“Dancing With the Stars” Season 34 Heats Up As It Nears the Finish Line
As Dancing With the Stars enters Week 8 of its 34th season, the competition is tighter than ever. With only three weeks left until the finale, this year’s celebrity cast…
2025
Two-Time Pulitzer Prize Winner Colson Whitehead Comes to LFA
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
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
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
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
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…
Committed: Two Middlesex Athletes Take Their Game to the Next Level
From the football field to the baseball diamond, two Middlesex athletes share how they made their college dreams a reality. At Middlesex, where sports are such a big part of…
Middlesex Soccer
The Journey to the post-season The fall season is underway, and the Boys Varsity Soccer team is out of the gates strong with an impressive 8-1-2 record, just over halfway…
NFL Quarter-Season Review
Surprises, Busts, and More The NFL has had an extremely exciting start to the season, with more action undoubtedly to come. These are the biggest surprises, best teams, players, and…
The Anatomy of a Government Shutdown
What really happens when a government shuts down? At 12:01 a.m. on October 1st 2025, the U.S. Government officially shut down. A government shutdown occurs when Congress fails to approve…