Chicks Week 1: Seniors Alyssa Farbaky and Bella Gallo smile and hold a baby chick during class. Farbaky, who is in AP Biology, loves learning more about the course through the baby chicks. “The...

AP Biology teachers Laura Turngren and Julie Baylor are raising and hatching chickens with the biology students. Turngren, along with the help of science teacher Vanessa Fennig, is hosting 36 eggs in her...

RateMyClasses, a recent Business Incubator startup led by five students has had a wide-range of feedback from students and teachers. Officially launched on February 13 of this year, RateMyClasses. However,...

The High School Democrats of America (HSDA) is hosting a fundraiser for The Trevor Project in partnership with the Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA) during lunch hours on Monday and Tuesday. “I think especially...

Monday, December 5 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. the school hosted the Greenhouse Grand Opening as a celebration and unveiling of the new greenhouse. The Barrington Educational Foundation donated $200,000...

After picking up a bat for the first time at 6-years-old, senior Ainsley Muno’s life quickly revolved around the thrill of catching a softball and running the field. Muno plays first base on both her...

Personally, I think cookies go hard. They're my all-time favorite dessert, and I stand by that. Plus, you can find them on any dessert sign-up sheet or at any potluck event. A crowd favorite and a good...

The annual Activities Fair is being held Wednesday, September 7 to Friday, September 9 during lunch hours in the cafeteria hallway. The fair advertises various clubs throughout the school. Wellness department...

Hello! I’m Vidya, one of the three editors-in-chief for this school year! I’ve been a part of the RoundUp staff since my freshman year of high school, two years ago, and I immediately knew that this...

Every assembly, bellowing to the crowds, Principal Steve McWilliams shouts, “We are Barrington!” We are Barrington, yes, but who are we? Our school is filled with stories of diverse and unique individuals....

“It’s not the load that breaks you down, it’s the way you carry it.”  Walking through the Fine Arts hallway freshman year, I’d see this quote almost daily. It’s always stuck with me, to be...

Mia Spaid works as the farm program manager at Smart Farm in Lake Barrington. The farm, created as a means to help with food production and helping distribute healthy produce, has continued to expand...

Sophomore Sahil Mittal sits at tennis practice with his teammates listening to his coaches. Due to COVID-19, tennis, along with many other school sports, was delayed and limited in efforts to enforce...

In case you missed the news about the garbage-fire-train-wreck that was Sia’s movie, Music, here’s a quick recap of it: it’s painfully ableist and severely offensive. I have never watched-...

English teacher Katherine Filosa teaches both hybrid students in-person and virtual students via Zoom. A little over a month into hybrid learning at BHS, teachers continue to struggle with finding balance...

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As the pandemic continues to rage on, so does the undwindling passion of robotics students’ this year. With new safety guidelines, masks, repeated hand sanitizer breaks, and social distancing, this new...

Winston Munck, a loose squirrel in the East 300 wing, crawled through a hole in history teacher Dr. Jose Santamaria's classroom according to popular theory. Teachers have spotted him multiple times...

Despite the fall season’s beauty and magic around Barrington, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to draw on into a time otherwise-filled with love and joy. While the pandemic is no longer a new topic of...

Sophomore Iqra Hussain (right) watches as AP chemistry teacher Mrs. Jolie Galovich shows how to find the volume of a gas. On Wednesday, October 7th, students in AP chemistry classes returned on campus...