What grade are you in and how many years have you been in Rampage? I'm a senior, and this is my 4th year in Rampage
If you could have lunch with one person from the past or present, who would it be? Matt Anderson, I'd be interested to hear about his volleyball journey
If you were stuck on an island and could only bring 3 things with you, what would you bring? Water, lighter, and my phone
What are your goals for this year? Graduate Magna Cum Laude, write engaging articles, and work with more people!
What's your favorite class at GCHS? Health with Mrs. Beerbower
A new presence will grace the sidelines of Eiserman Field this fall.
On March 24, 2023, the Grayslake Central Athletic Department confirmed the hiring of "the legendary" Brent Pearlman as the Rams'...
After four years, it’s our time. Every year, millions of students across America walk across a stage and receive their High School Diplomas. Ever since the Class of 2023 were just freshmen, it was commonplace...
Daniel Laubhan, Sports and Design Editor
• March 9, 2023
Every year, around 350 students graduate from Grayslake Central High School and move onto the next phase of their careers. While every single Central Alumnus and Alumna remain valued members of the Grayslake...
Daniel Laubhan, Sports & Design Editor
• February 7, 2023
Every year, high schoolers across the country start the process of looking at colleges. The nervous excitement that sets in over the next few months, from visiting schools, writing essays, finishing applications to top-choice schools, completing the FAFSA, asking for letters of rec, and putting in that final enrollment deposit, can create feelings of excitement and nervousness for so many.
Daniel Laubhan, Sports & Design Editor
• December 12, 2022
Kendrick Lamar, Taylor Swift, and The Weeknd. Each and every one of these artists has long been a mainstay in the music industry, and each sits at the top of their game in each of their respective genres....
Daniel Laubhan, Sports & Design Editor
• December 12, 2022
On an oddly warm Lake Villa evening, Grayslake Central faces off against the Lakes Eagles. Grayslake Central, with a record of 5-3, and Lakes, with a record of 4-4, know that whoever wins this game moves...
Daniel Laubhan, Sports and Design Editor
• October 4, 2022
The toll these events have taken on this community has been drastic, but they’ve also served to unite and empower people from so many different backgrounds to find a common ground in this divided world.
On a breezy October morning in 2018, the Class of 2023 stepped foot into GCHS for the first time as incoming freshmen. There was a dusting of snow on the ground, and a sense of uncertainty and nervousness...
The five created a band called “Thelma,” a creative mixture of indie rock, alternative rock, and “whatever you want to call it,” as Duffin described it.
his year, GCHS saw a record-high number of new transfer students. As of mid-February, around 90 students have transferred to GCHS, far exceeding the average in years past. As a transfer student, coming to a new school in the midst of high school can be a big transition. As three transfer students at GCHS explained, however, they were able to make the transition relatively easy, and feel welcomed in their new school despite having to overcome some challenges with the switch.
Something that many people haven’t thought about though, is what it would be like to return to said day camp of choice and work there as a counselor. The reality is that it is a tremendous learning experience for everyone involved, teaching you valuable real-life lessons in leadership, responsibility, empathy, and caring for someone else, and it gives you a sense of pride in seeing to it that the eight-to-ten kids in your group have the best summer possible.
Overall, the push to bring girls lacrosse to D127 has been ongoing for several years now, however with interest in the sport climbing and many local girls lacrosse teams being among the best in the nation, it’s not out of the question to see a GCHS or D127 girls lacrosse team come soon to Eiserman Stadium.
76 years later, the building has seen time take a toll on some of the facilities that the school has to offer. After a total of six expansions, the original building, (what is now the Student Services hallway, cafe, culinary wing, and arts wing) has been one of the focuses of the D127 Board of Education’s facilities plan.
Of course, this newfound freedom is thanks to the new block schedule implemented this year, one that was years in the making, that ultimately proved to be successful for the students here at our school.
According to the College and Career Resource Center, 97% of the 189 GCHS students who have filled out the Senior Survey will attend college or university after graduation. The other 3% of students are undecided or will go into the military.
In summer 2019, the then-incoming freshmen had a lot going for them. They were all looking forward to Homecoming, more freedom in school, and the opportunity to really explore their interests through electives and after-school activities.
The current state of M/I Homes' Tribeca proposed development site. The plan was pitched to the Grayslake Board of Trustees and following their recommendation, will move to a public hearing at an unknown...
Here is the mass vaccination site located at the Lake County Fairgrounds. They have been providing the COVID-19 vaccine for people since Jan. 18. (Photo provided by Daniel Laubhan).
Overall, if the COVID-19 pandemic taught us anything aside from loads of safety protocols that we practically know by rote now, it taught us how to be resilient and how to overcome so many challenges and come out stronger than we were before.
From highly-anticipated albums finally being released such as Taylor Swift’s album, “Folklore," BTS’ album “MAP OF THE SOUL : 7," Travis Scott’s single “Franchise," likely in anticipation of his fourth studio album “Utopia," and of course, Kanye West’s run for President of the United States, 2020 was surely a year to remember.
The decision was also made as the result of new data showing that adolescent teenagers usually go to sleep later in the evening and wake up later into the morning than adults and that sleep deprivation caused by an early start time is quite bad for students’ health.
AMC Hawthorn 12, like most theaters across the country, has had to make significant adaptations to stay in business, namely requiring masks, social distancing, and plexiglass barriers.
Ultimately, this whole experience is something we will surely carry with us for the rest of our lives. In keeping with this, we might as well collect as much information about our current world situation as humanly possible so as to never forget what we have overcome.
A great example of a school that has made material changes with their bell schedule with the goal of making sure students get an optimal amount of sleep is our neighbors over at Libertyville High School. LHS, along with Vernon Hills High School, formerly started their day at 7:30 a.m.; however, they moved it up to 8:45 a.m. to better accommodate their students health.
Once [Aidan] started playing and I started singing then I was like, ‘Ok, it’s fine’ and then once we got to the build of the song, then everything was normal,” Larina Pelletier said. “I think the amount of people wasn’t scary… [It was just that] the people we performed for [weren’t] in a church setting, so it’s more people who are there for entertainment,” she continued.
Music’s one of those things in life that serves as both a means of finding common ground with others, and something one can feel they relate to, or are inspired or affected by.
While hundreds will soon pack the GCHS theater to see the production come late November, only a handful will actually know what goes on behind the scenes of a production.
