
‘Walking through a minefield:’ LGBTQ+ students grapple with homophobia, belonging
By Oskar Doepke and Ruby Rogers
• June 2, 2025

Seeds for change
By Haneen Eltyeb, West High School
• June 2, 2025

Charting a new path
By Tanvi Dubey, Bellaire High School
• June 2, 2025

Life of the party
By Avery Boyle and Daniela Valdez Rios
• June 2, 2025

Driven, dangerous and distracted
By Anna Greenlee, Evelyn Kraber, and Lea Abou Alaiwa
• June 2, 2025

Steering into the future of design
By Alessandra Tremulis, Carlmont High School
• June 2, 2025

Zapiain sparks creativity with nail art
By Charlotte Schwarte, James Bowie High School
• June 2, 2025

Fighting for a better future: the DEI gap in climate policy
By Rachel Hong, Carlmont High School
• June 2, 2025
Burning for Beauty
By Zoe Ferring, Estelle Dufour, Maria Uribe Estrada, and Dylan Berger
• June 2, 2025

Defunded dreams: Students notice effects of federal DEI rollbacks
By Lola Thomas, Archer School for Girls
• June 2, 2025

Filing in the details of student nail art businesses
By Alex Cotterel and Anna Cen
• June 2, 2025

Humans of Harker: Leading on and off the field
By Samaara Patil, The Harker School
• June 2, 2025

Teachers on Edge
By Ariel Kolder, George Washington High School – IA
• June 2, 2025

Smelling the roses
By Shiren Noorani and Krista Fleming
• May 27, 2025

Silent Struggles: What It’s Like Living With an Invisible Disability
By Kaitlyn Roozen, La Salle Catholic Preparatory High School
• May 27, 2025

Berkeley-bound senior operates charcuterie business amid balancing grades, extracurriculars
By Mina Imai, Sunny Hills High School
• May 27, 2025

Finding Refuge
By Donya Ihmoud, Francis Howell Central High School
• May 27, 2025

Flying towards a safer sky
By Lara Ibasco, Marlena Reinshagen, and Keira Sarmiento
• May 27, 2025

Making cuts
By Holly Smyers, Hagerty High School
• May 27, 2025

Students From Immigrant Families Face Fears of Deportation Under Trump Administration
By Cora Gayford and Sarina Nur
• May 27, 2025

Lunch Dissatisfaction Drives Down Free and Reduced Meal Participation
By Melissa Waas, Sanvi Challa, and Sitwat Mian
• May 27, 2025

A Career of Care
By Karen Wei, Clements High School
• May 27, 2025

Humans of WEGO: Building memories, one plank at a time
By Eli Sampson, West Chicago Community High School
• May 21, 2025

ICE in Marin: Advocacy and action amid Trump’s immigration policies
By Parker Fee and Jasper Stromberg
• May 21, 2025

Bridging Classroom and Cathedral: Ms. Gradek’s Ties to the Pope
By Lucia Meno, Latin School of Chicago
• May 21, 2025

Paths of addiction
By Chloe Taylor, Carlmont High School
• May 21, 2025

Hope, One Tote at a Time
By Cece Burt, Latin School of Chicago
• May 21, 2025

Narrow path to safety: Car dependency threatens individuals
By William Donofrio, Metea Valley High School
• May 21, 2025

Local students click into connection by bridging the generational gap
By Maddie Zajac, Wayland High School
• May 21, 2025

Dr. Hunt hangs up his hat
By Sukirtha Muthiah and Rhea Choudhary
• May 21, 2025

More than maintenance: meet the crew behind campus upkeep
By Matilda Haney Foulds and MC Teixeira
• May 21, 2025

Driven by Wonder
By Karen Wei and Shubhi Bhagat
• May 21, 2025

Strength, sensitivity, and the modern man
By Romeo Alfaro, West Chicago Community High School
• May 21, 2025

A heartbeat from death
By Ashlyn Wong, Carlmont High School
• May 19, 2025

Susan Spengeman: A Teacher’s Teacher
By Ananya Karthik and Maya Coleman
• May 19, 2025

Sine, cosine, tangent
By Caleb Kang, Sunny Hills High School
• May 19, 2025

Humans of Harker: Voices unplugged
By Katie Tcheng, The Harker School
• May 19, 2025

Kanaka Maoli Find Healing in Legacy of Annexation
By Dominic Niyo, McKinley High School – HI
• May 19, 2025

Coloring outside the lines
By Jessica Wang, Bellaire High School
• May 19, 2025

Karen’s RoundUp Legacy
By Grace Hu, Shubhi Bhagat, and Lipi Shah
• May 19, 2025

Born after, speaking before: Dan Ottenheimer tells his father’s Holocaust survival story to WHS
By Melina Antun, Emily Wyner, Karis Tam, Kyle Zhang, and Katie Collett
• May 19, 2025

Manicures With Meaning: Junior Simar Kaur Gives Back to the UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital
By Nina Krish, Portola High School
• May 19, 2025

Catching Zzzzs
By Morgan Siegel and Zoey Srote
• May 19, 2025

Spotlight: Adan’s Bakery serves up sweet treats
By Hansika Gautama, Chantilly High School
• May 19, 2025

The name of the game: Bounds leaves a legacy of robotics, computer science and fun
By Sophia Kim, St. John’s School – TX
• May 14, 2025

Investigating the relevance of historically women’s colleges
By Allie Faber, The Masters School
• May 14, 2025

Petals beneath plastic
By Eugene Sung, Daegu International School
• May 14, 2025

The 30 year reign of Laura Goetz
By Ian Chen and Anna Wu
• May 14, 2025

Senior faces pressure to succeed, does so through STEM
By Logan Day, Caney Creek High School
• May 14, 2025

‘In Loco Parentis:’ Celebrating Mrs. Ariel Landvick’s 29 Years at LFHS
By Anna Jasper, Lake Forest High School
• May 14, 2025
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