2025

Junior Leadership on Boys Varsity Basketball Team

By JOHN COMITE '26 Associate Editor

Entering the 2024-2025 season, the Boys’ Varsity Basketball Team welcomed back only four players; nine of last year’s 13 players graduated in the class of 2024. However, Student Activities Coordinator…

Grappling with the Los Angeles Fires in Western Massachusetts

By LUCY LINNENBACH '27 & ZARA LI '27 Staff Writers

On January 1, 2024, a wildfire sparked in the Pacific Palisades, an affluent California neighborhood. Since then, the wildfire has spread rapidly across Los Angeles County, into Eaton and Hollywood…

Norovirus: What it is and What to do

By SOPHIA GAO '26 & KATIE KIM '27 Associate Editors

Since the COVID-19 outbreak in 2020, case numbers for infections like flu, Strep A, and RSV have escalated. In the midst of rising frequencies in diseases, norovirus was also one…

Inclusion Committee Revamps Deerfield’s 2025 MLK Day

By MELODY ZHAO '26 Associate Editor

On January 21, one day after the rest of the nation observed Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the Deerfield community came together in a keynote address, question and answer session,…

Seasonal Depression at Deerfield

By CHELSEA SHEN '27 Associate Editor

Winter term at Deerfield brings snow, the outdoor ice rink, and casual dress. However, winter also brings seasonal depression, and Deerfield Academy is no exception. “Seasonal depression” is a colloquial…

Darrin Madeley Inducted Into Illinois Hockey Hall of Fame

By Madeleine Stastny and Parker Pollak

On January 26th, LFA Athletic Director and former NHL goalie for the Ottawa Senators Darrin Madeley was inducted into the Illinois Hockey Hall of Fame. Currently coaching for the 20th…

Outdoor Hockey: Chicago Style Magic

By Ford Sweet, Senior Sports Writer

On a freezing New Years Eve, Chicago’s Wrigley Field became a hockey haven for the NHL’s Winter Classic. The historic stadium, more used to catching a ball than firing a…

Lilla Szilvassy Makes Her Mark as Player of the Month

By Madeleine Stastny, Managing Editor of Sports

Lilla Szilvassy, one of Lake Forest Academy’s most motivated basketball players, has harnessed significant attention in her senior year on the Girls Varsity Basketball Team, earning the title of Player…