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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

Bathrooms are now supervised by staff at Wheaton Warrenville South.

Wheaton Warrenville South updates safety policy

Nicholas Sadelski, Opinions Editor April 22, 2024

On Feb. 28 a fight between three students in a bathroom at Wheaton Warrenville South High School, along with a series of other physical altercation between students prompted an update of the existing...

Although a traditional game among seniors, this years rendition of the game has been seen as controversial by some.

Senior assassins raises safety concerns, controversy during first rounds

Lauren Miranda, Editor-in-Chief April 15, 2024

At midnight on March 4, the first round of senior assassins commenced. The game entails students assembling into small teams and “hunting” other groups with Nerf guns in hopes of winning a $2,000 grand...

Apps and websites are blocked on the school-owned Chromebooks, but also on students phones when connected to the D99-BYOD network.

D99 blocks content on student devices

Sabrina Crowley, Copy Editor April 5, 2024

As many students may have noticed throughout the course of this school year, when a personal cell phone is connected to the D99-BYOD Wi-Fi network, certain apps are blocked. Some of these apps include...

DGS travels for GI

William Elliott, Freelance Writer April 1, 2024

Some students fear the cicadas that are coming in summer 2024.

Season of cicadas is upon DGS

Kate Dziewinski, Sports Editor March 14, 2024

Cicadas are going to be buzzing around the southeast and midwest regions starting in mid-May. This will be the first time since 1803 that both groups of cicadas, Brood XIX and XIII will be out at the same...

Book bans force readers into the shadows of learning, limiting their content choices.

Illinois begins new chapter, bans book censorship

Juliana Conyer, Managing Editor March 11, 2024

Book bans have been sweeping across the country, stirring up controversy in and out of the classroom. According to the American Library Association, 2023 saw a 20% increase in the amount of attempted book...

The speech team competed in Peoria, IL and ended up taking home second place.

Speech takes home second place state trophy

Caitlin Spindler and William Elliott March 8, 2024

The DGS speech team talked their way into a second place finish at the IHSA state speech tournament on Feb. 17. The tournament was hosted in Peoria, IL at the Peoria Civic Center and took place over...

The DGS Orchesis company performed one of their dances at the spirit week assembly.

Orchesis ‘Dances the Night Away’

Melo Medina, Video Editor March 8, 2024

On March 15-17, the DGS Orchesis dance company will “Dance the Night Away” during their performance at 7 p.m. in the auditorium. Orchesis is a no-cut dance company at DGS that focuses on all dance...

On Feb. 23, DGS held the annual spirit assembly where students from all grades and staff competed for the spirit jug. Small events during lunch periods where students could earn points for their grade led up to the large assembly that took place in the large gym. Seniors won the spirit jug after being in last place for most of the week.

Spirit flows throughout DGS

Vanja Bogdanovic, Graphics/Photo Editor February 28, 2024

Last years winter dance hosted DJ Edi Dzaferoski. This years DJ has yet to be announced.

DGS hosts winter dance on Feb. 24

Maya Homberg, Editor-in-Chief February 21, 2024

On Saturday, Feb. 24, DGS will open its doors to students sporting masquerade masks and dressed in green, purple and gold. Gussied up in dresses and suits, students will attend the annual winter dance,...

All the step teams gathered on stage at the end of the competition to receive a round of applause.

Royalty Step team presents the crown

Caitlin Spindler and Vanja Bogdanovic February 8, 2024

Screams erupted from the crowd as stomps and claps bounced off the walls of the auditorium during the DGS’s Royalty Step Teams first annual Royal Stomp Down. The competition was hosted on Feb. 3 and...

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