Lake Zurich High School Student Media

Bear Facts

Lake Zurich High School Student Media

Bear Facts

Lake Zurich High School Student Media

Bear Facts

Adam Monnette

Adam Monnette, Live Media Manager

As a senior, this will be Adam's third year in the journalism program, and second year of being on staff, where he is taking on the role of the Live Media Manager. Being an indoorsman, he prefers being on the computer doing a wide range of activities; planning the yearbook, playing video games, and reading are just some of the activities that he likes to do while trying to avoid being outside. He also helps lead freshmen in P.E or can be spotted volunteering at the local food pantry or church.

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Living in the moment

Living in the moment

Adam Monnette, Live Media Manager
May 24, 2021
Senior shows smile at all times

Senior shows smile at all times

Adam Monnette, Live Media Manager
May 21, 2021
Final exams are supposed to be a way of checking for retained mastery of class material. Instead, they test the ability to cram and memorize information before you forget it again.

Traditional final exams need to go

Adam Monnette, Live Media Manager
January 29, 2021
A soccer ball, ping-pong paddle, and a bag of tennis balls lay on the ground. This equipment cannot be used for PE classes due to curriculum changing to low-intensity workouts and mindfulness.

PE during a pandemic

Adam Monnette, Live Media Manager
January 12, 2021
Grace Trumbull, junior hybrid learner, plays her clarinet in band by having a hole through her mask. Trumbull says her choice to return back to school was influenced “mainly because of choir and band. Singing and playing an instrument have been a disappointment during e-learning because I have to practice by myself.”

3 students, 3 environments, 1 school

Adam Monnette, Live Media Manager
December 14, 2020
During a tumultuous summer, hundreds gathered at Breezewald Park to honor the memory of George Floyd and show support for the Black Lives Matter movement. Rallies like this one, honoring the movement and educating people on the importance of the movement, are only the first step towards greater equality.

[Photo] We must strive to be anti-racist

Max Feldman, Magazine Editor-in-Chief
December 14, 2020
While there are many distractions that people have to face, I encounter three particular challenges: my family, my dogs, and my technology.

Dealing with distractions at home

Adam Monnette, Live Media Manager
October 27, 2020
Nova, the schools new therapy dog, waits patiently on the front des. Nova will be seen in school Tuesdays and Thursdays, helping students and staff destress.

Having a ruff day?

Adam Monnette, Live Media Manager
October 21, 2020
A teachers basic to-do list for the day, While teachers have their lists of things they need to accomplish for the day, they also have a lesson plan that has changed many times throughout the course of the summer.

Teachers flip learning to suit students

Adam Monnette, Live Media Manager
September 16, 2020
SIgns that were distributed to the class of 2020. These are just one of the many ways that seniors are still being recongized.

An ending like no other

Adam Monnette, Staff Writer
May 21, 2020
A snow-covered car sits in the middle of a driveway, waiting to be taken on a drive. With snow on the tires and on the roads, people need to give themselves extra time to slow to a stop.

Driving in a winter wonderland

Adam Monnette, Staff Writer
January 22, 2020
Olivia Noland, junior, cracks her kunckles in an attempt to relieve stress. I dont crack my knuckles often, but it is satisfying when I do crack them.

Not what it’s cracked up to be

Adam Monnette, Staff Writer
December 13, 2019
A cosmic Transformation

A cosmic Transformation

Adam Monnette, Staff Writer
September 30, 2019
Students strolling into the first day of school. The first day of school was August 21.

Lake Zurich last to start

Adam Monnette, Staff Writer
September 25, 2019
The Spain flag hangs in the classroom. The flag symbolizes the culture that students will be learning about in Spanish V Honors Dual Credit.

One class – dos credits

Adam Monnette, Staff Writer
August 21, 2019
Karenna  (Kah-rehn-ah) shows off her sass about her name. Karenna has always had her name misprounced.

Making a name for herself

Adam Monnette, Bear Facts Contrbuitor
May 24, 2019
Avengers: Endgame is including everyone from the MCU here. In its opening weekend, it has made the most money out of any other movie.

Phase 3 over, what is next for Avengers

Adam Monnette, Bear Facts Contributor
May 6, 2019
John McConnell, sophmore, is putting the finishing touches on the robot. Their upcoming competition is later next week.

Bearbotics to take on upcoming competition

Adam Monnette, Bear Facts Contributor
March 14, 2019
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