October 2025

Owen Cooper’s Historic Emmy Win

By Jasiek Bugaj, Arts & Entertainment Editor

Owen Cooper made history at the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards by winning Outstanding Performance for a Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie at 15 years old for…

Two-Time Pulitzer Prize Winner Colson Whitehead Comes to LFA

By Kayla Moore, Executive Editor-in-Chief

On October 23, American novelist, essayist and two-time Pulitzer Prize winner for fiction Colson Whitehead visited Lake Forest Academy. Whitehead was brought to LFA for the Bird Artist Series, managed…

The Best Study Spots on Campus: A Curated Selection

By Charley Gopin, Features Editor

As autumn settles over Lake Forest Academy, students scurry between classes, backpacks heavy with homework. The leaves crunch underfoot as students search for the perfect place to study—and there are…

Former Dana Hall Student Awarded Nobel Peace Prize

By Micheline Reid

October 10, 2025 marked a monumental day in Dana Hall history as María Corina Machado, a student of Dana Hall in the early 1980s, was awarded a Nobel Peace Prize…

Athlete of the Issue

By Avery Green

Avery Swenson In her first two years of high school field hockey (one for Concord Carlisle High School and one for Middlesex), Avery scored 26 goals and had 31 assists.…

Running Towards Triumph with Teamwork

By Lawrence Chen

Overview of Middlesex Cross-Country The Middlesex girls’ and boys’ cross-country teams are charging down the trails with energy, determination, and a strong sense of camaraderie. This season, both teams are…