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Lake Zurich High School Student Media

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Lake Zurich High School Student Media

Bear Facts
Gurneer Sidhu

Gurneer Sidhu, Spotlight Editor

Coming back for her last year on Bear Facts, Gurneer will be Spotlight Editor for the second year in a row. Outside of Bear Facts, she participates in NHS, competes in the Speech and Acting Club, and coaches for the YMCA’s swim team. With college approaching, Gurneer plans on pursuing a chemistry major on the pre-med track, hoping to become an oncologist. Until then, Gurneer spends her time finding new fantasy novels and rewatching The Hunger Games movies.

All content by Gurneer Sidhu
The years that shape us: Seniors reflect on changes made to future plans throughout four years of high school.

Turning over a new leaf

Grace Sun, Gurneer Sidhu, and Jeanne Yu
May 17, 2024
Last month, Bathery and Kapanjie sold keychains during 7th period lunch in the cafeteria. Although they are not selling keychains during lunch periods as of now, they hope to come back soon.

LZHS student business sells keychains for charity

Gurneer Sidhu, Spotlight Editor
May 3, 2024
The cast and crew of The Sound of Music, portrayed in the image, have united their efforts to create a show of a lifetime. Tickets for the show will cost $15.00 for adults, and $13.00 for students and senior, for each of the five performances.

From the hills to Performing Arts Center

Gurneer Sidhu, Spotlight Editor
April 20, 2024
Crushed by Consumption: Students and staff discuss the consequences of consumer culture and its impact on the future.

Overfilling the world’s cart

Gurneer Sidhu, Grace Sun, and Jeanne Yu
March 15, 2024
Above is all necessary information on how to send a CupidGram. CupidGrams are a quick and easy way to show our love and appreciation for the people in our lives on Valentine's Day.

Sweetening up a heartfelt holiday

Gurneer Sidhu, Spotlight Editor
February 13, 2024
Students and faculty discuss the rise of artificial intelligence and its implications for LZ.

Glitching out of reality

Grace Sun, Gurneer Sidhu, and Jeanne Yu
December 15, 2023
After three years of finals being nonexistent, they will be returning next week. Finals can be given in the form of multiple choice exams, essays, projects, presentations, etc.

Final exams return with changes

Gurneer Sidhu, Spotlight Editor
December 13, 2023
From book to big-screen: three of Hollywood's best book adaptations

From book to big-screen: three of Hollywood’s best book adaptations

Gurneer Sidhu, Spotlight Editor
November 15, 2023
After the rise of artificial intelligence, division heads of the school are concerned with how its use would fit into the definition of what it means to cheat. As a result, LZHS division heads gathered the summer before the 2023-2024 school year to redefine academic integrity policies.

LZHS division heads redefine academic integrity policies

Gurneer Sidhu, Spotlight Editor
October 23, 2023
Students shed light on flaws experienced amidst, and leading up to, college admissions.

Highlighting flaws in college admissions process

Grace Sun, Gurneer Sidhu, and Jeanne Yu
October 6, 2023
This coming month, June 2023, The Supreme Court is expected to make a ruling on two cases that will determine how race impacts colleges’ admissions practices, as we know it today.

Asian Americans need to reconsider anti-affirmative action stances

Gurneer Sidhu, Spotlight Editor
May 26, 2023
Seniors discuss the next major step of their life: choosing life-long careers.

Moving their pieces forward

Gurneer Sidhu, Kara Yoon, Grace Sun, and Jane Yu
May 19, 2023
(From left to right) Kara Yoon, Jane Yu, Parker Carley, Mackenzie Rough on Decision Day 2023. The four seniors recollect some memories they made in the years past.

Saying goodbye to Bear Facts’ seniors

Gurneer Sidhu, Spotlight Editor
May 12, 2023
In this issue, Spotlight explores how politics and media fracture a nation into extremes that continue to drift further apart.

In a severed state

Gurneer Sidhu, Kara Yoon, Grace Sun, and Jane Yu
March 17, 2023
25 students were enrolled for the first-ever section of LZHS's interior design course.

From style studio to interior design

Gurneer Sidhu, Spotlight Editor
February 15, 2023
Collecting the pieces of the Asian American experience

Collecting the pieces of the Asian American experience

Gurneer Sidhu, Jane Yu, Kara Yoon, and Grace Sun
January 10, 2023
An immeasurable standard

An immeasurable standard

Gurneer Sidhu, Kara Yoon, and Grace Sun
September 30, 2022
The seniors of Bear Facts pose together at their farewell party during class on their last day of school.

From Bear Facts to beyond

Gurneer Sidhu, Secretary
May 23, 2022
LZ grads coast-to-coast

LZ grads coast-to-coast

Hannah Etienne, Kara Yoon, and Gurneer Sidhu
May 20, 2022
At the Illinois FBLA State Leadership Conference, five LZHS members qualified to head to nationals: Manit Amin, senior; Jonathon Han, junior; Sohan Vuppala, junior; Rohan Vuppala, junior; and Grace Sun, freshman in various events.

Heading to FBLA nationals

Gurneer Sidhu, Secretary
May 16, 2022
Extinguishing a world on fire

Extinguishing a world on fire

Hannah Etienne, Gurneer Sidhu, and Kara Yoon
March 21, 2022
Published in 2018, The Poppy War has become popular amongst readers for its well written elements of grim dark fantasy: a sub genre of fantasy with a tone that is particularly violent.

A lesson in war and humanity: The Poppy War book review

Gurneer Sidhu, Secretary
February 23, 2022
Both Kaavya Vassa, sophomore, and Rohan Vuppala, junior, cite their favorite Christmas movies as Home Alone.

Christmas movie magic

Gurneer Sidhu, Secretary
December 22, 2021
Revealing women's reality

Revealing women’s reality

Hannah Etienne, Kyra Keena, and Gurneer Sidhu
December 17, 2021
For the past couple of years, COVID has disrupted many peoples' Thanksgiving plans. However, with the vaccine in place, families are starting to open up to more of the traditional gatherings before COVID.

Beyond the turkey

Gurneer Sidhu, Secretary
November 17, 2021
Matthew Nerenberg, sophomore and band student, in the middle of recording his oboe audition for ILMEA. Students were told to create a single video, encompassing all parts of the audition.

ILMEA auditions online for second year in a row

Gurneer Sidhu, Secretary
October 19, 2021
How heteronormativity as the default perception affects LGBTQ+ students.

The binary lens

Hannah Etienne, Gurneer Sidhu, and Kara Yoon
October 1, 2021
This year, all students are back in classrooms, interacting with each other and their teachers.

From beds to desks: a look into post-online learning

Gurneer Sidhu, Secretary
September 28, 2021
Melissa Rodriguez, senior, says that her experiences have allowed her to realize the importance of her voice

Her identity, her journey, her fight

Gurneer Sidhu, Bear Facts Contributor
May 21, 2021
Transition students help out with portioning. When the pandemic hit and the district expanded their free meals program, the Transition students jumped in to help prepare extra meals for kids in need.

District demonstrates food needs, Transition students help out

Gurneer Sidhu and Lindsey Bitzer
May 21, 2021
Lauren Polsdorfer, senior, with a picture of her family in North Carolina. She will be moving to North Carolina after graduation to be with her sister.

[Photo] Family, life experience becomes a career

Sashrika Shyam, Bear Facts Contributor
May 21, 2021
Here is the hallway known as the "gifted" hallway at MSS. Here many students were given labels that caused them to view themselves in certain ways.

Labelling Students: Beneficial or Harmful?

Gurneer Sidhu, Bear Facts Contributor
April 29, 2021
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