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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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The options fair flier grabs DGS students attention through the screen.

Options Fair hosted in-person for students and families

Sofia Monreal, Freelancer October 11, 2022

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...

Senior Gabriella Metz experiences internet and connection issues while using a district issued device.

School-wide internet problems affect students and staff

Stephanie Gaspari, Freelance Writer October 7, 2022

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...

Sophomore Sarah Ellis uses one of the new printer stations by the bookstore.

New printer stations available to students

Madison Garcia, Freelance Writer October 6, 2022

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...

DGS Madrigals practice for the October 2022 concert. ONeill Middle school joined the high school choir at the show.

Fall choir concert brings in future DGS singers

Nicholas Sadelski, Freelance Writer October 6, 2022

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...

Conferences are held either in person or in Google Meets this year.

Parent teacher conferences are back this fall

Tyler Urban, Freelance Writer October 5, 2022

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...

Students sit in new access periods with nothing to do, adding to the time they’re out of structured classes.

Block days leave some with hours of free-time

Luke Urban, Freelancer October 5, 2022

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,...

The wide range of opinions voiced during the public comments section seemed to be equally split between criticism and support.

Downers Grove Public Library faces additional feedback on Drag Queen Bingo Event

Emma Fudacz, Editor-in-Chief October 5, 2022

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...

The DGS members of Future Legacies laugh as they walk around school wearing their team sweatshirts

World of Dance finalists perform at school

Mia Cassin, Freelance Writer September 30, 2022

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...

Sobczak and Lyons watching Laliberté take off in the Soyuz TMA-16 spacecraft.

Clown blasts off into space: 13 years later

Joshua Traugott, Freelance Writer September 30, 2022

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...

Principal Arwen Lyp has used the PSAC before at her old high school where she enjoyed it and felt like students had a good impression of the school.

DGS introduces Principal Student Advisory Council

Hamzah Sayyed, News Editor September 23, 2022

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...

The new sex education curriculum includes more in-depth information involving gender identity and sexual orientation.

D99 Board addresses the new sex education curriculum and upcoming renovations

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...

Students wait for their bus as they are looking at earlier buses leaving.

DGS problems with buses and dismissal

Meida Kuzminskas, Graphics/Photo Editor September 21, 2022

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...

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