Features

Spectator Summer at the University of Chicago

By Jennifer Ji, Layout Editor

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…

Taking in the Study Abroad Experience in Barcelona

By Maya Tafolla, Politics Editor

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: School of the New York Times

By Amalia Rosen, Jackson Pick, and Kayla Moore

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…

Unboxing the Lingo: Dubai Chocolate Six Seven: What Does It Mean?

By Madeleine Stastny, Sports Editor

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…

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…

Prom Night Under the Lights, Gatsby Style

By Zoe Wolberg and Sophia DeLise

Prom is a rite of passage for all high school students, an event that kicks off the end-of-year festivities. Lake Forest Academy’s prom was held at Loft 21 on May…

Celebrating Senior Moments: Reflecting on Favorite Traditions

By Riley Mormon and Mary Rivera-Scheeringa

Apart from academic achievements and college acceptances, senior year at Lake Forest Academy is defined by traditions that create strong memories. The traditions begin the first week back from summer…