Editor’s Note: This article contains material of a highly sensitive nature, including topics such as mental health, self-harm, suicide, kidnapping, and violence. 

They fled danger, thousands of miles…

The New Trier High School Special Olympics program heads to Prospect High School on May 9 for the annual regional track and field meet. With 31 of 45 athletes participating, the Trevians hope to win gold…

On Jan. 29, President Donald Trump signed an executive order titled “Ending Radical Indoctrination in K-12 Schooling,” to “instill a patriotic admiration for our incredible Nation and the values…

It’s no secret that sports at New Trier High School are intense, competitive, and rigorous: after all, the athletic program was ranked fourth in the country by Max Preps just last year, proving a highly…

On Thursday, Jan. 30, the first group of New Trier High School students traveled to A.J. Katzenmaier Academy, located in North Chicago’s District 187, to volunteer in the After School Enrichment Program….

New Trier High School sophomore Scarlett Harper has accomplished a life’s amount of hard work and dedication in just four short years. After passing the “Bee Bill,” officially known as Illinois HB…

There’s a scene in James Mangold’s new Bob Dylan biopic where the subversive, dry-spoken, 20-year-old star, portrayed by Timothée Chalamet, gets in a fight with his then-lover Joan Baez. Exasperated,…

“If you’re passionate about something, don’t stop working towards it,” sophomore Emerson Buck, small forward on the girls varsity basketball team, said.

Clearly, this is a mantra that the New Trier’s…

If you’ve been lucky enough to attend a New Trier High School Performing Arts show, you should be able to confirm firsthand that the performances are nothing short of outstanding. Filled with talented…

Cities have been dealing with rodent infestations for years. San Francisco, Chicago, and New York are all known to have their fair share of rats and mice invading buildings and infrastructure, but no one…

With early voting officially underway in Illinois, the November general election is hastily approaching. For some New Trier High School students, the 2024 election will be their first opportunity to cast…

If you’ve been at New Trier High School long enough, you’ve seen the iconic group, Menz Dance, perform wild routines, such as the trampoline dance of late 2022, or the intense sword-fighting battle…

0.00015871%. That’s the percentage of US Olympians relative to our population. It makes sense of course, because these are the best of the best. The New Trier Township doesn’t have a massive population,…

As many school districts nationwide contemplate and enact restrictions on cellphones in school, New Trier High School has formed a committee to research the issue. The committee, tasked with considering…

Editor’s note: Ellie Jarmel is a reporter on staff at the New Trier News and took the featured photo for this article. Her sister is interviewed in the article. Ellie did not contribute to the writing,…

Fighting.

That is how freshman Max Fata describes some afternoons when on the Skokie Lagoons reeling in bass. Yet, the brawling fish motivate him to want to catch them more.

“You have to use…

A potential nationwide TikTok ban raises concern amongst students who feel it would hinder their ability to receive and share information about academics, entertainment, and trends. Some say, however,…

When sophomore Colin O’Brien noticed that New Trier High School didn’t have any clubs dedicated solely to writing music, he decided to make his own: along with sophomore Anaya Brainch, the pair started…

It is difficult to write and illustrate a book, even a children’s book. Keeping motivation to work on drafts upon drafts, and also meticulously editing and drawing pictures is not as easy as some might…

Teri Rodgers collected her 600th win as head coach of the New Trier girls basketball team on Feb. 6 against Maine East High School with a final score of 61-45, cementing her status as a New Trier legend…

After months of hard work and a successful winter season, two New Trier girls wrestlers are headed to the IHSA state championship this weekend. However, even as the emerging sport grows, some argue that…

Buses of migrants from Texas have arrived in New Trier Township over the past month, with some communities taking steps to regulate the unscheduled bus drop-offs.  

Since Dec. 25 and Dec. 31, 2023,…

The year is 2020, and schools and businesses are closing down rapidly. Everyone is retreating from society and living over Zoom. Patterns of daily life are interrupted, but the need for blood donations…

Editor’s Note: Lisa Loris was Caidyn Lowry’s cross country coach

The night before Lisa Loris ran the Chicago Marathon on Oct. 8, 2023, she sat down with her husband and 1-year-old son and fueled…

Since 1990, New Trier High School has won 9 girls conference championships and 18 boys conference championships under Colby Vargas’ head coaching. No other conference rival has even half of the combined…

New Trier High School’s first ever flag football season officially came to an end on Oct. 21 with a loss to Maine South High School. The championship loss culminated in an overall record of 3-4 in a…

Over the past decade, podcasts have become an increasingly popular way for people to learn about current events.

With a busy schedule, informative, unopinionated podcasts like those from news outlets…

After 39 years as a Trevian—four as a student and 35 as the varsity field hockey coach—Stephanie Nykaza is retiring, and she feels she’s leaving the team in a good spot. 

Over the course of her…

Editor’s Note: Mara Saltzman is involved in the performing arts program through choir and theater. 
New director of orchestras Matthew Nix is eager to have a positive impact on New Trier High School….

Some students used the pandemic as an opportunity to binge watch Netflix. Others turned to reading, checking off their To-Be-Read lists. Senior Tamar Frydman, however, dedicated his COVID freetime to running…

For senior Carly Novelline, the fall swim season has gone rather swimmingly.

From Oct. 1-3, Novelline competed for Team USA in the Fédération Internationale De Natation (FINA) World Cup in Berlin…

Historically, some choice electives and other non-core classes at New Trier have experienced a large gender gap among students. Over the years, though gender gaps have shrunk, many students and teachers…