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The end of the class rank system marks the start of the new Latin Honors System, dividing students into distinct honors of Summa Cum Laude, Magna Cum Laude, and Cum Laude.
Removal of the Ranks: LCPS Redefines Student Success
December 4, 2024
Students using the Desmos calculator complete the test with plenty of time to check their work.
Desmos shakes up the testing world
December 4, 2024
Locked out
Locked out
December 3, 2024
Khadicha's S.A.F.E Club idea has spread to other schools, ranging from the Pittsburgh area all the way to Toronto.
S.A.F.E. Club spreads beyond Baldwin High School
December 3, 2024
Rabbi Joe Black of Temple Emanuel responds to a question posed by moderator Fletcher Woolsey. The discussion, notably featuring no segment to involve the audience, aimed to promote security in the community, despite clashing opinions on the Israel-Hamas war. “People are gonna leave this discussion feeling comfortable, feeling happier, feeling that Creek is a diverse, very equitable place, and that's what's important,” senior JSC president Sam Allen said.
Religious Clubs Host Israel-Palestine Peace Discussion, Promote Diversity, Security
December 3, 2024
Senior Sadie Krumm works during fifth period on Oct. 28.
Sadie Krumm: Adjusting to New Normal
December 4, 2024
Drake operating his tractor in the snow
Drake Cultivates a Generational Path
December 4, 2024
Students in Archaeology use tools in a mock excavation. As a class that focuses on hands-on learning, students are able to gain crucial life skills. “[The class] is more hands-on than I thought, and I'm learning way more with physical activities than I do in the classroom,” said student Tess Brown ‘25.
Hands-On History: First High School Archaeology Class in New Hampshire
December 4, 2024
Approximately 11.2 million children in the U.S. have a learning difference and attention issue. Not only do these students have to grapple with the internal uphill battle of their learning difference, externally, they also face the social repercussions from their peers.
Adolescence through neurodivergent eyes
December 4, 2024
This is Rosemary, one of SAFE Haven For Cats’ many adoptable cats. She, along with many others, was rescued from Florida after Hurricane Milton.
Local rescue organizations, shelters tackle North Carolina’s pet overpopulation crisis
December 4, 2024
Joseph Molina-Urbina
Strike to Success: A profile of Joseph Molina-Urbina, Palatine’s forward
December 4, 2024
Corona is one of MCHS’s first female wrestlers. Starting her career in 6th grade, Corona was a big reason why so many girls feel comfortable and confident to try something new and lace up those wrestling shoes.
Hit the mats
December 4, 2024
Anne Shuai walks down the aisle of her teammates, accompanied by her mom and sister, on her senior night swim meet.
Anne Shuai’s Journey as the Swim Team Manager
December 3, 2024
Donald Brown poses with the buck he shot during his freshman hunting season, when he was 15. Photo credit by Donald Brown.
Hunting aims to bring people together
November 26, 2024
A senior photo from coach Betten’s senior football season.
Football injury turned cheerleading National Champion
November 26, 2024
Visual senior Claire Natanek sits on the astroturf outside Building 9 during lunch to draw keyframes for her latest project. In animation, a keyframe is a drawing showing the beginning or end point of an action. These keyframes allow the motion to flow smoothly in the final product.
Animating with Intelligence
December 4, 2024
Jude Salten ’28 poses for a photo while at school in his wheelchair.
Hey Jude
December 4, 2024
Kapoor takes action on film crew of ‘Baywatana’
Kapoor takes action on film crew of ‘Baywatana’
December 4, 2024
Hot Frosty is Hot Garbage
Hot Frosty is Hot Garbage
December 4, 2024
Levi Schaudt, or "Bright!"'s SoundCloud profile. Schaudt is a freshman artist at Conifer, and has been writing music for about 10 years now. He has various albums across many platforms, hoping to spread his message. “I just want my voice to be heard, and for my name to be known for what I’m trying to do for the community of Colorado,” Schaudt said.(Provided by Levi Schaudt)
Brighten Your Day Beats
December 4, 2024
Protest in Federal Plaza in 2022 after the overturning of Roe v. Wade.
I’m Scared For the Next Four Years
December 4, 2024
Graphic Designed by Kate Price
Facing Thanksgiving: Inside an Eating Disorder
December 4, 2024
During the first round district football game, students show up in spirit while standing at the front of the student section with no one behind them.
Have We Lost Our Spirit?
December 3, 2024
Lacking accountability
Lacking accountability
December 3, 2024
The United States’s reputation as being the home of such a diverse body of people from a variety of different ethnic backgrounds is one that it takes pride in. Every year Thanksgiving rolls around, each of these cultures take slightly different approaches to expressing their appreciation during this important holiday. Join writer, Jane Kim as she explores the unique cuisines and traditions that people of different cultures have adopted to celebrate this day of gratitude with their friends and family.
I have never had turkey for Thanksgiving
December 3, 2024
Dan Bovey announces his candidacy for West Chicago mayor during a rally held on Saturday, Nov. 23, at the Beron Design Group in downtown West Chicago.
[PHOTO ESSAY] Bovey announces mayoral run, promising change for West Chicago
December 3, 2024
Lauren Morris Thorp: A Winding Road to Entrepreneurship
November 26, 2024
Students react to the 2024 presidential election outcome
Students react to the 2024 presidential election outcome
November 26, 2024
Paws-ing for storytime
Paws-ing for storytime
November 25, 2024
During 8th period senior lead Ella Tysse rehearses her role as Antigone for the upcoming play. “It takes a certain amount of courage to put yourself out on stage and do something silly or crazy, but in theater you are all working together towards creating something bigger than yourself,” Tysse said.
‘Antigone’ is a modern, immersive tragedy
November 25, 2024
Lauren Morris Thorp: A Winding Road to Entrepreneurship
November 26, 2024
Students react to the 2024 presidential election outcome
Students react to the 2024 presidential election outcome
November 26, 2024
This is a podcast produced by the staff of The Purbalite at Baldwin High School.
Podcast: Which Spiderman adaptation is the best?
November 25, 2024
Through self-discovery about identity, students gain independence
November 20, 2024
College Bound Ep. 1: Senior Siena Snyder, University of Michigan
November 20, 2024
Dan Bovey announces his candidacy for West Chicago mayor during a rally held on Saturday, Nov. 23, at the Beron Design Group in downtown West Chicago.
[PHOTO ESSAY] Bovey announces mayoral run, promising change for West Chicago
December 3, 2024
AS EASY AS PB&J: At the blindfold sandwich-making station, senior Zane Wiggins and Kai Talebi attempt to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. The activity allowed students to experience the mundane task without sight. Wiggins found that the simple activity turned into a challenge in almost every aspect of the process. "It was pretty rough," he said. "My bread wasn’t put together properly, and I put my jelly right next to my plate and not on the plate, it was really difficult. I was expecting it to be easier than it was cause I'd made sandwiches all my life, and I thought 'I can do this from muscle memory,' but it was a lot harder than I thought, and it makes you not take your sight for granted. Access to your sight makes things so much easier." Since students participating are used to having full sight, it was difficult to adapt to the sudden loss of a sense. "I had to kind of guess where things were and the plate was moving a lot," he said. "Every time I would reach for the plate it would be in a different location, so I kind of had to feel around for everything." Along with that, Wiggins had to work together with Talebi to communicate to communicate which ingredient he needed next. "I had to share the peanut butter and the jelly with Kai, so we had to coordinate with each other on who gets what first," he said. "I knew Kai was right next to me, but it was hard to know where her hands were. We had to find each other's arm and make our way up to pass the ingredients." Caption by Lillian Gray.
Learning to see without sight
November 20, 2024
Coach Adam Chavez comforts senior Tommy Murphy after the team's loss to the Ironmen in round one of the playoffs.
[PHOTO ESSAY] Play by play, brick by brick
November 5, 2024
ALL ABOUT ALTOS: In the midst of the prelims performance of “Fury Road,” movement captain and alto section leader junior Liliana Escamilla, makes her way through the music and choreography with other members of the alto section by her side. This being her third year as a member of the band, Escamilla has played in the Bands of America Regional competition before and knew what to expect. “It went pretty well and most people were pretty proud of how they performed,” she said. “The competition has always been an extremely hard one as most of the bands are 6A, so we do it as more of an experience to improve, but I feel like it definitely benefited us to see what we can do better for the next competition next Saturday.”
Band sharpens its craft at first competition of season
October 16, 2024
The Blue Angels diamond performs the barrel roll break during the 2024 Fleet Week Airshow.
2024 Fleet Week Airshow stuns spectators with one of the best performances in years
October 16, 2024
Paws-ing for storytime
Paws-ing for storytime
November 25, 2024
During 8th period senior lead Ella Tysse rehearses her role as Antigone for the upcoming play. “It takes a certain amount of courage to put yourself out on stage and do something silly or crazy, but in theater you are all working together towards creating something bigger than yourself,” Tysse said.
‘Antigone’ is a modern, immersive tragedy
November 25, 2024
Students in the ESOL program teach the librarians phrases in their home language. Watch the video to learn more about the activity.
ESOL Students Teach Librarians Their Native Languages
November 25, 2024
Baseball players talk to 8th graders during a recruiting night held at Kingwood Park on Nov. 11.
Teachers, students pitch programs at 8th Grade Night
November 20, 2024
STEM night, an evening for young children to discover organizations and clubs in our community, was held Tuesday, Nov. 12. Dr. Cathy Farrar, HOSA Sponsor and science teacher at Marquette, explains more about the event and it's importance, along with HOSA representatives Abhiram Permareddy, senior, and Navin Ramamoorthy, senior.
Student Medical Club Hosts Annual STEM Night Event
November 20, 2024
The best stories being published on the SNO Sites network

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Senior Royce Tse prepares an ice pack for an injured athlete. Photo by Kathryn Foo | Photo Illustration by Sih Yu (Melody) Lin

Student athletic trainers maintain athlete needs

By Kathryn Foo and Sih Yu (Melody) Lin
October 25, 2024
Scoring guidelines within artistic sports can sometimes be vague, leading to differing opinions between athletes and judges. One such example was Jordan Chiles' medal controversy at the Olympics. Graphic by Anika Bhandarkar

Athletes in artistic sports tackle subjectivity in judgment

By Anika Bhandarkar and Kathryn Foo
October 8, 2024
The Project 2025 predicament

The Project 2025 predicament

By Kathryn Foo, Dylan Nguyen, Sagnik Nag Chowdhury, and Sih Yu (Melody) Lin
September 17, 2024
Students lead protest in support of the Black Lives Matter movement at Mill Valley. Photo courtesy of Steve Disenhof | Used with permission

The bigger picture

By Kathryn Foo and Lillian Wang
January 4, 2024
Women who play video games become a target for verbal attacks.

The Virtual Glass Ceiling

By Melody Cui and Kathryn Foo
December 8, 2022
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