Lane’s parking lot took center stage at the Local School Council meeting on Feb. 9, as Principal Edwina Thompson announced plans to resurface it and add concrete planters. This will help meet new construction codes. In addition, the Lane Professional Personnel Leadership Committee announced they are shelving block scheduling after multiple school surveys. Assistant Editor Oliver Gerharz has a full report from the meeting.

A paint and sip event was hosted by the Black Student Association (BSA) on Feb. 8 in order to explore Black beauty and expression through art. It was led by Chicago artist Jessica Patterson. This was one of the many events BSA hosted during Black History Month in order to give Black students the opportunity to reclaim their voices and identities. Reporter Kyla McLemore goes into further detail on this and the goals that drive these events and the association.

“While fighting the monster, Puss has a band play a song about him called ‘Fearless Hero,’ and I had it stuck in my head for weeks after watching the movie. Despite this part of the scene being extremely memorable, the other exceptional aspects of the scene aren’t forgettable; the movie's soundtrack complements the film without siphoning the audience’s attention away,” writes Assistant Editor Oliver Gerharz in his review of the latest movie in the Puss in Boots franchise: “Puss in Boots: The Last Wish.”