Mai Hassan on Sudan
On April 24, award-winning MIT political science professor Mai Hassan came to Belmont Hill to speak about the ongoing conflict in South Sudan. Hassan spoke on the background of the…
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Departing Faculty: Thank you Mr. Feldman!
In his fifteen years of teaching mathematics at Belmont Hill, Mr. Stephen Feldman has left a lasting impact on the school. Whether explaining differential equations in his BC Calculus class,…
NS-31 Goes to Space With All-Female Crew
On April 14, 2025, pop star Katy Perry and five other women made history on a suborbital flight aboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket. It was the first all-female-crewed space…
Mahmoud v. Taylor: Drawing the Line Between Church and State
On April 22, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court Case Mahmoud v. Taylor took place. The case unfolded in April 2023 when Muslim, Catholic and Orthodox Christian parents sued Montgomery County…
The Inaugural Breaking Barriers Gala
On the evening of March 8, Lake Forest Academy’s Breaking Barriers Club hosted its first gala. Breaking Barriers strives to allow immigrants easier access to healthcare. The Club’s leaders include…
The Abrupt Digitalization of Advanced Placement Exams
Advanced Placement (AP) tests are standardized exams taken each May created by the College Board; the exams allow high school students to demonstrate college-level knowledge and, in many cases, earn…
LFA Student Bao Le’s Publication in the International Journal
LFA student Bao Le ‘25 recently published her research paper in the “International Journal of Social Science and Economic Research.” The article presents a comparative analysis between two aortic valve…
Trump administration cuts $12 billion worth of grants to state health departments
On March 26, the Department of Health and Human Services suddenly canceled more than $12 billion worth of federal grants to states, which was being used for various urgent health…
Krish Bahadur: LFA’s New All School President
Krish Bahadur ‘26 was announced as Lake Forest Academy’s All School President (ASP) for the 2025-26 academic school year on April 18, 2025. The rising senior delivered an acceptance speech…
Hypnotist David Hall Leaves Students Wonderstruck
During our Thursday Community Block on March 13, David Hall, the self-titled ‘hypnotist,’ came on campus to deliver an unforgettable performance involving twelve Form VI boys. David Hall, a self-proclaimed…