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The Student News Site of Barrington High School

The RoundUp

All content by Lizzy Messerschmidt

What to do in quarantine: Baking edition

Lizzy Messerschmidt, Features Editor
Published April 27, 2020

Baking has always been a part of my life. I spend lots of days over the summer and school year making cookies to share with friends or just to eat them with my family. Since COVID-19, I have had a lot...

Finishing up early

Finishing up early

Lizzy Messerschmidt, Print Co-Features Editor
Published January 18, 2020

There’s a common misconception that seniors who finish their classes at the end of the first-semester graduate early. In actuality, seniors cannot graduate early. There is only one day of graduation...

Florida brings culture to BHS

Florida brings culture to BHS

Lizzy Messerschmidt, Print Co-Features Editor
Published October 8, 2019

Back in July, seniors DeeDee Broustis, Hayden Kraus, Charlie Farmer, and Lizzy Messerschmidt went with Dr. Heath McFaul to the Jostens National Renaissance Conference (JRNC) held in Orlando, Florida in...

Focus on the POSITIVE

Focus on the POSITIVE

Lizzy Messerschmidt, Print Co-Features Editor
Published October 8, 2019

Happiness is, in my opinion, one of the hardest qualities to have. It's exhausting, emotionally draining and requires time, energy and patience. Being happy, genuinely happy takes time and is an investment....

Barrington high school staff is shown above, participating  in the active shooter drill training.

The future of active shooter drills

Lizzy Messerschmidt, Print Features Co-Editor
Published May 23, 2019

First-aid training and further teacher education were just some part of what the Barrington High School staff took part in during the active shooter drill March 23. The Barrington Police and Fire department...

“Metamorphoses” employs a lot of interpretive movement rather than dialogue. This scene is meant to show a boat being destroyed by Poseidon and his winds. Photo by Brian Clancy.

Theater prepares for fall play

Lizzy Messerschmidt, Staff Writer
Published October 31, 2018

In early September, students started preparing for “Metamorphoses.” They have rehearsed almost every day after school as well as having to take extra time to memorize their lines. It’s a small cast...

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