September 2025

LFA’s Bird Artist Series

By Charley Gopin and Jasiek Bugaj

The 2025-2026 academic year marks Lake Forest Academy’s fourth year implementing the Bird Artist Series: a program designed to bring authors with curricular connections to campus. While LFA has brought…

2025 College Football Season Preview

By Fitz Knight, Reporter

The 2025 college football season kicked off with an unforgettable opening week. The top ranked Texas Longhorns traveled to defending national champions Ohio State and were beaten in a hard…

A Letter from the Editors

By Kayla Moore, Jackson Pick, Alexandra Zhu, and Jeff Zavelsky

Dear Spectator readers, As we begin our 105th year of Lake Forest Academy’s Spectator, we want to thank you for all the support and engagement you have shown us this…

Lady Gaga Brings the “Mayhem Ball” Tour to Chicago

By Mary Rivera-Scheeringa, Producer of Podcasts

Pop icon and 14-time Grammy Award winner Lady Gaga is back on the road with her electrifying “Mayhem Ball” Tour, her eighth tour to date. Kicking off July 2025 in…

Album Review: “Virgin” by Lorde

By Jasiek Bugaj, Arts & Entertainment Editor

After a four-year wait, Lorde released her most gritty, polished and lyrically complex album to date – putting everything on the table and leaving nothing for interpretation. Lorde has a…

Album Review: Man’s Best Friend by Sabrina Carpenter

By Jasiek Bugaj, Arts & Entertainment Editor

Just 371 days after her breakthrough album, Sabrina Carpenter controversially returns to music in full throttle — with a flirty, fun, chaotic, and cheeky pop album packed with great hooks…