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  • March 18Spring Break starts 3/25
  • March 18An Evening of one Acts 3/21, 3/22 at 7:00 p.m.
  • March 18D99 Honors Vocal Recital hosted at DGN 3/19 at 7 p.m.
  • March 18ISA testing 3/19
  • March 18Respect Week hosted by Unified 3/18-3/22
  • March 11Unified Club Meeting 3/13 at 3:30 PM
  • March 11DECA meeting 3/15 at 7:45 AM
  • March 11Spanish Club Meeting 3/12 at 3:30 PM
  • March 7Student Voice Opportunity Mar.7 during access
  • March 4National Social Workers Week Mar.4-Mar.8
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Access periods allow for students to complete their homework, meet with teachers and move around the school.

Community responds to new access periods

Taylor S Neal, Copy Editor November 28, 2022

The 2022- 2023 school year came with plenty of schedule changes, such as the hybrid block schedule and 8- period days. One new change being implemented this year is the access periods on the Wednesday...

Participants, leaders and directors smile for a photo at the 2021 fall Snowball event.

Keeping the snowball rolling: First two-day Snowball event since 2020

Abigail Culcasi, Editor-in-Chief November 18, 2022

For the first time since 2020, students will be able to attend a two-day Snowball event at YMCA Camp Duncan in Ingleside, IL from Nov. 18-19. During the 2020-21 school year, all of the Snowball events...

DGS senior votes with his mom for the first time.

Students vote in 2022 midterm election

Hamzah Sayyed, News Editor November 8, 2022

The midterm election is going to take place on Nov. 8, where four-hundred and seventy seats will be up for grabs across the country, including multiple seats for both the House of Representatives and the...

Students seek homework help from peers and teachers in the Math Resource Center.

Paper.co Tutoring cancelled following two years of underuse

Anjali Kota, Managing Editor November 1, 2022

District 99 has chosen not to renew its subscription to Paper.co Tutoring; a decision that hasn’t been very highly disputed by students of either DGS or DGN. With so few students who truly used the service,...

The cast members of the fall play rely on their facial expressions and actions for this seasons play.

DGS performs ‘Small Mouth Sounds’ Oct. 27- Oct. 29

Tia Ramahi, Freelance Writer October 28, 2022

Many student actors rehearse their lines over and over again to prepare for a show. However, that won’t be the case this year since the fall play will be “Small Mouth Sounds,” a primarily silent...

Police officers will be affected by the new SAFE-T Act due to new requirements for certification and training.

New Illinois law scheduled for release in January 2023

Cierra Rose, Freelancer October 26, 2022

On Jan. 13, 2021, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed the Safety, Accountability, Fairness and Equity Today (SAFE-T) Act. The law includes extensive changes to the Illinois criminal justice system....

Prairieview Elementary School is one of the schools that has been affected by District 66 budget cuts.

Failed District 66 referendum leads to school cuts

Juliana Conyer, Freelancer October 20, 2022

School District 66 is facing a series of budget cuts in the 2022-2023 school year. These cuts were made after a referendum was voted against in the community. The cuts include fewer buses, shorter school...

Meida Kuzminskas and Anjali Kota reviewed the board meeting that took place on Oct.17

Award presented at Oct. 17 board meeting

Meida Kuzminskas and Anjali Kota October 19, 2022

At the Oct. 17 board meeting, Superintendent Hank Thiele presented the 2022 Exhibition of Educational Environments that District 99 received for the North and South high school Master Facility plan projects...

Students are asked to fill out a Google Form regarding the Mustang Way lesson in their access period about plagiarism.

Mustang Way lessons are now during access periods

Madelyn Sumlin, Freelancer October 19, 2022

Mustang Way lessons have returned once again for the 2022-2023 school year. With the newly established block schedule comes a new source of time for Mustang Way instruction, this time during students’...

AP Government teacher Laura Rodey is a strong advocate for voting and encourages her students to be as politically involved as possible.

DGS ‘polls’ into Nov. 8 representative election

Bharat Shah, Freelance Writer October 19, 2022

As the Nov. 8 Representative election starts to loom around the corner, having been declared a state holiday in 2020, many new voters at DGS seek to make their voices heard amid a growing number of campaign...

Students gather around the Tech Center for Chromebook support.

Tech Center repairs Chromebooks and assists students

Tim Malatia, Freelance Writer October 14, 2022

Chromebook issues are a common occurrence for a variety of reasons, including network connectivity, broken keys, physical damage and more. The members of the Tech Center specialize in Chromebook repair...

Senior Cece Cathcart browses FAFSA.gov to find additional support and resources.

FAFSA application opens October for seniors across the country

Emma Pecoraro, Freelance Writer October 12, 2022

The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) opened Oct. 1 for current seniors. This is a federal government form that determines if students qualify for federal and need based aid. This includes...

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