Round Lake High School's Blaize staffers are putting together a time capsule to commemorate the 2017-2018 school year and the 2010s in general. Throughout the week of May 21, during the lunch hours, we will be collecting items that best represent your memories of the school year and this decade. (The dat...

Eight high school students were left suffering after fire pit explosion in Glendale Heights April 28.  The victims were having a bonfire when a gas can suddenly burst into flames. “Officers learned that several people were around a small fire when a juvenile boy poured the liquid on it, causing an ex...

As the school year comes to a close, students begin to count down to the beginning of summer and plans fill their agendas for break. As for the seniors, they are not only making plans, but they are getting ready to say goodbye to the school that they called home for the last 4 years. Unlike other ...

    It was just like any other day at Youtube headquarters April 3.  Sitting amid the red umbrellas, employees sat on the patio eating lunch, not knowing they were soon going to witness a horrific scene.        A lady by the name of Nasim Najafi Aghdam went to the headquarters of Yout...

People have always imagined of a dystopian future where technology consumes our lives and our information is completely exposed for all to see, but sadly this scenario is becoming closer to reality. The modern world revolves around the internet and we all know it. Most people have social media and use...

Last month, 17 lives were lost in the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland, Fla. Nineteen-year-old Nikolas Cruz opened fire on his school with AR-15 style weapon. After this terrifying tragedy, students from all over the country started gathering together to protest for school safet...

Even though the public mostly forgets it, the situation in Syria with ISIS  is still going on but is improving in some aspects. The bombing of Syria and an ISIS caliphate—a society/nation based on and ruled by a (usually radical) Islam leader— were a hot button issue in past years. However, over time co...

Larry Nassar, a former doctor for the USA Olympics national team and osteopathic physician at Michigan State University, has been on trial for  sexually abusing 265 girls and also for child pornography . His victims are spread all across the country, not just in his state of Michigan. Many people had re...

The varsity cheerleading team made sure to stay optimistic for the 2017-18 season at RLHS as they were hopeful that this would be their year. The team was determined to have a great season with big goals for each other and the team overall, and in the end, had the best possible outcome. This year,...