Lake Forest Academy's indoor track team competed at the 2012 I.C.O.O.P. S. Track and Field Invitational at Lewis University on March 3. A number of athletes posted personal records in their events including: Jason Santos, Vicente Nagel, Nick Frystack and Meg Kennedy. **** As a part of this year’s Head of School Symposium on Religious Pluralism, a group of students and teachers are traveling to Israel and Jordan over spring break, March 9-23. Other spring break trips include East Asia and Morocco.

  The Lake Forest Academy Prep Hockey team captured the Gold Medal Classic, the Midget AAA Championship game, on Feb. 12 in Madison, Wis. In a stunning overtime 5-4 victory, the Caxys beat highly ranked Shattuck-St. Mary's. To advance to the championship game, LFA also defeated Culver Academy. **** Six members of the senior class were named National Merit Scholarship Finalists. These finalists have met all of the requirements to be considered for National Merit Scholarships offered in 2012. They include: Ariana Bhatia of Lake Forest, Ben Diaz of Lake County, Hunter Johnstone of Lake Forest, …

  Adaobi Okoli, a senior, has been named a National Achievement Scholarship Program Finalist and will qualify for National Achievement Scholarships offered in 2012. The National Achievement Scholarship Program is an academic competition established in 1964 to provide recognition for outstanding Black American high school students. Black students may enter both the National Achievement Program and the National Merit Program by taking the PSAT/NMSQT and meeting other published requirements for participation. The two annual programs are conducted concurrently, but operated and funded separately…

Six members of the class of 2012 have been named National Merit Semifinalists. They include: Ariana Bhatia, Ben Diaz, Hunter Johnstone, Andrea Shen, Matthew Stevens, and Arwah Yaqub. These high school seniors have an opportunity to continue in the competition for some 8,300 National Merit Scholarships worth more than $34 million that will be offered next spring. To be considered for a Merit Scholarship award, semifinalists must fulfill several requirements to advance to the finals level of the competition. About 90 percent of the semifinalists are expected to attain Finalist standing, and …

LFA students in Noelle Balson’s Spanish II and III Advanced class received awards for their recent performance on the National Spanish Exam. Thirteen students across various levels of language study received the Gold Award: Benjamin Piper,Calin Cave, Alex Kirshenbaum, Margaret Rowe, Matthew Stevens, Lamees Esmail ,Hunter Johnstone, John Luttig Greta Nagel, Jerome Sacherer, Allison  Stankowicz,  Palmer Taylor, and Sarang Kumar. Fifteen students across levels of Spanish study received the Silver Award: Zunaira Arshad, Katherine Diaz, Beatrice Hepkema, Jacqueline Jacobson, James Padley, James …

Lake Forest Academy has launched a new website.  The URL remains the same, www.lfanet.org. The new website features more streamlined navigation, bold photography, and a 360-degree virtual tour of campus. *** The following LFA students who were named school monitors for the 2011-12 school year: Rich Barber, Natalie Bernstein, Ariana Bhatia, Kai Hsiang Chang, Sarah Clark, Spencer Friske, Carolyn Gillette, Jess Gunderson, Nyalia Lui, Allie Matherne, Greta Nagel, Alex Pankhurst, and Haley Wilhelm. The students assist with the opening and closing of school, New Family Day, Healthy Choices Day, Red…

Lake Forest Academy theater students will present student-directed plays in The Cressey Center for the Arts at 7 p.m. April 21-22 . Both evenings are free and open to the public. *** The Laptop Orchestra will host a performance at 7 p.m. April 19 in The Cressey Center for the Arts. This event is free and open to the public.

The LFA Math team placed second overall out of nine teams at the regional competition and may earn an “at-large” bid to the state finals.  Many individual competitors qualified for state competition. Individual performances included Joon Kwon earning first place (Algebra I) and advancing to state. Angel Zhang tied for second place (Geometry) and John Luttig tied for fourth place (Geometry). LFA claimed three first-place ties in Algebra II including Robert Lee, Yunshu Dong and Tiger Tian. March Patikorn captured first place (Pre-calculus) and Chau Vu tied for second place (Pre-calculus).  Four…

Lake Forest Academy’s Winter Weekend will take place Feb. 18-21. No classes will be held on Feb. 18 or Feb. 21. *** Lake Forest Academy Performing Arts will present “The Sound of Music” on Feb. 24-26 in the Cressey Center for the Arts. The show will begin at 7 p.m. Feb. 24-25, and at 2 p.m. Feb. 26. The cast includes LFA students: Charlotte Ahern, Bailey Ayers, Carina Baker, Rich Barber, Calin Cave, Sean Clavey, Kemmer Cope, Laura Davey, Brandon Eason, Caroline Hale, Morgan Jones,  Hannah Jung,  Jay Kim, Emily Kulas, Clara Lee, Kate Lee, David Lin, Nyalia Lui, Emily Meyer, Mimi Moses, Zoe …

 Lake Forest Academy will have a viewing of the acclaimed documentary, “Race to Nowhere,” at 7 p.m. Feb. 10 in the Cressey Center.  “Race to Nowhere” points to the silent epidemic in schools: cheating has become commonplace; students are disengaged; stress-related illness and depression are rampant; and many young people arrive at college and the workplace unprepared and uninspired. LFA students will pre-screen the film and be given the opportunity to discuss it with their teachers and peers. The school will host an open dialogue after the public showing facilitated by the school’s Curriculum…

Professor Ian Morris of Stanford University will give a public lecture at 7 p.m. Feb. 3 in the Cressey Auditorium at Lake Forest Academy. Morris, a world-renowned archaeologist and historian, will discuss his new book, “Why the West Rules –For Now.” Morris’ book ambitiously surveys the history of East and West from our pre-human ancestors to the present day and beyond, presenting an innovative framework for understanding the patterns of history and what they reveal about the future. This event is free and open to the public. For more information, contact LFA history department head James …

Thirteen members of Lake Forest Academy’s Class of 2011 were named 2011-12 Illinois State Scholars. Given annually by the Illinois Student Assistance Commission, this prestigious award recognized 17, 335 high school students from 749 schools from across the state. Recipients rank in the top 10 percent of high school seniors across the state. Selection is limited to Illinois residents and is based on SAT, ACT and/or Prairie State Achievement Exam scores, and/or class rank at the end of the junior year. LFA students honored include: Christopher Boudreaux of Lake Forest, KC Chilamkurti of Gurnee…

Lake Forest Academy hosts two musical events in January.  On Jan. 6, classical guitarist and 2001 LFA alumnus Adam Levin will perform with violinist William Knuth in historic Reid Hall. The free concert will begin at 7 p.m.  On Jan. 21, award winning songwriters Marcy Heisler and Zina Goldrich will perform a free concert in the Cressey Center for the Arts. Heisler and Goldrich are best known for songs, "Taylor, the Latte Boy" and "Alto's Lament." For more information about either of these events, contact Timothy Plambeck at tplambeck@lfanet.org or (847) 615-3207…

 Lake Forest Academy will host its Holiday Concert at 7  tonight (Dec. 2) in the Cressey Center for the Arts.  This event is free and open to the public.                                                                            ***  Co-ax, LFA's faculty/student rock band, will perform at 7 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 5  in the Cressey Center for the Arts. This event is free and open to the public.                                                                           *** LFA freshman Kate Diaz has written and recorded an original Christmas song, "Christmas Smiles." Proceeds from the sale of the …