Power Outage Shocks School
Alex Zoellick, Editor-in-Chief
September 12, 2013
Last Friday, August 30, a massive thunderstorm rolled through Libertyville wreaking havoc on the town and the school: LHS lost its power over the weekend. According to assistant principal Eric Maroscher and athletic director Briant Kelly, the entire school lost power for 15-18 hours between Friday...
LHS seniors participate in summer mission trips
Elise Houcek, Editor-in-Chief
September 11, 2013
After receiving notification of mission trip opportunities through the benefaction of their church, several LHS seniors resolved to commit a portion of their summer recess to an experience that would transform lives. During the week of July 13-21, approximately 80 members of the St. Joseph’s youth...
The Newest Members of the LHS Staff
Emily Malecha, Staff Writer
September 6, 2013
Each student and staff member has been through the much-anticipated “first day” here at Libertyville High School and this year, LHS had 20 new staff members who went through this process. Ms. Christee Joesten, a University of Iowa graduate, is starting her first year teaching here at Libertyville...
LHS Football Building Burglarized
Mike Gasick, Sports Editor
September 5, 2013
A burglary took place at Libertyville High School’s Werchek Building on the night Sunday, July 14. According to LHS Athletic Director Mr. Briant Kelly, two LCD projectors, a GoPro camera, two hard drive cameras, two hard drive HD cameras, a laptop computer and an Xbox system were stolen, a to...
Early Bird CrossFit P.E. class hits LHS
Rachael Girmscheid, Social Media Editor
August 14, 2013
For P.E. class, you have to always worry about getting your heart rate up so that you can earn your minutes in your heart rate zone. But, what if you were doing a workout that’s short and fast but so intense you were dripping in sweat afterwards? Yes, CrossFit is a worldwide thing now and it’s...
Student Council class elections reveal ambitious new reps
Elise Houcek, Editor-in-Chief
August 14, 2013
LHS Student Council class officer results were announced on May 20, with the addition of promising new representatives to the board. Joseph Amdur (President), Joey Nedland (Vice President), Ingrid Reid (Secretary), and Max Sun (Treasurer) fashioned LHS’s first ever Student Council political party,...
Student Council Executive Board for 2013-14 Announced
Kyle Laska, News Editor
August 14, 2013
In the election for executive board, sophomore Shannon Roche became the new president, and will work alongside the new vice president, sophomore Alex Yoor. Roche, who hopes to make school more enjoyable, isn’t going to just jump in and implement her own rules. “Before I make any change...