A Bad Mood Doesn’t Justify Being Rude
Olivia Gauvin, Features Editor
September 27, 2018
We’ve all had our moments. The moments where you have two exams on Tuesday and a swim meet Monday night and a chemistry lab you just don’t understand and an entire load of laundry that your parents insist you wash by Wednesday or else you can’t use the car this upcoming weekend. And you snap. ...
A Media Divided
September 27, 2018
Filed under Editorials, Opinion
Feb. 17, 2017- “The FAKE NEWS media (failing @nytimes, @NBCNews, @ABC, @CBS, @CNN) is not my enemy, it is the enemy of the American People,” he announces into the Twitterverse in mid-afternoon. Aug. 22, 2017- “I really think they don't like our country. I really believe that,” he...
My merit, not my race
Lola Akinlade, Features Editor
May 15, 2018
As soon as I got into my dream school, a whirlwind of emotions overwhelmed me: joy, euphoria and relief were the most prevalent ones. However, as more people found out about my acceptance, my hidden fear emerged. Those positive emotions quickly dissipated and were abruptly seized by the voices...
Not a Numbers Game
Maria Thames, Editor-in-Chief
May 15, 2018
Filed under Opinion
Regardless of if you are a freshman, senior, teacher or parent reading this, I’m sure you’ve had a conversation about the college admissions process. Maybe these conversation have been centered on the evident and unfortunate problems that are present in the admissions system. For example, college-bo...
From Closet to Compartment
Anna Legutki, Staff Member
April 19, 2018
Filed under Columns, Uncategorized
The root of this problem lies not only in the perception of women, but also in the view the media and therefore, general society, has of lesbians. Lesbians are more often used as a selling point or useless plot device rather than made to be fully fleshed out, multidimensional characters.
Boys have body image issues, too
Jacob Kemp, Staff Writer
April 17, 2018
A black sweatshirt with a blue logo that puffs around your torso. A navy blue t-shirt that hugs your shoulders. A maroon collared shirt with a black vest that covers imperfections. But no, you aren’t feeling it today. So back to the black sweatshirt and the looser blue jeans. You close your closet af...
The power of mankind(ness)
Olivia Gauvin, Staff Writer
April 17, 2018
Filed under Opinion
I have witnessed a lot of evil in the world. Not all of it has been inflicted upon me; in fact, almost none of the pure evil that exists in the world today has been. But I still see that our world, or perhaps more accurately, our “bubble” we find ourselves amidst in Libertyville, is not instinctiv...
Identity Defined
April 17, 2018
Filed under Editorials, Opinion
Finding one’s “true identity” is a common struggle most people face, but especially during high school, when students are expected to make life decisions based off their identity. It can be challenging, however, for some teenagers to know their true self after less than two decades of life. This ...
The Right to Remain Fluid
Anna Legutki, Staff Member
April 16, 2018
Filed under Columns
In the “Accelerating Acceptance” study done by the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) in 2017, 20 percent of people ages 18-35 identified as LGBTQ+. This means that you likely know at least one person who identifies as something other than straight, which encompasses a wide varie...
Charlotte Pulte, Staff Member
October 19, 2018 • No Comments
Six students at Libertyville High School recently qualified as National Merit Scholarship semifinalists based on their exceptionally high PSAT scores. The Libertyville semifinalists...
Ella Marsden, Staff Member
October 19, 2018 • No Comments
It’s rare for a student athlete to commit to a Division One school, let alone a freshman. But earlier this year, Dakota Lyons, a freshman at Libertyville High School,...
October 18, 2018 • No Comments
On Oct. 16, the orchestra program held a performance called “Fright Night,” a Halloween-themed show different than their others. Concert Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra,...