Friday Five – A Very Special Valentine Edition

When couples love each other and take one another’s hand in marriage, they usually have reached a crucial level of comfort with each others’ presence. It may even seem like they have known each other their whole lives, but for special education teacher and swimming/water polo coach Cindy and her husband Chip Dell, that perception is actually the reality. “We met when we were one...Yep, one ye...

Who would have thought that meeting at a summer job would ever lead to something more? For junior Tierney Sassen and senior Matt Birtman, they definitely got something more. In the summer going into Birtman’s senior year, Cupid must have been traveling through the North Shore area when he struck his arrow at the Lake Bluff Recreation Center at Sassen and Birtman. The pair hit it off immediately and b...

Jack and Rose, Monica and Chandler, Jim and Pam, Harry and Sally--these are only the most iconic couples of TV and film history, but seniors Scott Notz and Lexie Conley can easily be compared to the greats. When asked her thoughts on the relationship, senior Maliha Yousuf kept her answer short and sweet. “Ugh, they’re too cute,” Yousuf said. That’s not an uncommon response from upperclassm...

Love is in the air for all couples the week of Valentine’s Day, but having your one year anniversary in the same week has to be an extra bonus.  Last year, Callie Birtman moved to LFHS from Deerfield High School. At school, she met Wilson Irvin and there was an instant connection. As of February 9, Birtman and Irvin had their one year anniversary, just a year after Turnabout.  The secret...