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Drops of Ink

The student news publication of Libertyville High School

Drops of Ink

The student news publication of Libertyville High School

Drops of Ink

Eyes reflecting into the screen of a student's chromebook during the school day.

Eyes Behind the Screen

Molly Boufford and Kath Haidvogel December 12, 2017

  As new technologies are implemented at Libertyville High School, certain rules are put into place by the administration in order to check up on students and make sure they are staying on task...

Comparing Competitiveness

Comparing Competitiveness

Savanna Winiecki and Demi Glusic December 12, 2017

In recent years, schools around the nation, as well as Libertyville High School, has seen an increase of academic competitiveness, which is partially due to the drastic increase of Advanced Placement...

Although it has been previously disputed, evidence has recently shown that gifted children inherit their advanced learning abilities from birth.

The gifted effect

Olivia Gauvin, Staff Writer December 12, 2017

In a small, active classroom with an average of 10 to 12 students is the gifted program: an organized curriculum for academically advanced children who are previously tested to take the separate accelerated...

Mr. Kreutz uses models in his classes to indicate different parts of the spine.

The Changing Classroom

Emily Hamilton and Megan Wolter December 12, 2017

Throughout the past century, many things have changed in the world, such as cell phones and cars, but one thing that has remained very much the same is the school system. Students sit in desks organized...

An All-Inclusive Education

An All-Inclusive Education

Zachary Ford and Hannah Hutchins December 12, 2017

  Although it is one of the lesser-known departments at Libertyville High School, the Special Services Department accommodates 8 percent of all LHS students and caters to their individual needs,...

Connecting to a Cause

Hannah Hutchins, Editor-in-Chief December 5, 2017

Everyone has a passion, whether it be a hobby, a sports team or something else. For some, passions become a huge part of their lives, and that’s what happened for these three teachers. All three teachers...

Dumb suppers usually consist of a three to five-course meal. The first course may include a fruit that’s harvested around the time of Samhain (like the apple as shown above) and an ornamental element of some kind, such as a spice, like cinnamon.

The Basics of Samhain: What the Holiday is and How it’s Celebrated

Jenna Grayson and Anna Legutki November 20, 2017

      The Wheel of the Year is organized by eight sabbats, which are celebrations on the biannual solstices (summer and winter) and equinoxes (spring and autumn) as well as halfway points in between...

Tierney Keegan holds a bouquet of flowers resembling Ethereal Clothing Company's logo.

Busy Bees, and a Buzzing Business

Maggie Hutchins, Staff Writer November 19, 2017

This past summer, juniors Lisa Zhao and Tierney Keegan launched a clothing company whose profits go towards saving the bees due to the current bee population crisis. Jennifer Formica and Annika Bjorklund,...

James and Brandon: Best Buddies

James and Brandon: Best Buddies

Matt Smith and Savanna Winiecki November 14, 2017

    “Muscular Dystrophy is a group of diseases that cause progressive weakness and loss of muscle mass. In muscular dystrophy, abnormal genes (mutations) interfere with the production...

Danielle Navarro, a senior at LHS, is part of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. DACA protects children whose parents traveled to the United States undocumented. They can't be deported, and they can work and apply for college through DACA. Danielle has been protected by DACA since 2015 and recently sent a renewal request. But because of the stricter process under President Donald Trump, the request wasn't fulfilled, as a result of her attorney forgetting to add an "e" to Belize, the country Danielle is from, on the form.

DREAMers of Lake County

Kylie Rodriguez and Moira Duffy, Staff Writers November 14, 2017

Deferred Action for Child Arrivals (DACA) and Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) determine the futures of millions both already residing in and immigrating to to the United States....

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