Alumni help reduce district’s energy use
May 21, 2013 • Sara Pardej, Editor in Chief
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Two alumni are helping with a project that will save the high school $207,000 every year. In addition to the high school, the alumni are working on ways to save money for the Middle School North/Spencer Loomis and Middle School South/Isaac Fox buildings. Scott Jasinski and Sean Wynne, 2005 graduates,... Read more »
Communication policy updated to fit technology change
May 21, 2013 • Jenny Steinberg, News Writer
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The Board of Education created a new social media policy for next year to protect faculty members from misinterpreted communication with students in extracurricular activities. LZHS encourages communication between teachers, club sponsors, or coaches with... Read more »
Studies show sufficient sleep helps boost motor skills
May 21, 2013 • Nikos Stroubos, News Writer
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Studies suggest that getting extra sleep aids in learning physical skills, building muscle memory, and motor skills. The past decade’s sleep and dream related research is leading to new discoveries that continue to add to the known benefits to getting that extra hour or two of daily sleep each night. “I... Read more »
Football program hosts Relay for Life fundraiser
May 3, 2013 • Lexi Miranda, Bear Facts Sports Editor
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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
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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
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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
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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 »
Lake County company offers athletic shoe recycling program
April 16, 2013 • emmy schwerdt, bear facts news writer
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Focused on keeping Lake County clean, a local company is currently offering Reuse-A-Shoe, a seasonal recycling program for old shoes. The Solid Waste Agency of Lake County (SWALCO) has offered the Reuse-A-Shoe program every spring for nine consecutive years. The program takes used... Read more »
Vertical lockers to be replaced
April 16, 2013 • kevin logan, bear facts news editor
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The Board of Education approved replacing all small blue lockers with larger, new lockers for the next school year. The construction will begin on the first day of summer and about 150 lockers will be built per day. The project was looked into after the administration saw a clear need for new lockers... Read more »
District planning leads to budget surplus
April 16, 2013 • angelica lavito, bear facts editor in chief
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Nearly five years ago, District 95 was facing a budget crisis and cut programs and raised registration fees in order to stabilize the budget. Today, the District is in much better financial shape and ends the fiscal year with surpluses, or an excess supply of funds. “We were... Read more »
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