Friday Five

It can be intimidating to move 2,000 miles away from your best friends and community whom you’ve grown up with. Starting fresh at a brand new school is always difficult, but in the middle of a pandemic? Seems impossible. All worries and anxiety of a new school are magnified when there is no actual school to go to. How is anyone supposed to make friends through a Google meet? Luckily senior...

In just 22 minutes and 2 seconds, freshman Shalini Krishnaswamy made her mark on LFHS. In her very first race on the Varsity girls cross country team on Wednesday, Krishnaswamy placed 2nd in the open race, ultimately leading the entire team to a win. “Shalini is a really hard worker and a quiet but determined athlete,” said Varsity Coach Steve Clegg. “She has been fighting through some typ...

I think we’d all be lying to ourselves if we said we don’t sing along when a Taylor Swift song comes on. Maybe we even play it by ourselves. Senior Will O’Neil, however, goes above and beyond that. Will knows every word to every Swift song. If you put all of Swift’s music on shuffle, O’Neil will know the song within the first three seconds. “Only a fool would get in Will’s car ...

Friends of sophomore Lucy Schlachtenhaufen know to turn to her when it comes to fashion advice. From striped flare pants to beige camis, vintage tee shirts to floral ruffle skirts, Schlachtenhaufen gets creative with a variety of patterns, colors, and time periods. “Lucy has the best sense of style,” said sophomore Annie Davis. “She told me that she already has picked out her first three ...

Freshman Jack Lamberti is a fresh face to Lake Forest High School; however, he has already made a big dent in the Boys Golf team. Experiencing the best of both worlds, Lamberti was asked to play for both the JV and Varsity teams. During tryouts, the young freshman was asked to play at the State Championship tournament this year, which isn’t until the end of the season. Senior Kaden Wilhelm ca...