Lake Zurich High School Student Media

Bear Facts

Lake Zurich High School Student Media

Bear Facts

Lake Zurich High School Student Media

Bear Facts

Sashrika Shyam

Sashrika Shyam, Perspectives Editor

As a junior and her second year on the Bear Facts Staff, Sashrika is very excited to be the Op-Ed and Entertainment Editor. In school, Sashrika is involved in Drama Club, Science Team, Political Science Club, and NHS. When she is not studying or doing homework, you can find Sashrika reading a good romance book or watching Gilmore Girls for the 10th time in a row. Sashrika wants to take the valuable investigative and writing skills she has learned in journalism and apply them to a future in medicine.

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Students get overwhelmed with the increasing amount of pressure placed on them as gifted kids.

Running on empty

Sashrika Shyam, Perspectives Editor
May 19, 2023
Lacrosse has committed to Clemson University to compete in D1 gymnastics.

Fueling her passion

Sashrika Shyam, Perspectives Editor
May 19, 2023
Annie Moriarity, junior, reading the graphic novel Heartstopper. Heartstopper is widely loved in the LQBTQ+ community, and showcases the love between two teenage boys and the struggles they undergo.

Pride and prejudice

Sashrika Shyam, Perspectives Editor
March 17, 2023
Sashrika Shyam, junior, checking the ingredients of non-dairy milk. This has become a common practice every time I am at a grocery store.

Taking on allergy anxiety

Sashrika Shyam, Perspectives Editor
January 10, 2023
The new dress code has made drastic changes, such as undergarments must be covered and shorts must fall 3 inches below the undergarment line.

Dress to Impress

Sashrika Shyam, Perspectives Editor
September 30, 2022
Singing musics praises

Singing music’s praises

Sashrika Shyam, Staff Writer
March 21, 2022
Starting in 2024, The College Board is trading out the bubble sheets for a computerized test. The test will now be shorter and administered online.

The SAT to go digital in 2024

Sashrika Shyam, Staff Writer
February 28, 2022
The PSAT exam is taken via scan-tron and administered by the College Board. Students begin to take the PSAT their freshman year at LZHS.

To PSAT or not to PSAT?

Sashrika Shyam, Staff Writer
December 12, 2021
At Jazzmans, it costs $0.50 more to get a non-dairy milk substitute with a drink, making it difficult for those with dairy allergies to be included. Traditional dairy milk has some substitutes for those who are allergic, such as oat, almond, and soy milk.

May contain traces of…

Sashrika Shyam, Staff Writer
December 1, 2021

Maybe next summer?

Sashrika Shyam, Staff Writer
October 7, 2021
Students spend passing periods walking around the school from class to class, and many use fitness watches to track steps.

Students step it up

Sashrika Shyam, Staff Writer
October 1, 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.

Family, life experience becomes a career

Sashrika Shyam, Bear Facts Contributor
May 21, 2021
A cup of coffee from Starbucks. Students have been drinking a lot more coffee during the pandemic, due  to popular coffee shops being closed.

Caffeine craze

Sashrika Shyam, Bear Facts Contributor
April 14, 2021
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