Spotlight (showcase) – Bear Facts

Twitter has gained popularity among teenagers with 32% of US teens active on the app looking to stay up-to-date with current information. “The ability to be able to talk to other people because humans are naturally social, and the ability to literally just have the whole world in your pocket is what gives social media the impact it has,” Rudy Tabachnik, right-leaning junior, said. “Twitter is just the front runner. You also have all of your celebrities on Twitter, you have a lot of politicians on Twitter, you have all the pundits on Twitter, you have even crappy meme accounts on Twitter; everything's on Twitter and that's just how it works.

Tweeting left and right

September 25, 2020

The LZHS building as it awaits for students to return on October 13th. While everyone has been learning from home, administration has been hard at work ensuring all goes smoothly.

Juggling uncertainty

September 21, 2020

Girls on the cross country team are assigned their own squares that they must stay in when not running in order to effectively stay six feet apart from each other. According to Jeremy Kauffman, Head Girls Cross Country Coach, these regulations are important as they allow the girls to have a season at all.

Competitors v. COVID-19

September 1, 2020

Due to Covid-19, the class of 2020's graduation was not a traditional one. Nevertheless, graduates received their diploma on stage, along with applause and picture opportunities.

An unconventional end: class of ’20 graduates via drive-through

July 24, 2020

Dana Fleming, incoming sophomore, showing her support for the Black Lives Matter movement. This Thursday at 5pm, she has organized a peaceful protest in downtown LZ to localize the nationwide fight for equality.

Peaceful LZ protest to support Black Lives Matter movement

June 3, 2020

When Sofia Stavins, junior, went to protest for black lives matter, she noticed a lot of support being given to the black community, Stavins said. She hopes she can help make a change, Stavins said.

Fighting for change

June 2, 2020

Celebrating from a distance

Celebrating from a distance

May 26, 2020

Zoya Hasan and Zara Hasan sit outside and read after a day of e-learning.

Day in the Life of Two e-learners

May 19, 2020

Due to social distancing, music students at home have been doing private lessons remotely at home. Louisa Hagen, freshman, prepares to video chat with her teacher through Zoom right before her private lesson.

Music despite distance

May 18, 2020

Sports are on hiatus for the moment, but that does not mean you cannot get your sports fix! Many sports movies are available on the most popular streaming platforms and ready to watch.

Filling your sports void

May 11, 2020

With the cancellation of school, all spring sports are over as well. For the seniors, this was there last sports season of high school that they could have.

Missing: one last season

May 7, 2020

An overview LZ's e-learning policies, compared to those of Barrington, Palatine, and Stevenson. Main differences between schools involve length of school weeks and class blocking.

E-learning around the area

May 4, 2020

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