Black voices for Black Lives Matter: DGS students speak out on racial inequality
Jacqueline Barba and Alex Miranda
June 4, 2020
“When I was in the fifth grade, I cried to my mom because I hated my skin. She took a mirror and made me look at myself and told me why I was beautiful… growing up in a world where you are constantly oppressed makes you view yourself differently, as if you don’t matter,” said incoming senior...
On the other side of the Zoom screen: Teachers learn e-Learning
Paul Szmanda, Online Co-Editor-in-Chief
May 15, 2020
From independent note-taking to Zoom meetings, the Coronavirus forced students to adopt a whole new way of learning. On the other end of this experience are the teachers who had to modify their thought-out lesson plans to not only fit the restrictions of e-Learning but also to keep students motivated...
Long form: a look at the graduating class of 2020
Vincent Llanes, Copy Editor
May 15, 2020
May of 2020 was expected to be an incredible and memorable time for the graduating class of 2020 all throughout the world. For the class of 2020, however, these dreams were quickly cut short by COVID-19; the pandemic quickly spread throughout the world and forced in-home learning for virtually all students...
COVID-19 brings challenges to student athletes: How athletes have been keeping up with staying fit
Ariel Oh, Print Features Editor
May 14, 2020
With the remainder of the school year being cancelled due to COVID-19, situations with sports teams at DGS have been left up in the air. Student athletes have been making-do with all workout facilities, fields, gyms and spring sports seasons being shut down -- which has affected quite a few students’...
Under the microscope: An inside look at DGS’s Research Club
Jacqueline Barba, Managing Editor
May 14, 2020
Stepping into Research Club, there’s a sense of controlled chaos. In one corner, students laugh with each other while pouring and mixing different liquids in beakers while in another, a student sits with their chromebook open, eyebrows furrowed as they scribble notes. Everyone is busy and focused,...
AP photography: What is expected from students
Marjorie Lichner, Head Copy Editor
May 13, 2020
Click! An AP photography student snaps her camera to capture the perfect shot of a ladybug sunning itself on a lilypad. This isn’t the only AP art class offered here at DGS -- AP design, AP studio art 3D design, AP music theory and AP computer design are many of the art based AP classes offered to...
Behind the Zoom screen: How teachers are coping with remote learning
Sarah Barber, Online Co-Editor-in-Chief
May 8, 2020
There’s no denying how much COVID-19 has altered the world we live in-- from working and learning online to being unable to see loved ones, this is an unprecedented time. In District 99, the majority of the focus has been on how well the students are coping; however, it’s important to recognize the...
