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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

Senior Areana McCulloch has owned a small business since the height of the pandemic.

Senior Areana McCulloch cashes in on the business world

Maggie Stanley, Freelance Writer September 23, 2022

Senior Areana McCulloch has owned a small business since the height of the pandemic. She sells made-to-order custom items to those in her community. She started by creating a custom onesie and, by summer...

Roselyn Lozada presents her skills in using a camera that she learned how to operate in TV1.

Soon to be film director Roselyn Lozada scripts her upcoming future

Anikan Lim, Freelancer September 19, 2022

Not many high school students can claim they know what they want to dedicate their life to. But for senior Roselyn Lozada, it's different: she wants to be a film director. One of Lozada’s earliest...

Alyssa Jacobson reminisces on her time spent with the kids from the Little Mustang preschool

Senior Alyssa Jacobson will be another teacher for the workforce

Tia Ramahi, Freelancer September 16, 2022

Countless seniors apply to college each year and check the box “undecided,” but senior Alyssa Jacobson has known she has wanted to be a teacher ever since she was a kindergartner. Her childhood stories...

Associate Principle Omar Davis and Supervisor Michael Reyes are a red and black team for spirit day.

Red and black spirit day for homecoming week

Meida Kuzminskas, Graphics/Photo Editor September 16, 2022

 

DGS students hugging to remember the importance of being there for one another.

September marks suicide prevention month

Isabella Shin, Features Editor September 14, 2022

September marks the start of Suicide Prevention Month. For many, this is a chance for individuals to share their story, their lives: the good, bad and all else in between. For others this is a time to...

Many events like Senior Night and spirit assemblies are a large part of the upcoming year for the class of 2023.

Incoming senior discusses year ahead

Sydney Richardson and Ava Lafin August 4, 2022

Grace Barry is an incoming senior at DGS, and like many, she is excited yet nervous about her final year at DGS. She spoke on some upcoming events special to students in their senior year. Going into...

Incoming senior Tekavin Russel sings for the DGS student body during the April 2022 pep assembly.

Dancing onto the 2023 Blueprint staff

Faith Nelson and Jake Hahn July 28, 2022

Tekavin Russel is an incoming senior and the newest member of the 2023 Blueprint staff. He is an energetic individual with a love for music and all things self expression. We asked Russel a few questions...

Junior Hugo Pletcher walks us through why his music taste is important to him.

How music is larger than just lyrics

Casey Muzykansky and Kassem Ossman July 14, 2022

Senior Hugo Pletcher believes music is a big part of his life. He listens to many genres from many different time periods. From Radiohead to Tyler, the Creator, Pletcher explained the impact music has...

DGS sophomore Parker Schmidt is entering his second year of high school after reflecting on a successful first year.

Schmidt reflects on freshman year

Michael Piotrowski and Owen Atseff June 30, 2022

DGS sophomore Parker Schmidt has just completed his first year of high school. Schmidt is on the DGS lacrosse team and is on a competitive ski team during the winter months. Coming off the pandemic and...

Alumni Sam Campbell placed posters that had the QR code for Sunlight around the school for people to scan and listen to.

Passion project: Campbell creates music under stage name ‘Veggie’

Claire Valenti and Abigail Durkin June 23, 2022

Alumni Sam Campbell is a new musical artist that goes by "Veggie," and has been working on producing music since 7th grade. As of right now, he’s released a single called “Sunlight” that came out...

Jason Trejo plays catch with a tennis ball every day during his study hall in the commons.

Trejo spends his study hall in the DGS Commons

Annie Metherd and Abigail Culcasi June 2, 2022

Jason Trejo is a member of the incoming sophomore class at DGS. As a member of the DGS Speech Team, he competes in oratory and impromptu speaking. When we first met Trejo, he was walking through the commons...

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