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The Cost of Cutting Corners: Mr. Richards on Integrity

By Thomas Egan

During Community Block on September 17, Latin teacher and crew coach Mr. Richards spoke to the school community about academic integrity, the risks of relying on artificial intelligence and the…

What Does the Dark Matter Detection Mean?

By S.J. Choi, Assistant Managing Editor of Production

A detector buried a mile underground in South Dakota has recorded an anomalous interaction that scientists believe is the first evidence hinting at dark matter. While this single incident doesn’t…

LFA Hosts Annual 2026 Healthy Choices Day

By Rachel Oum, Reporter

On Oct. 30, Lake Forest Academy hosted the annual 2026 Healthy Choices Day for student well-being and the cultivation of positive decision-making in everyday life. Healthy Choices Day is an…

LFA Welcomes Families for Annual Family Weekend

By Eva Cen, Managing Editor of Digital

Lake Forest Academy invited families to campus for another annual Family Weekend, allowing them to experience students’ daily lives firsthand by featuring mini-classes, an outdoor picnic and campus tours led…

Mail-in Ballot Standings are Unclear Ahead of Midterms

By Camilla Sheftel, Features Editor

With midterm elections just a few months away, the status of mail-in ballots has become unclear amid legal battles over the security of voting by mail. The Trump Administration has…

What’s New: Code of Conduct

By Maya Tafolla, Editor-in-Chief

The new 26-27 school year comes with a new student handbook. The changes to the student handbook followed hefty conversations amongst the school’s Dean Council and the Code of Conduct…

Meta’s Teen Limit

By Evie Ro, Arts & Entertainment Editor

On Aug. 26, Meta announced a scrolling time limit for teens in response to persistent allegations of intentionally harmful and addictive apps targeted at teens from parents and schools. The…

Introducing the 2026-2027 All-School President

By Trinity Xu, Layout Editor

Maxim Grinberg ‘27 is Lake Forest Academy’s All-School President for the 2026-2027 school year. Grinberg, from Moscow, Russia, has been active in student leadership throughout his years at LFA. He…

Weekend Activities: Carrying Atas’ Legacy

By S.J. Choi, Assistant Managing Editor of Production

Lake Forest Academy is not simply a high school; it is a home for more than 200 students from across the world. To support the residential community, the school offers…

For the First Time, Weapons Are Officially Launched into Space

By Ellie Kim, Director of Social Media

The United States military publicly confirmed for the first time that it has active weapons deployed in Earth’s orbit on Sept. 14. Speaking at the annual Air, Space, Cyber conference,…