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Daniel Laubhan

Daniel Laubhan, News Editor

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  1. What Section do you edit? News
  2. If you could have lunch with one person from the past or present, who would it be? Kanye West
  3. If you were stuck on an island and could only bring 3 things with you, what would you bring? My phone, fire starters, and a Baja Blast
  4. What are your goals for this year? To give readers an insight into something they previously didn't know much about and to explore the world around us
  5. What is your favorite thing about being an editor? Seeing newer staff succeed because I was able to help them better their skills
All content by Daniel Laubhan
Ellie Lazzaretto of Loyola Academy evades New Triers Ella Huber, Audrey Rudolph, and Brooke Ross for a 7-1 win. Loyola, just 30 minutes from Grayslake, has the fourth-best girls lacrosse team in the nation and the #1 team in the state, going 25-0 their last season, according to MaxPreps. With Loyola, Lake Forest and Stevenson, all top 20 teams in the state, right in our backyard, GCHS has a good starting place if a girls lacrosse team were to be formed.

Could girls lacrosse be coming to GCHS?

December 8, 2021
The dance team performs for the IHSA playoff game against Cary Grove.

Dance leaps into competitions

November 27, 2021
A slide from the 2019 referendum meeting to reasess facilities needs at Central and North. Due to the pandemic, however, they have had to reassess wants and needs in the district, with the big focus recently under the Central HVAC system.

D127 seeks to improve facilities

November 23, 2021
In order to maintain safety throughout the school, iPads are used so that students can log attendance during their Rams Block and indicate their location in the event of an emergency,

Central’s new block schedule provides benefits to students

October 29, 2021
In the field house hallway, certificates of commitment are listed for seniors. The class of 2021 has been hard at work these past few months applying and getting ready to make a decision on their college of choice.

Seniors settle on their future endeavors

May 19, 2021
Clockwise, sophomores Makayla Garrity, OMarion OConner, Sophia King, and Christian Luvianos are four among the 350 or so GCHS sophomores who have stayed strong through the 2020-2021 school year. From a fully remote start to the year to the major change of hybrid learning, theyve experienced it all.

COVID-19 affects the Central sophomore experience

May 12, 2021
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 date.

Grayslake’s future looking bright as ever

April 9, 2021
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).

Herd immunity slows COVID-19 spread

April 8, 2021
On Mar. 31, 2020, Grayslake Centrals student parking lot sat empty, however by February 2021, the lot would be full again as students returned for hybrid learning. The 2019-2020 school year finished remote, and the first semester of the 2020-2021 school year was fully remote, wit hybrid learning starting the week of Jan. 19.

One year of COVID: What did students take away from it all?

March 3, 2021
“Legends Never Die” by Juice WRLD, “Whole Lotta Red” by Playboi Carti, and “After Hours by The Weeknd were three of the biggest album releases of the year. “Legends Never Die was released as Juice WRLD’s first posthumous album, after his death from a drug-induced seizure in December 2019. “Whole Lotta Red” however, was arguably the most anticipated, after being teased for over two years before its release, full of leaks, delays, and broken promises.

2020 music lifted quarantined spirits

February 5, 2021
The new A/B block schedule will see students attend 4 classes a day with a lunch tied to 3rd or 7th period.

D127 will switch to a block schedule next year

December 16, 2020
This is the email sent out to students informing them that hybrid learning was to be delayed to the second semester.

Hybrid learning will be delayed to January 2021

November 22, 2020
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.

Movie theaters adapt to a new reality

October 21, 2020
One of the biggest changes this year has been the use of a block schedule to better accommodate students and their need for more time to work through assignments.

Remote Learning: What Do Students Think?

September 18, 2020
A lot has changed since the spring, so lets debunk the biggest changes.

Remote Learning: What’s New?

September 18, 2020
Quarantine has seen the release of many new albums from major artists. This, in turn, has made it all just a little easier.

Playlists for escaping during quarantine

May 21, 2020

Freshmen and Incoming 8th Graders: A look back and a look ahead

May 4, 2020
To show how students are contributing to the election.

2020 Election: What’s happening right now?

April 9, 2020
Grayslake Central High School closes due to COVID-19

U.S. government responds to COVID-19 crisis

April 9, 2020
Senior Isaac Trawick, tired after a long day of school, takes a moment to relax.

Central Needs A Later Start Time

March 11, 2020
Senior Nick Bean rehearses his drum skills before the show begins.

Annual talent show amazes once again

February 12, 2020
Heidloff and Whaples walk and smile during the state sendoff before Heidloff goes to ILMEA.

State festivals celebrate fine arts

February 12, 2020
Freshman Leila Sheffey shows off her favorite music playlist.

Rap, pop music rises in popularity

December 12, 2019
Junior Larina Pelletier gives an intense stare to sophomore Amanda Barry in a scene from ‘Godspell’.

‘Godspell’ rehearses to amaze

November 1, 2019
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