Putting to Rest the Rumors on The Liberty Theater Closing
Sayre DeBruler, Staff Member
September 15, 2019
The Liberty Theater is not closing, despite rumors that seem to get spread around each year. However, because of these rumors, the staff has begun to try even harder to bring in more people to watch the movies being shown. At first, Hailey Basina, a senior and Liberty Theater employee, like many others...
“Blinded by the Light” shines bright with brilliance
Andrew Benoit, Opinion Editor
September 12, 2019
There are certain movies that reaffirm the qualities that make us human. Movies that are so real, so raw in their emotional energy that, for two beautiful hours, they validate the experience of life. Movies that shorten our breath and make our hearts beat faster. Not only movies, but music, too. Songs t...
Seniors paint their carpool parking spaces
Cali Lichter, Staff Member
September 9, 2019
The carpool program at LHS has been brought back for a second year. Introduced last year in part as a way to ensure parking spaces for students in the limited parking lot, seniors who carpool with one another get a designated parking spot on campus, which they are invited to paint. This year, there a...
Boys soccer wins 3-1 against Grayslake Central
Sarah Bennett, Staff Member
September 9, 2019
On Thursday, Sept. 5, the boys soccer team matched up against Grayslake Central at home for their fourth game of the season; Libertyville came out on top with a 3-1 win, making the Wildcats 4-0 to start the season. With that win, the Wildcats advanced to the championship game on Saturday, Sept....
Girls swimming and diving competes in new pool, loses to Fremd
Charlotte Pulte, Features Editor
August 31, 2019
The LHS girls swim team got to test out their new pool for the first meet of the season on Wednesday, Aug. 28, against Fremd High School; the Wildcats lost 114 to 72. However, the new, spacious pool was beneficial to LHS, as the team can now have both swim and diving going on at one time. The new viewing...
Businesses turn over throughout Libertyville
Ella Marsden, Staff Member
May 19, 2019
Throughout Libertyville, several new businesses are opening while older ones have recently closed. Pam Hume, the executive director of MainStreet Libertyville, a nonprofit organization dedicated toward promoting downtown Libertyville, explained that while it’s sad to see Libertyville busin...
It’s Easy as XYZ: a walkthrough of the four generational archetypes
Jacob Kemp, Features Editor
May 16, 2019
According to Generations, a book written by two of the world’s leading generational theorists, Neil Howe and William Strauss, there are four generational archetypes that repeat cyclically throughout history: Prophets, Nomads, Heroes and Artists. Howe and Strauss’s research and findings are the basis f...
Stick It: The success of boys gymnastics
Charlotte Pulte and Savanna Winiecki
May 16, 2019
Before entering the gymnastics gym, echoes of cheering fans, teammates and coaches are heard roaming down the hall. Chalk coats the entirety of the mats, as well as the gymnasts’ hands, arms and pants, making the air thicker. The springboards and cheers compete for which is louder while jittery gymna...
Retiring teachers of LHS: their pasts and their futures
George Hayek, staff member
May 16, 2019
At the end of this school year, three teachers will be retiring from the full-time staff at LHS: Mrs. Cheryl Monken and Mr. Ron Russ from the physical welfare department and Ms. Amy Holtsford from the social studies department. These teachers, who have spent a large part of their lives working at this s...
Officer Racic promoted to Sergeant; Officer Kincaid named next LHS SRO
Maggie Burnett, Editor-in-Chief
May 13, 2019
School Resource Officer (SRO) Dusan Racic was promoted to Sergeant within the Libertyville Police Department in February, meaning he will be leaving his position at Libertyville High School. Officer Wayne Kincaid was named his replacement earlier this month. This promotion comes for Sgt. Racic after pa...
Andrew Benoit, Opinion Editor
September 19, 2019 • No Comments
Welcome to The Final Cut, Drops of Ink's movie podcast! Your host is Andrew Benoit, and this episode's co-host is Jazzy. For our first episode, we did a deep dive into...
Sayre DeBruler, Staff Member
September 15, 2019 • 1 Comment
The Liberty Theater is not closing, despite rumors that seem to get spread around each year. However, because of these rumors, the staff has begun to try even harder to bring...
September 12, 2019 • No Comments