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Applying to colleges during the pandemic: Different, but possible

Emma Huget, Freelance Writer • October 29, 2020

Every fall is when many seniors start applying to colleges; however, this year is different because of COVID-19. Many college applications are now test optional, and seniors are scurrying because they...

15-year-old sophomore Luke Willer has been waiting 17 years to tell you his story

Claire Valenti, Freelance Writer • October 26, 2020

Sophomore Luke Willer is a typical 15-year-old teenager with many friends, hobbies and goals. The interesting thing about him is that he could’ve been 17 right now if he hadn’t been frozen in a petri...

Annie Metherd’s perspective-changing revelation on concerts

Emma Fudacz, Freelancer Writer • October 23, 2020

When you go to a concert, you expect to have a good time and get lost in the music, but that is not the case for junior Annie Metherd. Metherd shares how concerts have made her feel like a part of a...

A comprehensive guide to Black Lives Matter

Teagan Smith, Features Editor • October 23, 2020

The Black Lives Matter movement was founded in 2013 as a response to the lack of justice recieved for the murder of Trayvon Martin, a black youth that was shot and killed by a neighborhood watch member...

Becoming an ally of the Black Lives Matter movement

Mimi Akintunde-Nieves and Willow Patton • October 15, 2020

Mentally over COVID: The struggles of mental health during a pandemic

Mimi Akintunde-Nieves, Social Media Director • October 6, 2020

A teenage boy sits in his room for 201 days and counting, he feels as if he cannot even remember his life before the pandemic. Rotting away as his only social interactions occur through his phone and computer,...

Overcoming and adapting: Teachers go remote learning

Ariel Oh, Opinions Editor • October 1, 2020

Over the summer, District 99 and their teaching staff created and developed a teaching plan for students in a remote setting. Since the fallout of the first hybrid plan, teachers in all departments seem...

Imagine homecoming dress-up days

Kassem Ossman, Entertainment Editor • October 1, 2020

Starting Sept. 28, the Imagine spirit week comes in full swing. With many prizes to win, all you need to do is snap a pic and drop it in the dropbox. Here are the days and some of the examples peers...

Picture perfect: DGS’s renovations are straight out of a movie

Teagan Smith, Features Editor • September 30, 2020

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...

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...

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;...