Same District, Different Day
Allison McLean
May 16, 2019
Last month, I had the opportunity to shadow a student from Vernon Hills High School in order to better understand how the students in the other half of District 128 went about their school days. For a day, I followed around one of the publication’s Editors-in-Chief, Luc Gudmundson, navigating the ...
A Non Traditional Path
Sayre DeBruler, Staff Member
May 16, 2019
While most students at LHS attend a four-year college in the United States, there are always a few students who decide to follow in a non-traditional path after they graduate high school. Some students decide to take a gap year and some enter the military, for example. There’s also the option of at...
Generational Wildcats
Kirsten Townander, Staff Member
May 13, 2019
Many move away after finishing school, continuing the next chapter of their lives somewhere new. However, some choose a different path: staying in Libertyville, close to where they grew up. Home sweet home, as they say. There are quite a few families that have attended LHS for multiple generations; r...
Seeing the Unseen
Carly Wagner, Staff Member
May 13, 2019
Throughout the four years students spend at LHS, there are several places at the school they rarely see. This is either because they are not involved with an activity that uses that space or they do not have access to that location. This slideshow features some of those lesser-seen places. Supervisor ...
A Look Behind the Lens
Carly Wagner, Staff Member
April 22, 2019
“Camera two, zoom in,” the director requests from behind his table in the cafeteria, sheltered from the rush of the basketball game. He communicates with his team from behind a computer screen and through headphones, in order to capture footage of the game. The student operating the camera z...
Athletes Before Educators
Charlotte Pulte, Staff Member
April 21, 2019
While most students interact with their teachers just in the classroom, many LHS staff members have athletic backgrounds that their students or coworkers are unaware of. Athletics play a huge role in many young people’s lives, and oftentimes shape those young people into adults. Four LHS staff mem...
Lifelong Teammates, Lifelong Friends
Ben Mayo, Staff Member
April 18, 2019
Incredible as it may seem, not one, but two LHS wrestlers are committed to continue competing at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign -- double the number of previous LHS wrestlers who have made this commitment. Ever since they were in kindergarten, senior Michael Gunther and junior Danny Puc...
She’s Got Game
Ella Marsden, Staff Member
April 18, 2019
It’s game day. You’re a female head coach and your team is warming up while you talk strategy on the sideline with your assistant coach. As the head coach, you’re prepared to greet the official. The official, however, turns to your male assistant coach under the assumption that he’s the head...
A look into students who are athletes outside of LHS
Sayre DeBruler, Staff Member
April 18, 2019
LHS’s own sports teams have won many titles, plaques, medals, awards, and trophies, priding the Libertyville sports community with the accomplishment of so many feats. However, there are several students who have achieved many things in their own sports not affiliated with LHS. Here are four of thes...
What’s Trending: Sports Habits
Jade Foo, Staff Member
April 18, 2019
A recent survey was sent to the students of LHS via email, addressed specifically to athletes, asking about their pregame and/or postgame rituals. The vast majority of the student-athletes who responded said they have some sort of ritual or habit that they do before each game, meet, race or competition...
Pavan Acharya, Staff member
December 5, 2019 • No Comments
Libertyville’s girls basketball team was king of the court on Tuesday, Nov. 26, as they defeated Crystal Lake Central High School by a score of 59-23 in the West Gym in...
Andrew Benoit, Opinion Editor
December 3, 2019 • No Comments
Warning: This movie is rated R for violence, some strong sexuality, nudity, pervasive language and brief drug use. “Queen and Slim” delivers a vibrant retelling of...
Lilly Williams, Staff Member
December 2, 2019 • No Comments
2019 was a particularly big year for me musically. This was for no other reason than nearly all of my favorite artists came out with incredible albums. From hip-hip to indie...