Breathe in. Breathe out. Breathing is a subconscious activity that is essential for living. However, breathing can be difficult for more people than most realize. 

May is Asthma Awareness Month. One…

The Russian-Ukrainian war may be 5,300 miles away, but the conflict there is hitting home here, as it puts families and friends of LZHS’s Ukrainian-American students in direct danger. As a first-generation…

253. That is the number out of 334 students that have seen someone they care about get diagnosed with cancer, according to an October Bear Facts Student Media survey. And according to cancer.gov, approximately…

Patriotism: the love for or devotion to one’s country.

Merriam-Webster Dictionary’s definition of patriotism has two parts: love for one’s country, and devotion to one’s country. However, according…

Whether it’s breaking down the quadratic formula or instructing students how to drive, teachers are an integral part of each student’s day. More often than not, teachers are the ones guiding and mentoring…

Schools are a breeding ground for categorization- gifted, remedial, special needs, overachievers, troublemakers, etc. The opportunities for labelling students have only increased since the introduction…

ESPN’s March Madness Tournament Challenge and other March Madness bracket games take the sports world by storm each spring, with avid fans attempting to achieve perfection in their predictions. No one…

The music never stops, even when concerts, shows, and performances do. Many students are keeping up with their private lessons at home by using various platforms such as Skype, FaceTime, and Zoom to interact…

All Illinois schools will remain closed for the remainder of the school year, said Governor J.B. Pritzker today during his daily coronavirus press briefing, making March 13 officially the last day of in-class…

90% of LGBTQ+ students report being bullied, according to a recent study by bullyingstatistics.org. In a class of 30 students, if all 30 were part of the LGBTQ+ community, 27 would suffer bullying.

“I…

Increasingly protective parenting styles are becoming common in modern communities, but the way teenagers view that restrictiveness varies. 

23% of students believe they have overprotective parents….

Speech. It’s the number one method of face-to-face communication. You walk through the halls, and you’re assailed by it from all different directions: students greeting their friends, chattering about…

February 14th, 2005- the fateful day the video-sharing site, Youtube, was born.

Since the years that have followed, YouTube has impacted the lives of many- whether it is creators, who produce content…

The women of D95 are defying odds by filling the roles of superintendent, assistant superintendents, and the majority of the cabinet in a significantly male-dominated field.

In the U.S., 72 percent…

High school athletes account for an estimated 2 million injuries, each year, according to Stop Sports Injuries. LZHS athletes are of that number, and trainers help to get them back in shape.

For the…

Having your future decided at 16 may be daunting to most high schoolers. However, for this student, it is motivation.

Tyler Snep, senior, committed to play baseball at the University of Iowa his sophomore…

Civil Air Patrol may be called America’s best-kept secret, but students in its cadet program are about ready to shout about it.

Civil Air Patrol (CAP) is an auxiliary of the U.S. Air Force and is…

“Once I graduate, I’m never coming back here again,” is a phrase commonly heard amongst students whose senioritis is hitting them hard in their last semester of high school. But while some students…

“They’re dumb. They’re bratty. All they have to do is sit still and look pretty” is a common misconception people in society have of girls who compete in pageants. But with over 1000 volunteer…

Whether to buy that chocolate long john or to rush off to class is a decision that has haunted students ever since Jazzman’s opened.

Though not every student has to get that sweet treat during…

We are used to hearing about local (and even national) controversies surrounding certain high school classes; AP US History curriculum, for instance, is frequently challenged by legislators for how it…

When Home Economics was first introduced into the school system, the class was offered to students to “prepare student[s] for effective discharge of duties within the home and give scientific preparation…

When she first opened up about her health, very few people believed her. Doctors, friends, and nurses would turn their backs, confessing that they just “didn’t know what was wrong” or accusing…

It’s his life, his love, his challenge, and his success. Cooper Giles, senior, is a gymnast.

Giles is the national champion of pommel horse, fourth on the floor, and tenth all around in the 2018 Men’s…

Spending day and night in a hospital is pricey already, but paying the steep price of the non-medical expenses makes matters even worse. One charity is trying to help families in those situations, and…

The senior door closing has been a hot topic among students within the past week, but there is some confusion as to why the policy was put in place.

Administration sent out an email to students prior…

Girls are breaking boundaries every day, but the STEM field has remained largely male-dominated. One new event tried drawing girls into engineering, hoping that gender gap could close.

The Introduce…

Everyone loves to indulge. No, not indulging in a massive piece of chocolate cake, but that guilty pleasure of turning up the heat, or even taking a long, hot shower. The school is trying to prevent the…

Students took a trip through the decades this Tuesday as they walked down hallways decked out in retro fashion for homecoming week.

The school’s diverse clubs set the atmosphere with hallway decorations…

Student sections are meant to be obnoxiously loud, and extremely hyped up for whatever they are cheering on. The Bear Den, the student section club, aims to do just that.

The Bear Den, just like many…

Middle school is a time to make friends, join activities, and focus on school. While most students were doing just that, Dean spent 7th grade creating a business.

Now a senior, Dean Lambertsen still…

When a girl laces up her running shoes and starts her watch, her expectation is that of a workout, one that will make her feel better after she is done. She is prepared for the harassment of a passerby,…