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  • May 5Comfort dogs @ DGS, May 8
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  • May 5Orchestra concert, May 7, 7-9 p.m.
  • May 5Bilingual parent advisory commitee, May 7, 5-8 p.m.
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  • April 28AP testing May 5- May 16
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The student news site of Downers Grove South High School

Blueprint

The student news site of Downers Grove South High School

Blueprint

Siddiqui stands in front of the Blue Mosque in Turkey.

South student inspires a flux in the field of muon physics

Liam Wells, Managing Editor May 16, 2025

Over the past year, Junior Zoya Siddiqui has worked on a groundbreaking research project surrounding the Muon Flux with a QuarkNet team out of Fermilab. Recently, her team’s research on Muon Flux recovery...

Blueprint creates senior video

May 16, 2025

The Blueprint staff wanted to create a senior video for the class of 2025. Here is the finished product.

Lessons from DGS: A documentary

Izzy Chlopek, Freelance Writer May 15, 2025

The sound of wood

Kevin Hernandez, Freelance Writer May 14, 2025

Senior Zevi Davis has many different hobbies that he spends time in his free perfecting.

DGS senior Zevi Davis is a jack of all trades

Sophia Lodhi, Photo Editor May 12, 2025

Senior Zevi Davis doesn’t spend his free time like his peers, instead he’s spent hours learning unique hobbies. He draws, plays the viola, edits videos, speaks French, plays GeoGuessr, makes social...

Damian Lagunas holds the Downers Grove crosstown trophy.

Throwback Thursday: Damian Lagunas

Liam Wells, Managing Editor May 8, 2025

Senior Damian Lagunas is apart of the varsity soccer team and is a prominent mustang's sports fan. Lagunas will always remember his time at DGS and his time on the soccer team. "My absolute favorite...

Unfortunately, the world is facing many challenges that the moment, and the DGS community is not immune to these international issues.

International issues concern DGS

Yoldi Villa, Opinions Editor May 2, 2025

Whenever one looks at the news, it feels like the world is on fire: the economy is crashing, tensions are rising with other countries and the climate crisis is accelerating. These global issues may seem...

Gavenson Bayer poses in front of the DGS logo.

Throwback Thursday: Gavenson Bayer

Liam Wells, Managing Editor May 1, 2025

Bayer will be attending Baylor university in the fall of 2025. Gavenson “G money” Bayer is a part of the DGS Mustangs basketball team as an assistant coach and a leader of the BASE club in his senior...

CTE teacher and SkillsUSA adviser Mark Molinari's classroom is decorated with countless posters, plaques and frames paying homage to the success of his students over the years.

‘A winning tradition:’ DGS students to compete at SkillsUSA

Sebastian Blanco, Features Editor April 24, 2025

April 23, 2025. 1:27 p.m. Seventh period. Architecture and pre-engineering students assist CTE teacher Mark Molinari in packing up his classroom in preparation for the STEM event of the school year-the...

Many students believe signs with simple recycling guidelines would help the effort to properly recycle within the school.

Reduce, reuse, recycle: DGS finds place in green initatives

Juliana Coneyr, Editor-in-Chief April 22, 2025

The “reduce, reuse and recycle” mantra has been drilled into the minds of students since elementary school. The latter term is most represented at DGS with plastic blue bins in every classroom and...

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