The Options Fair returns to DGS on Oct.17. This event is an opportunity for students with disabilities to learn about options they have after graduation.
The Options Fair is free and open to families...
While involved in online classroom activities, many students have encountered slow connections and blocked access due to ongoing connectivity issues affecting students and staff. IT supervisor Frank Ding...
DGS has implemented new printer stations for the 22-23 school year in the commons that are now accessible to the students. A committee of staff who works with technology (IT) on the district level and...
On Oct. 4, the DGS choir program held their annual fall concert at 7 p.m. in the auditorium. But with a twist, for the first time ever middle schools were invited to to perform alongside the high school...
On Oct. 6 and Oct. 7, parent-teacher conferences are taking place at DGS. This allows an opportunity for parents or guardians to meet with the child's teacher to check up on their progress and see how...
With the new school year came a different schedule for Wednesdays and Thursdays due to the addition of block days. The new hybrid schedule has brought a new order of class periods going from periods one,...
Many Downers Grove community members showed up at the Sept. 28 Downers Grove Public Library Board of Trustees meeting to either voice their dissent or support for the canceled Drag Queen Bingo event. The...
On Sept. 16, DGS presented a homecoming assembly with several different competitions and acts, including a hip hop dance group called Future Legacies. This experienced dance group, a product of DLD Dance...
On Sept. 30 2009, billionaire businessman Guy Laliberté was not able to take one small step for clown-kind, but he did become the first clown to travel to space. For his 50th birthday, the co-owner of...
DGS welcomed a new group called the Principal Student Advisory Council (PSAC). The intent of this new add-on to DGS is to help improve the school through student advisory.
The PSAC is made up of 21...
Maya Homberg, Copy Editor-In-Chief
• September 21, 2022
In August 2022, twenty-seven Illinois school districts opted out of the new sex education curriculum required by the National Sex Education Standards (NSES). This new curriculum includes more in-depth...
Since the pandemic, bus problems have been frequently impacting students within DGS. People stand outside for over 20 minutes waiting for the after school bus to arrive, even in unfavorable weather conditions.
As...