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Lake Zurich High School Student Media

Bear Facts
Lake Zurich High School Student Media

Bear Facts
Mackenzie Rough

Mackenzie Rough, News Editor

Going into her senior year, this is Mackenzie’s second and final year on staff and her first year as News Editor. She looks forward to graduating and going to college, where she plans to study biochemistry and environmental science, but until then, she spends most of her time frantically coming up with story ideas for her section and ignoring most of her homework.

 

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This year, the Buddy Project helped out with the Under the Sea homecoming decorations

Buddy Project joins Best Buddies

January 10, 2023
(From left to right) Sofia Khailova, sophomore; Maksym Senyk, sophomore; and Yuliana Zhelezniak, senior moved to Lake Zurich area from Ukraine this year. According to Zhelezniak, education in the United States is very different from education in Ukraine.

Ukrainian students arrive at Lake Zurich

September 30, 2022
In 2021, Prom was held outside in the tennis courts. This year, it will be at the Lincolnshire Marriott.

A look at this year’s prom

May 20, 2022
According to kidshealth.org, Section 504 of the U.S. Rehabilitation Act of 1973 is designed to help parents of students with physical or mental impairments in public schools, or publicly funded private schools, work with educators to design customized educational plans. With several standardized tests high school students have to take, there are several individual accommodations that can be made.

504 plans level the academic playing field

May 3, 2022
Kristen LaJeunesse and Matthew Winkleman with their Design Interest Group awards. The two were co-nominated for a national award.

Teachers receive national award

March 21, 2022
There are so many electives to choose from, including foreign languages. Carlye Hamilton, Spanish teacher, discusses how important taking a foreign language in high school is.

World language classes transcend curriculum

March 14, 2022
Instead of having a traditional 90 minute exam, students may have a cumulative summative test, project, or nothing at all (photo by and used with the permission of Nguyen Dang Hoang Nhu)

Final exams canceled

December 17, 2021
(From left to right), Paula Giese, Helen Rzasa, and Pollie Greenhalgh. The secretaries help with a variety of jobs in the main office, keeping everything under control.

Keeping the main office under control

December 16, 2021
According to a Bear Facts Student Media survey of 334 students, the cancellation of finals has caused confusion among students.

The future of finals

December 13, 2021
(From left to right) Kate Thompson, David Appel, and Natalie Dziubinski stand in front of the performing marching band during a football game.

Drum majors march into action

October 25, 2021
According to John Keyzer, sponsor of Robotics Club, “I’m very hopeful that everything will be normal this year, to a point. It’ll depend on [COVID] positivity rates and guidlines set for in-person gatherings, but we’re hoping we’ll be able to build our robots and compete this year,” Keyzer said.

Extracurriculars back on schedule

October 1, 2021
Students hurry to finish their tests before the bell. While tests like these make a major impact on a students GPA, just how important are those GPAs to a successful future?

Grades: all-important or just one factor?

April 12, 2021
Bear Facts display case in the cafeteria. On your way to class, take a look at our raffle prizes to see if youd be interested in entering for a chance at one of these baskets.

Big questions, big results

February 24, 2020
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