The faces of the Libertyville food scene
May 15, 2018
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Brian Grano (Mickey Finn's) “I took over Mickey Finn’s in 2004 and picked up the charter, which was to be a good store to the town, be involved in the community, the local high schools, Carmel and Libertyville, [and] it all just works together. It’s kinda a symbiotic relationship. I live here...
2018 Choir Cabaret
May 6, 2018
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On Wednesday, May 2, members of the Libertyville High School choir performed their annual Cabaret in the LHS auditorium. The theme for the show was “I Love ‘80s,” which involved members of the show dressing up in bright-colored ‘80s-style clothing. The concert also featured performances from...
LHS orchestras perform spring orchestra concert
Kath Haidvogel, staff member
April 29, 2018
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On Thursday, April 26, members from all orchestras performed their spring orchestra concert in the Butler Lake Auditorium. This concert included music from the Concert Orchestra, String Project, Chamber Orchestra and Symphony Orchestra. The Concert Orchestra, consisting of all fresh...
LHS students put on production of “The Laramie Project”
Savanna Winiecki, Online Editor
April 22, 2018
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On April 20 and 21, the LHS Theater Department performed “The Laramie Project” in the auditorium. The play, written by Moisés Kaufman and members of the Tectonic Theater Project in 2000, was in reaction to the 1998 murder of a gay student, Matthew Shepard, at the University of Wyoming in Laramie...
One Acts
Emily Hamilton, Staff Member
March 19, 2018
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One Acts are student-led and directed performances at LHS, composed of the perfect combination of thoughtful, meaningful, emotional and hilarious short plays. This year’s shows took place in Libertyville High School’s Studio Theater on March 16 and 17. Alex Hibbard-Brown opened the performance with...
LHS Theater Department presents “Blithe Spirit”
Megan Wolter, Staff Member
February 17, 2018
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The Libertyville High School winter play, “Blithe Spirit,” was written by Noël Coward, an English playwright, in 1941. The play is a British comedy that centers around a novelist, Charles Condomine, and his journey with the ghosts of his wife, Ruth, and ex-wife, Elvira. The play was performed in L...
Merry music at the holiday band concert
Olivia Gauvin, Staff Writer
December 13, 2017
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On Tuesday Dec. 12, members of Libertyville High School’s band performed “A Holiday Concert” in the Libertyville High School Butler Lake Auditorium. The concert consisted of the Concert Band, Symphonic Band, Symphonic Winds and Wind Ensemble. The Concert Band, which performed first...
Ike Reilly’s Rock and Roll Food Drive
Anya Belomoina, Staff Writer
November 22, 2017
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‘The King and I’: A glimpse into the Westernization of Siam
Megan Wolter, Staff Writer
November 5, 2017
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The musical’s plot revolves around the Westernization of Siam, proposed by the king of Siam, played by Philip Nauman, a senior. Anna Leonowens, played by senior Alex Hibbard-Brown, is a British school teacher brought from Wales to Siam by the king in order to provide the young children of Siam with...
Jenna Grayson, Staff Member
June 1, 2018 • No Comments
In early April, the Deerfield Village Board of Trustees unanimously passed an ordinance that banned the manufacturing, possession or sale of assault weapons and detachable...
Lizzie Foley, Staff Writer
May 23, 2018 • No Comments
Rachel Benner, Features Editor
May 21, 2018 • No Comments
When Liam Tucker was a child, his mom read the book “How to Raise a Brighter Child.” Many around him, including his sister, senior Nora Tucker, can attest that whatever...