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On Oct. 29, first grade students at Endeavour Elementary display their new shoes during the Samaritan's Feet shoe giveaway. The organization partnered with Truist Financial to provide every student on campus with new shoes, socks and a tote bag. "They are so excited," Christina McPherson said. "Several had holes in their shoes and hardly any had socks on."
Community endeavor
January 17, 2025
Science teacher Ani Zhorabian guides students through the AP environmental science curriculum on Jan. 13. After closing schools the previous week due to wildfires throughout the Los Angeles County, Los Angeles Unified School District resumed classes for most of its schools.
Student safety ensured amid wildfires
January 17, 2025
Gabi Iler leads a discussion during a recent Student Voices meeting.
New club advocates for student representation throughout district
January 17, 2025
Light scattering on particles in the air from the fires gives the sky a scarlet orange appearance. Photo used with permission from Ashritha Nayini.
‘These places are what we considered home’: Palisades wildfires burn across Los Angeles
January 17, 2025
Members of the Kentucky Student Voice Team (KSVT) announced the filing of a lawsuit against the state on Jan. 14.
Student-led nonprofit group sues Kentucky demanding adequate public education
January 17, 2025
Sophomore Anna Shi works alongside other girls as they create capsules for the egg drop. Girls in STEM hosted the egg drop event on Friday, Nov. 22.
Girls in STEM Takes Root
January 17, 2025
Martins poses with a phone in the driver's seat of their car, demonstrating what to avoid when driving. The vehicle was turned off for the purpose of this photo.
Distracted teens steer toward danger
January 17, 2025
Spartans take on global health in Geneva
January 17, 2025
Full House of 5
January 17, 2025
Danger in the Rise of Echo Chambers
Danger in the Rise of Echo Chambers
January 17, 2025
Junior Nadia Jurkovic clears the bar during the pole vault event in the Midtown Opener on Feb. 27 2024 as junior Elijah Huffman looks on. Under the changes to the spring sports start date, spring sports like track and field and soccer are not allowed to practice as a team using equipment like poles until Jan. 27 instead of Jan. 8 like previous years.
GHSA pushes spring sports start from Jan. 8 to Jan. 27
January 17, 2025
RUNNING FAST: Junior Haq Newton runs with the ball in his stick across the field during the alumni game. Newton has been playing lacrosse for five years. “The car raffle will help us pay for balls, pads, equipment, and pay our coaches,” Newton said. “We also need money to go into funding our trips for tournaments.”
Lacrosse begins a drive for support
January 16, 2025
In face of pain, junior cross country, track athlete shows determination, grit
In face of pain, junior cross country, track athlete shows determination, grit
January 15, 2025
Zak Ibsen leads a team discussion, giving his advice to young athletes right before a high-level soccer game. A former professional soccer player and Olympian, Ibsen now uses his experience to mentor the next generation in MLS Next, the top level of U.S. youth soccer. “Part of his role as a coach is to develop the whole person, not just the player. Zak does a great job of helping kids learn from situations, whether they’re good or bad, and believes failure is a good chance to learn a lesson,” said Andrew Ziemer, one of Ibsen's coaching assistants.
Falling from glory, rising from ashes
January 15, 2025
Originally published in The Beaumont Enterprise in the article 'Lady Cardinals hit volleyball glory road', seniors Gene Farris and Melissa Martin prepare for their NCAA first-round match against the University of Arizona. The players hoped to extend their final season through the game but ultimately lost.
‘One of the best coaches I know’
January 15, 2025
In response to the rise of TikTok, songs have grown shorter and more streamlined over time. Artists now prioritize addictive, attention-grabbing elements in their tracks to appeal to younger generations the popularity of short-form challenges. However, this casts doubts on the prospect of K-pop's musical diversity as groups churn out cookie-cutter tracks at record speed.
K-pop devolves in the age of short-form media
January 17, 2025
Jocelyn Denné leads the class in a combination. Dance teacher Heather Fleischman has found her to be a huge help in her new position as a TA for the Introduction to Dance Class. “Her role in the class is to lead exercises, to design exercises and to give corrections,” Fleischman said. “She’s just another teacher. She just happens to be a student.”
From student to mentor: Jocelyn Denné shines as dance class TA
January 16, 2025
Spiraling towards success
Spiraling towards success
January 16, 2025
Senior Gabriella Navarro and her friends decorated their Hear Me Out cake with a collection of animated characters and actors. Hear Me Out cakes have recently become a growing trend on social media.
Hear me out…
January 16, 2025
Adam Boreland gives the Chic-fil-A drive-through customers a five-star performance.
Local Celebrity Adam Boreland Dances Through Life
January 16, 2025
EDITORIAL: As the deadline for New York’s Class Size Law gets closer and closer, added clarity on implementation is needed
EDITORIAL: As the deadline for New York’s Class Size Law gets closer and closer, added clarity on implementation is needed
January 16, 2025
A ballot box with question marks rising above it symbolizes the lack of outreach to nearly half of Latine voters during the 2024 election. It reflects our conflicted feelings, unanswered questions and disappointment with both political parties. Graphic Illustration by Catalina Lopez-Sanchez.
Column: The blame game — Why the 2024 Election was a wake-up call for Latine community
January 10, 2025
Legacy or luck: Rewarding the rich
Legacy or luck: Rewarding the rich
January 10, 2025
Within the U.S., the busiest shopping period of the year is Cyber Week, the time from Thanksgiving through Black Friday and Cyber Monday. This year, shoppers spent 3.3 billion on Cyber Monday, which is a 7.3% year-over-year increase from 2023. “When I was younger, I would always be out with my mom getting Christmas gifts or just shopping in general. Now, as she has gotten older, I've noticed [that almost] every day, I'll open the front door and there's three packages that my mom has ordered. Part of that is she just doesn't always have the time to go to a store for 30 minutes to an hour, but the other part is when she gets bored, she has easy access to [shopping],” junior Grace Garetson said.
Season of giving, season of getting
January 9, 2025
A photo illustration of Griffin Petti surrounded by parental consent forms.
The Wrongs of Parental Rights
January 9, 2025
The quiet streets of downtown West Chicago at night, showcasing the charm and potential of this historic community.
Revitalizing West Chicago: Local businesses lead way in changing economy
January 17, 2025
Students share their experiences with the Southern California wildfire evacuations
Students share their experiences with the Southern California wildfire evacuations
January 15, 2025
Daniel Bremer takes his opponent to the mat displaying impressive strength in the moment.
Photo Gallery: Orono Wrestling at Andover
January 15, 2025
Rays Rap Clip - Annabelle Frazer
Rays Rap Clip – Annabelle Frazer
January 10, 2025
French teacher Marieme Toure serves a plate of the Senegalese food she prepared for her AP French Language and Culture class, to senior Faiza Syed. “I never had Senegalese food before,” Syed said. “I thought it was so cool that she was able to bring a part of her culture [and] background to us.”
Marieme Toure Celebrates Culture Instead of Conjugation in the Classroom
January 9, 2025
Students share their experiences with the Southern California wildfire evacuations
Students share their experiences with the Southern California wildfire evacuations
January 15, 2025
Rays Rap Clip - Annabelle Frazer
Rays Rap Clip – Annabelle Frazer
January 10, 2025
Classroom Conversations: The Struggles of a Teenage Immigrant
Classroom Conversations: The Struggles of a Teenage Immigrant
January 9, 2025
Gator Tales: What it means to be a well-rounded student
Gator Tales: What it means to be a well-rounded student
December 13, 2024
Humans of KPARK: Kiersten St. Julien
Humans of KPARK: Kiersten St. Julien
December 13, 2024
Daniel Bremer takes his opponent to the mat displaying impressive strength in the moment.
Photo Gallery: Orono Wrestling at Andover
January 15, 2025
Driving towards the basket, sophomore Cade Walker draws contact to the face on his way up. Millard West defeated the Chieftains 57-49.
Boys & Girls Basketball vs. Bellevue East
December 20, 2024
NEW CHALLENGE, NEW TEAM MEMBERS: Every season, VEX creates a new game that robotics team members are faced with and have to build a robot to compete in. This year’s game forces students to create a robot that is able to stack rings onto mobile goals in order to score points. The change in games each season is something that robotics teacher Audrea Moyers appreciates. “One of the things that I like about VEX is that they have a new problem to solve every year,” she said. ¨Even though the equipment’s the same, they have to analyze the game, and they have to come up with solutions that are unique that year. They are using their knowledge from prior years, but they have to kind of redesign a problem.” As returning teams were faced a new game, some new teams and members had to adapt to a uncommon playing field and game. “Three of our four teams were competing for the first time this year, and they had very different experiences match to match, so I think they learned a lot,¨ she said. ¨It’s hard just watching a video online to know how it’s actually going to be in person, so they all learned a lot about what gameplay is like, how to work with an alliance partner [and] how to adapt during the day to changes.”
Robotics hosts VEX tournament
December 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
The quiet streets of downtown West Chicago at night, showcasing the charm and potential of this historic community.
Revitalizing West Chicago: Local businesses lead way in changing economy
January 17, 2025
French teacher Marieme Toure serves a plate of the Senegalese food she prepared for her AP French Language and Culture class, to senior Faiza Syed. “I never had Senegalese food before,” Syed said. “I thought it was so cool that she was able to bring a part of her culture [and] background to us.”
Marieme Toure Celebrates Culture Instead of Conjugation in the Classroom
January 9, 2025
Administrators visit the gym construction site to sign the last beam. (Photo courtesy of Joe Burke)
LAUSD staff and admin sign final beam for new gym
January 9, 2025
Student, Nathan Mohr (12) drills and helps sturdy up the Perch.
Eagles Students Build Their Perch
December 20, 2024
Sophomores Ernesto Torres and Jason Krogen warm up during their band practice. They are a part of Reverb, one of five bands that plays after school most Tuesdays each week.
Rock On
December 20, 2024
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