In today's episode of the Daily Dose, juniors Grace Scheidler and Grace Bentley discuss Library fees, cheerleading tryouts, birthday shout-outs, and the athletic schedule of LFHS. … [Read more...]
The Celebration of a Career: Ms. Tammy McHaney
The funny thing about routines is that, eventually, they are all broken. An early morning habit of, say, brushing your teeth within the minute of rolling out of bed or the habitual run to Dunky D for a medium roast may be your ritual for months or years, but like all things in life, they must stop at some time. For Mrs. Tamara McHaney of the … [Read more...]
Daily Dose: 4/27/17
Grace Bentley and Hadley Seymour provide you with all of the day's news at LFHS, including the opening night of Urinetown, the spring musical, AP Tests looming, and the annual college t-shirt decision day, which will take place on Monday, May 1st. The girls also fill students in on the athletic schedule for Thursday, April 27 2017. … [Read more...]
Inside LFHS New Media’s 7 Day Challenge, “The Wall”
Watch "The Wall" in its entirety below. According to Google, the standard Hollywood blockbuster takes around 15 months to complete from start to finish. The first few months are dedicated to pre-production--casting, writing, principal planning--and around two months for shooting. Add a couple of weeks for financing or shooting problems, … [Read more...]
New Musicals to Listen to When You’re Sick of Hamilton
This article was co-written by the Forest Scout editorialists Grace Scheidler and Grace Bentley. Alright, so the truth is that Hamilton is a once-in-a-generation kind of musical. It’s more than an exceptional soundtrack, an inventive script, or a talented cast featuring a surprise powerhouse tenor. It’s an unparalleled trifecta of history and … [Read more...]
A Glimpse into the Life of a Sheridan First Grader
Video courtesy of the LFHS New Media Department. Turns out, there isn’t as much of a difference between a first grader and a high schooler as you might think. Sure, the difference in height might be a bit extreme, and our opinions on naps may have taken a complete 180, but some things never change. For example, ask a first grader their … [Read more...]
Dear Diary, I’m Sorry
Dear Diary,I must admit, I’ve been a bit of a failure. Actually, no, not a bit of a failure--a huge failure. The time has come for me to apologize. Dear Diary, I’m sorry. I got you four years ago off of Anthropologie’s books and candles table with nothing but eagerness and pure enthusiasm; you had enticed me with your floral design and deckle-edged … [Read more...]
Kimie Han: The Local Girl on the International Stage
Even before I met Kimie Han, I heard her. Well, not her specifically--I heard the piano. The music, barely muffled by the practice room’s insulated walls, was a lively, rolling piece, moving between fast and slow, yearning and exuberant. Sitting at the piano was a head of long dark hair, leaning over the instrument in perfect form, fingers … [Read more...]
In Honor of Square Dancing
November 29th is National Square Dance Day.Well do-si-do and swing your partner round and round, y’all, because today is National Square Dance Day. Square dancing, for those who did not have to endure a gym unit of it or have never been to a barn dance (not too common in Lake Forest), is a style of dancing in which 4 couples, traditionally arranged … [Read more...]
In Honor of Election Day
November 8th is Election Day in America. America, the day has finally arrived. The election that seems to never end; an exhausting election between Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton, filled with insults, twitter wars, too many memes to keep track of, and yet another scandal seemingly every 5 days, is reaching its draw tonight.It … [Read more...]
Humanity’s Affinity for Horror: Why Do We Love It?
To this day, I still remember one of the first horror stories I ever heard. It was a tale of a girl who always wore a ribbon around her neck, and the boy who was in love with her. Since childhood, the boy asked, why do you wear that ribbon around your neck? to which the girl replied, with a faint smile, that she would tell him later. This continued … [Read more...]
In Honor of Potatoes
October 27th is National Potato Day.“Potatoes. Po-ta-toes. Mash em, boil ‘em, stick ‘em in a stew.”In a holiday that I’m sure Samwise Gamgee and the other hobbits, as well as much of the Earth’s population, would enjoy, today we celebrate the tubular, starchy crop who may look like a unappetizing, dull brown lump, but is so much more. … [Read more...]
In Honor of the United Nations
October 24th is International United Nations Day. 71 years--for many exuberant Cubs fans, the number marks the long wait they have patiently endured since the last time their team made it to the World Series (way back in 1945) and win their first title since 1908. 1945 was a different time: even while Chicago personally mourned after the Cubs’ loss … [Read more...]
Broadway Hit “Hamilton” Opens in Chicago
October 19th, Chicago, IL- The Chicago run of Lin Manuel Miranda’s hit musical “Hamilton” opened at the PrivateBank Theatre in downtown Chicago last Wednesday night. The show, the first production of the play created after the New York opening, led by director Thomas Kail, opened to rave reviews from the Chicago Sun Times, Variety, and the Chicago … [Read more...]
In Honor of Doing it Over
October 17th is National Mulligan Day.There’s something kind of nice about the first months of the year. The fresh start that the New Year promised, the one with healthier diets and more exercise, may be gone, but on February 1st, after a month of bad habits returning and too many cheat days to count, one can simply say that the new year starts … [Read more...]
(Not) In Honor of Christopher Columbus
October 10th was Columbus Day and Indigenous People's Day. We all know the chant: / In fourteen-hundred-ninety-two, Columbus sailed the ocean blue / The short, two-lined song ingrained in each and every one of our memories, a year that marked the beginning of world history--that is, actual world history, in which the many continents and … [Read more...]
In Honor of Kale
October 5th is National Kale Day.Kale--you either love it or hate it. Those who love it rave about the superfood’s high iron count (per calorie, it has more iron than beef), the high fiber (5 grams a cup!), and the powerful antioxidants in it that can protect against cancers and signs of aging, among many other benefits. Dumped into smoothies, … [Read more...]
In Honor of Chewing Gum
September 30th, 2016 is National Chewing Gum Day.On the last day of our first month of the Forest Scout’s daily In Honor Of’s, we celebrate the sticky snack that produces a failsafe way to make friends, a minty burst of fresh air, and the only reason why we would ever put peanut butter in our hair.Whether it's holding out a stick of gum in an … [Read more...]
Ten Must-Do Fall Activities
September 22nd was the first day of fall. As we usher out September with the Hoco festivities, we now look forward to beginning of the season and the many activities that come along with it. Listed below is a must-do list for fall that will put you in the spirit for this colorful, spectacular, wonderful season:Pick pumpkins at a local pumpkin … [Read more...]
In Honor of Fall
September 22nd is the first day of fall.While our summer may have ended almost a month ago in the golden sunlight and buzzing cicadas of August, and the Pumpkin Spice Latte has been out since the beginning of September, fall, believe it or not, has only just begun.The autumn equinox falls this year on September 22nd, precisely at 9:21 CT; and from … [Read more...]