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    Lake Zurich High School Student Media

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    Lake Zurich High School Student Media

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    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.

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    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 Valentines 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 Hollywoods 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 LZHSs 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 womens 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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