British teen sensation hits the US
May 16, 2013 • julia kuhn, bear facts features writer
Filed under Entertainment
Jake Bugg’s self-titled debut album topped the U.K. pop charts late last year, and is now hitting American markets. Bugg is a nineteen year old British singer songwriter whose music is reminiscent of older musicians like The Beatles or Bob Dylan because of his folksy acoustic... Read more »
Football program hosts Relay for Life fundraiser
May 3, 2013 • Lexi Miranda, Bear Facts Sports Editor
Filed under News
For this year’s football service project, football players and various staff members will be participating in the Relay for Life supporting the American Cancer Society. This event will take place from June 1 to June 2 from 6PM to 6AM the next morning at Mel Eide Field. Anyone... Read more »
May Whitney gets new school principal
May 2, 2013 • Carolyn Busse, bear facts news writer
Filed under News, Top Stories
A new principal for May Whitney Elementary School was approved by the District 95 Board of Education at the April 25meeting. Christopher Martelli will officially begin working with the district starting June 1. Martelli will be replacing retiring Principal Lettie Ekovich. Currently, Martelli is the assistant... Read more »
LZHS among top 50 schools in state
May 1, 2013 • Emmy Schwerdt, news writer
Filed under News
LZHS recently earned the number 41 spot on a list of top-ranked high schools in Illinois Over 600 high schools in the state and over 21,000 high schools in the country were rated. The rankings were based on college readiness, student-teacher ratios, and testing scores on the Prairie... Read more »
Faulty sprinkler head goes off during fire lab
April 26, 2013 • meagan bens, bear facts sports writer
Filed under News
There were several fire alarms and water flooding the halls on Tuesday, April 9. A faulty sprinkler head caused the unexpected event in science room S111. Suzanne Santiago, physical science teacher, did a “fire lab” where she squirted alcohol on the table and lit it on fire... Read more »
Thompson Square, where Country music is found
April 4, 2013 • nicole syverson, bear facts entertainment writer
Filed under Entertainment
Although Thompson Square sounds like a street name, in reality it is a wife and husband duo, Keifer and Shawna Thompson, with country hits such as “Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or Not.” This hit spent five consecutive weeks on at #1 Country Digital Soundscan and earned two Grammy nominations. Now the... Read more »
March Madness sweeps nation
March 21, 2013 • julia kuhn, bear facts features writer
Filed under Sports, Uncategorized
For college basketball fans, springtime means March Madness. The NCAA tournament consists of 68 teams playing in a one-and-done tournament and fans compete against one another by making brackets, or predictions of which teams will win. “I get really excited for March Madness because I love making... Read more »
Drama Club hosts Coffee House for Charity Bash
March 15, 2013 • genna danial, bear facts features writer
Filed under News
Many students performed during Coffee House, a LZHS Drama Club event where teens could perform any act of their choosing for their peers. On February 28, 2013, students, both to perform and to watch, gathered in the Performing Arts Center in the high school for Coffee House. Acts ranged from singing... Read more »
District teacher’s book nominated for award
March 13, 2013 • genna danial, bear facts features writer
Filed under News
Laura Matuszewski, special education teacher at Isaac Fox Elementary School, never set out to write a book. She set out to share an explanation. Matuszewski recently self-published a book called A Special Friend, which helps to explain how children with special needs are just like children in general... Read more »
Students to perform in Charity Bash talent show
March 7, 2013 • jenna roach, bear facts sports writer
Filed under News
LZHS’s annual Charity Bash talent show will happen on Thursday night at 7:30pm in the PAC to raise money for the Epilepsy Foundation of Greater Chicago. “I’m excited. [Our act is] not really a serious act, it’s more of a light-hearted, fun act, so I think we’re just going to go out there and... Read more »
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