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Drops of Ink

The student news publication of Libertyville High School

Drops of Ink

The student news publication of Libertyville High School

Drops of Ink

Teachers and co-workers alike agree Jensen takes pride in his work.

Jensen’s 40-year Journey: learning and working at LHS

Alex Zoellick and Gabby Struik May 28, 2015

Libertyville has endured significant changes since the 1960s: Brainerd no longer graces the Libertyville skyline, LHS has since undergone several construction projects, including full-scale updates to...

"Praying helps keep my mind clear and focused. It helps me keep my priorities straight both in and out of school." 
-Disa Sullivan

Learning with a Prayer

May 28, 2015

Prayer in schools has been a debate for several decades in many states. It has been taken to court in several cases, but at LHS, members of FCA exercise their freedom of religion each Tuesday morning by...

Bake sales will be allowed outside the cafeteria all year for fundraisers and clubs.

Bake Sales to be Limited Next Year

Tom Ackerman, Opinion Editor May 28, 2015

As of next year at LHS, bake sales will begin to be limited as a result of a nationally imposed law, the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act, passed in 2010. The law, pushed by First Lady Michelle Obama, which...

Whartnaby won first prize in the 2014 Leo and Antonia Gershanov Memorial Student Essay Contest.

Luke Writenaby

Alex Zoellick, Editor-in-Chief May 27, 2015

Often times the highest form of achievement is self-fulfilment, as is the case for junior Luke Whartnaby, but his list of achievements is not too shabby either; it includes being twice honored in the Leo...

The Right to Human Rights

Alejandro Garcia Escobar, Staff Writer May 22, 2015

Note: A picture that was included with this story when it was originally posted has been removed. The Supreme Court of the United States heard oral arguments on Tuesday, April 28,  from lawyers representing...

The band released their new album on April 21 and didn't disappoint.

Alabama Shakes Continues to Impress with “Sound and Color”

Tom Ackerman, Opinion Editor May 19, 2015

If there was any doubt concerning the merit of the release of Alabama Shakes’ second studio album, Sound and Color, there isn’t anymore. Emphasizing the group’s unique bluesy and southern rock-oriented...

Within its first week of being created, @kindwordsLHS had over 500 followers and 600 tweets.

@kindwordslhs killing @lhsroastsession with kindness

Ryan Jackson and Maria Thames May 18, 2015

Last week, two anonymous Twitter accounts were created by LHS students--one showcasing the caring nature of LHS’s student body, and one doing the exact opposite. The first of the two Twitter accounts,...

In the last couple of weeks two high school students at LHS were chosen to give speeches that represent their class at senior graduation on June 5.

ConGRADulations to this Year’s Commencement Speakers

Gabby Struik, Staff Writer May 16, 2015

Each year as LHS seniors graduate and move on to colleges across the nation, they are sent off by the words of selected students from their grade: the graduation speakers along with the class president....

The Truth About the Armenian Genocide

Alejandro Garcia Escobar, Staff Writer May 14, 2015

Note: A picture that was included with this story when it was originally posted has been removed. On April 24, 1915, the Ottoman Empire systematically commenced what is widely accepted as the century's...

Phillip Taormina, a janitor at LHS, got his nickname "Rocky" from the relationship he developed with his superior officers, to whom he often stood up to defend his fellow shipmates.

Tinker, Sailor, Soldier, Spy

Conor Kennedy, Staff Writer May 13, 2015

It was early 1991, and the Gulf War had just ended. Bombs from the U.S.-led coalition had ravaged Kuwait’s infrastructure, and it was time to rebuild. Most of the destruction was the typical casualties...

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