Drops of Ink – The student news publication of Libertyville High School

Red for Ed movement supported by LHS teachers

February 8, 2019 • No Comments

At Libertyville High School and other schools around the county and country, teachers unions are taking part in the national Red for Ed movement, which advocates for better...

Max Schewitz Foundation to visit LHS on March 13

Moira Duffy, Staff Member

February 7, 2019 • No Comments

The Max Schewitz Foundation, a nonprofit organization run by Mary Beth Schewitz, has the dual missions of preventing sudden cardiac death, particularly in young people, and...

Striving towards standards

Aliya Haddon, Staffer

February 5, 2019 • No Comments

In several classrooms at LHS, percentages are on the way out and standards-based grading is on its way in. Certain teachers in several different departments have introduced...

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Opinion

The Un-united States of America

Ben Mayo, Staff Member

February 8, 2019 • No Comments

On Sept. 17, 1796, the United States’s first president gave his farewell speech. George Washington was greatly revered by the American public then and is still respected...

Setting Goals for the Right Reasons February 8, 2019

To be successful, the numbers count February 1, 2019

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Sports

Emma Gleason: Free of Sugar, Full of Talent

Ella Marsden, Staff Member

February 8, 2019 • No Comments

Emma Gleason started swimming when she was in fifth grade and has since fallen in love with the sport. She’s made countless sacrifices to compete at the level she does,...

Recent Sports Stories

Boys basketball falls to Warren in close conference matchup January 28, 2019

Girls gymnastics competes and hosts the NSC meet January 28, 2019

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Features

The relationship between memes and depression

George Hayek, staff member
February 8, 2019

In recent years, memes have become a large part of popular culture. Merriam-Webster dictionary defines memes as “amusing or interesting items (such as a captioned picture or video) or genre of items...

Teacher Power Couples

Sayre DeBruler, Staff Member
February 6, 2019

Included among the many faculty and staff members working at LHS are around 15 married couples. So, with Valentine’s Day just around the corner, it seemed to interview five of these couples. Dr....

February Song Recommendations

Annika Bjorklund, Staff Member
February 1, 2019

Step one: a survey goes out to the whole LHS population asking for any song recommendations they might have to offer. Step two: over 100 songs arrive from over 100 people. Step three: these are compiled...

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