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The student news publication of Libertyville High School

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This Oscar selfie (posted on Ellens Twitter) broke records for the most retweeted picture on twitter.

A Year In Review: 2014

Kaitlyn Zabadal, Staff Writer January 29, 2015

The movie Selma portrayed a Civil Rights movement lead by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

“Selma” Movie Review

Becky DeAcetis, Staff Writer January 28, 2015

In the film “Selma,” released on Jan. 9, the events that unfolded in a southern town in 1965 are reenacted and retold in an intriguing film. The movie follows Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and other activists’...

The Pixar Animation Studios is located in Emeryville, California.

The Pixar Theory

Emily Hamilton, Staff Writer January 15, 2015

The Pixar Theory is the theory that all Pixar movies take place in the same universe and happen on the same timeline. Sound like another crazy conspiracy theory? Not to some people. Jon Negroni got the...

The well known Annie hit the screens in December 2014, but this time with a new image.

Through the Years of Annie

Lola Akinlade, Staff Writer January 14, 2015

Because of Annie's ambition, adventurous-mind, kind-spirit, and overall loveable characteristics, she has been seen in several stories, plays, and movies. According to IMDb, the first “Annie” was...

Jack OConnell portrayed as Louis Zamperini aboard a B-24 bomber

Unbroken: Unable to Live Up to its Legacy

Connor Polk, Staff Writer January 14, 2015

“Unbroken,” Angelina Jolie’s film adaptation of Laura Hillenbrand’s book, is a story of the resilience of the human spirit and the physical and mental determination of Louis Zamperini to stay alive...

Characters representing the topics of questions  available for a player to answer.

Spin it to Win it

Jillian Ruff January 13, 2015

Walk down any hallway at LHS and it is not uncommon to see a student engrossed with their phone.  The question is, what are they doing?  Perhaps it is texting, searching for information or more commonly...

LHS students spend their time sending Snapchats to their friends during 4th period lunch. Even though these students are not old enough to use Snapcash, they enjoy using Snapchat to send photos and videos.

The Evolution from Snapchat to Snapcash

Kayla Fiore, Staff Writer December 11, 2014

One app released more than three years ago is currently one of the most-used social media apps today, Snapchat. Snapchat is fun, friendly, and easy to use, and for the past three years, this app has had...

Ladies and Gentlemen, The Odds Are In Mockingjay Part 1s favor

Ladies and Gentlemen, The Odds Are In Mockingjay Part 1’s favor

Becky DeAcetis, Staff Writer November 25, 2014

Last Thursday, “Mockingjay Part 1”, the third movie in The Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins, was released. In “Mockingjay Part 1”, the rebels in District 13 try to convince Katniss Everdeen,...

1989 comes with 13 exclusive Polaroid photos of Swift with handwritten lyrics on them.

Taylor Swift: 1989 Album Review

Kaitlyn Zabadal, Staff Writer November 22, 2014

Kiss the Nashville, heartbroken, 17-year-old girl who sang about her mean ex-boyfriends goodbye because Taylor Swift is back with an entirely new style in her new album 1989. Swift describes it as...

Weezer shows its true colors with classic rock on their new album, Everything Will be Alright in the End.

Back to the Strat with the Lightning Strap

Tom Ackerman, Opinion Editor November 13, 2014

It’s a fantastic feeling to turn on an album and discover it as a straight-up rock anthem within seconds. A fed-up Rivers Cuomo (Weezer’s head man) backed by a classic-sounding Weezer came back to...

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