Working and School: What I’ve Learned as a Hostess
It’s 10:17pm on a Thursday night, the man at table fourteen needs silverware and Uncle Dave at the bar is still waiting for his takeout. All the cutlery is in…
September 2025
LFA Makes an A+ a 98: The Issues With Raising the Bar
In recent years, LFA has standardized its grading system, ensuring for the 2023–24 school year that the score required for an A in one class is the same as in…
Spectator Summer: School of the New York Times
Kayla Moore ’26 Over the summer holiday, I travelled to New York City (NYC) to learn more about The New York Times and what it takes to be a journalist…
Taking in the Study Abroad Experience in Barcelona
Over the summer, I studied abroad in Barcelona, Spain with CIEE Global Navigators: a program that takes high school and college students abroad. Studying Spanish Language and Culture, our group…
Spectator Summer at the University of Chicago
This summer, I participated in the course Human Rights: Foundation Concepts, Global Challenges, in the three-week Immersion residential program at the University of Chicago. In this course, we explored questions…
The Signatures that Killed: How Parents are Enabling Mass Shootings
On a Tuesday morning in Highland Park, the sound of drums and laughter from the Fourth of July Parade was replaced by screams and gunfire. Amid the chaos, few knew…
Fresh Starts and Final Years: LFA Class Retreats Create Lasting Memories
Every year, Lake Forest Academy freshmen and seniors participate in class retreats, creating lasting memories. Being one of the many beloved school traditions, the freshmen and senior retreats are a…
Pumpkin Season is Brewing Again: A Taste of Starbucks’ 2025 Fall Menu
As the air turns more crisp and the leaves start to change colors, one thing has become clear: fall has arrived, and so has Starbucks’ seasonal menu. The return of…
Journey to Jamaica – Our Architectural and Learning Experience
On June 2, 2025, six Lake Forest Academy students departed from LFA’s campus to start their mission to Falmouth, Jamaica. What they expected was museums and drawing pictures, but it…
Unboxing the Lingo: Dubai Chocolate Six Seven: What Does It Mean?
From changing the air conditioning to sixty-seven degrees in the car, to pointing at mangoes in the grocery store out, to taste-testing Shake-Shack’s “Dubai Chocolate” Shake, brain rot has successfully…