at Nationals after qualifying in their respective events at state.
FBLA means business
Emma Harper, Magazine Editor-in-Chief • May 17, 2024
Last month, Bathery and Kapanjie sold keychains during 7th period lunch in the cafeteria. Although they are not selling keychains during lunch periods as of now, they hope to come back soon.
LZHS student business sells keychains for charity
Gurneer Sidhu, Spotlight Editor • May 3, 2024
LZ Life
Positivity in the face of challenge
Positivity in the face of challenge
Eva Keith, Bear Facts Contributor • May 17, 2024

Anastasiia Veretyuk, senior, who is from Ukraine, is learning how to adapt to her new life in the US after a long immigration process. After fleeing from her hometown of Volochysk following the break...

From ashes to success
From ashes to success
Angelene Grinslade, Bear Facts Contributer • May 17, 2024
Colin Smith, senior, poses with his INCubator business group. While the group faced some challenges getting along at the beginning, according to Smith, theyve grown closer as time went on.
ACCELerated futures
Sadie Good, Staff Writer • May 17, 2024
Student artist takes on world
Student artist takes on world
Chloe Saputo, Bear Facts Contributor • May 17, 2024
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As seen in print
Karstenson teaches a young lacrosse player how to be a goalie. Karstenson has been coaching youth lacrosse for nearly four years.
Positivity in the face of challenge
From ashes to success
Colin Smith, senior, poses with his INCubator business group. While the group faced some challenges getting along at the beginning, according to Smith, theyve grown closer as time went on.
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Student-athletes play it forward
A routine for success

A routine for success

May 17, 2024

Athletic competitions produce mixed emotions of nervousness...

Spreading the message

Spreading the message

March 15, 2024

This article contains discussion of suicide and mental...

Under pressure

Under pressure

March 15, 2024

Around 82% of athletes face pressure from participating...

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Trending Stories
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Published in 2018, The Poppy War has become popular amongst readers for its well written elements of grim dark fantasy: a sub genre of fantasy with a tone that is particularly violent.
A lesson in war and humanity: The Poppy War book review
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Sam Holtz, senior, has recently gone viral on TikTok for discussing his March Madness bracket. Holtz won ESPNs 2015 Tournament Challenge beating out 11.57 million entires
Bracketologist turned TikTok Famous
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A few LZ Senior Assassin participants, geared up with waterguns and goggles. With over a hundred seniors participating, Luca Sturm, senior organizer, called the event a huge success.
Killing time (and their Senior Assassin targets)
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Capturing the memories
Capturing the memories

Lindsey Bitzer, Sports Editor
May 10, 2024

Are you still looking for a place to take prom photos? Look no further, here are several different places around Lake Zurich that offer spectacular scenery...

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Cutting out caffeine
Cutting out caffeine

Sadie Good, Staff Writer
April 18, 2024

Balancing a seven hour school day, clubs, sports, part time jobs, and a family/social life can be draining for any high school student. With most American...

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Rewinding LZ’s history
Rewinding LZ’s history

Tessa Fabsik, Staff Writer
March 20, 2024

From the creator of the rotary phone to Seth Paine’s history as a utopian socialist, the Ela Historical Museum unveils several intriguing secrets about...

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