Essential Workers: The Backbone of the Pandemic
Charlotte Pulte, Features Editor
May 20, 2020
As the coronavirus temporarily reshapes the workforce, many employees are having to quickly adjust to new practices, many of which make work more challenging for them. These employees who continue to work have become defined by a new term: essential workers. Essential workers span many different ind...
How Students Are Filling Their Free Time
Ella Marsden, Editor-in-Chief
May 20, 2020
On Friday, March 13, District 128 announced that in-person classes would be canceled for the immediate future. This was eventually extended, as Governor J.B. Pritzker ordered that all Illinois schools remain shut for the rest of the academic year. On Saturday, March 21, Illinois, along with much of th...
The Class of 2020: Our Abrupt Ending
Charlotte Pulte, Features Editor
May 20, 2020
Senior year of high school: a short period of time in one’s teenage life that seems to always be revered and praised. You’ve made it. You survived junior year and are pushing through the exciting and stressful college application process. It’s the home stretch. A new chapter is right around the...
Senior traditions thrown into disarray
Pavan Acharya, Staff Member
May 20, 2020
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and extension of in-person school cancellation through the end of the academic year, end-of-the-year senior traditions have been shaken up. The state of many of these traditions was shrouded in uncertainty with the constantly changing status of the pandemic. However, throu...
Senior Decisions List 2020
Claire Salemi, Editor-in-Chief
May 20, 2020
Alabama Auburn University Aiden Bare Bradley Larsen Jack Nicholson Griffin Siegel University of Alabama Madelyn Austin Brooke Hutchins Emily Waddick Arizona Arizona State University Kate Garcia Josh Krueger University of Arizona Ethan Burkhart Cole Houser ...
The At-Home Issue
April 3, 2020
Due to the current Covid-19 situation, our April magazine is our first-ever, digital-only magazine! To read it, please click here.
COVID-19 Coverage
March 13, 2020
From the introduction of e-learning days to the suspension of spring sports and extracurricular activities, LHS students and staff have been affected in a number of ways by the recent COVID-19 outbreak. Keep up to date with national and local news regarding the virus here.
Off-White: What it’s like being a mixed-race student at LHS
February 13, 2020
It doesn't take long for anyone to realize that a majority of the student body at LHS is, well, not a minority. While I am extremely lucky to be able to attend LHS and to be a part of this tight-knit community, the predominantly white population creates a fish-out-of-water situation for most people of co...
Gaming Revolution: The Rise of eSports
Sara Bogan, Staff Member
February 13, 2020
Brightly colored lights illuminated the massive arena, as kids, teenagers and adults alike watched the games commence. Echoing with hollering sounds, the venue was filled with fans cheering for their favorite team. An astonishing 100 million people from across the globe streamed the live competition onli...
Adopting a New Perspective
Charlotte Pulte and Anika Raina
February 13, 2020
Over the years, popular culture has portrayed adoption or foster care in a variety of ways. There’s Annie, a little girl in the Great Depression who is swept away to an orphanage and eventually adopted by a millionaire. More recently, there was the book and movie “The Blind Side,” where Sandra Bul...
Ella Marsden, Editor-in-Chief
June 9, 2020 • No Comments
Though seemingly every email I’ve received in the last three months has addressed the uncertain times we’re living in, I’d argue that a lot is being made clear. For...
Andrew Benoit, Opinion Editor
May 21, 2020 • No Comments
May 21, 2020 • No Comments
This year the Drops of Ink seniors were asked to answer a few questions about their time at LHS. They shared their favorite memories and their best advice! Illustrations done...