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 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 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...
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 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,...
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...
With January and February comes cold temperatures, icy roads and a lot of snow. Because of this, District 99 prepared to have e-learning days in case the weather prevented students and staff from being...
A third of DGS students share a lunchtime, making the commons and cafetorium fully populated during fourth, fifth and sixth period. Students line up behind the various food options in the cafetorium, at...
At the start of spring 2024, U.S. high school students will only be allowed to take the SAT test online.
College Board will still offer the pencil and paper SAT, but only for students who have specific...
With freshmen, sophomore and junior courses for next year being filled up, a new policy will be going into effect. The state-mandated Illinois Accelerated Placement Act will push students who score high...
On Dec. 18, the D99 board met to discuss chronic absenteeism and problem-solving techniques they have implemented. Chronic absenteeism counts all absences, including excused, unexcused and suspensions....