41 Hoops: The Girls Basketball Team and Their Success
Sarah Bennett, Staff Member
December 23, 2019
For the Libertyville girls varsity basketball team, the number 41 seems to show up everywhere. Members of the team recall multiple times when the number 41 just began to appear out of nowhere, starting last season. “Every time we check the clock, it’s says 2:41 or 3:41. It’s kind of just a go...
Sporting success after high school
December 16, 2019
Throughout the years, Libertyville High School has been a gateway for many athletes to continue their athletic careers. Featured below are a few athletes who have graduated from LHS and moved onto Division I collegiate sports within the last four years, with an update on how they’ve been doing since. Avryl Johnson...
ProcasTECHnation
Claire Salemi, Editor-in-Chief
December 15, 2019
You are just about to start working on your essay that is due tomorrow, but then you hear a buzz, and you see that @wildkoulentes_memes has shared a post on Instagram. You get sucked down the rabbit hole: scrolling on Instagram for hours on end, watching a funny TikTok, waiting for a Snapchat from you...
Cracking Open the Curriculum
Jasmine Lafita, Staff Member
December 13, 2019
It’s the first day of school. You walk into your English classroom and take a seat. After a few moments, the bell rings. Your teacher walks to the front of the classroom and begins to explain the year’s curriculum, including the books you’ll be reading. But how and why are those books chosen? ...
Takeoff: Future Pilots of LHS
Moira Duffy, News Editor
December 13, 2019
Most current seniors at LHS are in the midst of college applications, looking to further their study in areas such as business, engineering, education, psychology and more. Among possible majors and future careers is aviation, but it doesn’t occur to many that it is possible to work toward a pilot’s license in high school and colleg...
No Cap, Recap. Top Ten 2010 Trends
Rayna Wuh, Lilly Williams, and Cali Lichter
December 13, 2019
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Holiday Crossword
Sayre Debruler, Staff Member
December 13, 2019
Across 1. With his yellow and black shirt, this character was originally created for comic strips; these comics were turned into a Christmas film in 1965. 4. This song is the finale of a musical with the same title. 5. This movie tells the story of the most famous Reindeer. 6. This h...
How To Make Hot Chocolate Brownies
Sayre Debruler, Staff Member
December 6, 2019
YIELDS: 1 CUP PREP TIME: 0 HOURS 15 MINS TOTAL TIME: 0 HOURS 40 MINS INGREDIENTS FOR THE CUPS 1 box brownie mix, plus ingredients called for on box 10 oz. mini marshmallows FOR THE TOPPING 1/3 c. semi-sweet chocolate chips Red, green, and white nonpareils DIRECTIONS Preheat oven to 350° ...
Going Global
Sayre DeBruler, Staff Member
November 14, 2019
You’ve just arrived in a new country. This is a completely new experience for you, and you can’t wait to start exploring. The only problem: you don’t speak the native language; this makes you nervous. How will you communicate with the locals? What will the locals think of you? How will you mana...
Lilly Williams, Staff Member
January 28, 2020 • No Comments
On Wednesday, Jan. 22, the Libertyville girls gymnastics team won its meet on both levels, JV and varsity. The varsity team finished in the lead with a score of 134.45; Warren...
Maguire Marth, Staff member
January 27, 2020 • No Comments
Hearing is something we take for granted. We notice when someone calls our name or there’s a loud sound outside. But how often do you notice the furnace in your house or...
Rayna Wuh, Staff Member
January 23, 2020 • No Comments
My first encounter with an on-screen character of Asian descent was Sarah from the Canadian children’s show “Caillou.” Sarah, the intelligent neighbor of the title...