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The student news publication of Libertyville High School

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A cheeky example of a planned Homecoming ask being rejected.

How to Reject a Homecoming Ask

Jenna Grayson, Staff Writer September 12, 2016

  Experiencing the painful slap of rejection is never fun and neither is the experience of rejecting a person. To be incredibly corny -- in life, everyone eventually has to deal with both sides of the...

AP Lunch will be the newest of a wide variety of Advanced Placement exams available.

LHS to offer AP Lunch next year

Josh Bragg, Sports Writer May 27, 2016

A new Advanced Placement class will be offered at Libertyville High School next year in response to students’ hunger to keep piling up their course load. The new course, titled “AP Lunch,” will be...

This caption is not intended to harm anyone, sorry!

Not an offensive article

Josh Bragg, Sports Editor May 26, 2016

In a world where technology is thriving and students are striving, the world is still painted black and white. There seems to be a divide among us that isn’t just in our taste of music or favorite...

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May 26, 2016

The scenic Libertyville High School campus is visible to many driving down Route 176.

Thank You, LHS

Tanner Dorow, Staff Writer May 25, 2016

I can still remember my very first day of high school at Libertyville.  My first class, first football game, first final, first buff chick, and first summer break.   And now here we are, four years...

The Flint River in 1979 after a flood in Michigan.

What Caused the Flint Water Crisis and Why it’s Still Happening: Part I

Jenna Grayson, Staff Writer May 24, 2016

  Flint, Michigan, used to be like most cities in America: unheard of (unless you’ve heard Sufjan Stevens’s album, “Michigan”). However, Flint’s notoriety has skyrocketed thanks to a life-threatening...

Decorated graduation caps would add an element of individuality and creativity to the ceremony.

The Appeal of a Decorated Graduation Cap

Sara Thunga, Copyeditor May 18, 2016

On Friday, June 3, around 500 LHS students will be seated at the Sears Centre Arena in identical caps and gowns waiting patiently to receive the same diploma as everyone in the room, personalized only...

A majority of staff who responded to this survey said they would support a policy of finals exemptions for those with high As in a class.

It’s Time For Sensible Finals Exemptions

Conor Kennedy and Grant Spaulding May 17, 2016

While most students in AP classes who take the AP exam as well as seniors who hold an A may exempt from their second-semester final exams, other high-achieving students are snubbed. Year after year,...

As locker clean outs approach, students comb through the treasures and trash to be found inside.

What’s locked in that locker?

Jillian Ruff and Gabby Struik May 17, 2016

There is nothing more exciting than cleaning out your locker. It signifies the school year has come to an end and summer awaits you, but what about those lockers themselves?   You know, the ones that...

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