You may have heard the saying, “The greatest amount of wasted time is the time getting started.” We all procrastinate. But we shouldn’t and here’s why: According to Solving Procrastination,...

“Qui tacet consentire videtur,” an old Latin phrase, means roughly that those who are silent show consent. The proverb illustrates that someone needs to speak out against what they see as unacceptable...

South strong or south pride? Go blue or go gold? Hornets or Mustangs? This is the internal conflict that I experience daily due to attending DGS but having parents who work at Hinsdale South High School. I...

There is an immense joy that is matched by no other: using a sharp pencil. Touching that beautifully sharp tip to the untouched paper as the lead shows up so awesomely bold is euphoric. Then, the unthinkable:...

I know it’s October when the air has a subtle crispness, the shorter days are extended by jack-o-lantern light, I can smell pumpkin seeds roasting in the oven and “Hocus Pocus” is playing on repeat...

Sometimes the Hollywood stereotypes are true and high school really is a popularity contest. It almost seems like everything you do needs to be precisely calculated in order to appease your peers and the...

The phone policy has caused quite the stir and it is a break from the status quo of just hoping that students won’t use them. Perhaps this opinion will be in the minority, but this policy seems to be...

There’s one prevalent issue at DGS that exceeds all others. Every student is affected by it. It's not access. It's the garbage chairs. At least, those classical ones that probably haven’t been...

Athletes are facing a silent, unspoken issue that seems to get glossed over. Simply enough, athletes don’t have much time to do work once they get home, and it’s significantly harming the mental health...

Valentine’s Day classroom parties were always my favorite day of elementary school. The highly anticipated afternoon was spent exchanging candy hearts, fun dip and cards plastered with emojis, the best...

Earlier this year, the school board voted to pass the hybrid block schedule. This included a new part of the day: access on the block days. With months of evaluation, access has not proven its existence...

All of a sudden a whistle blares across the field as I am defending the girl with the ball. “Shooting space. Center hash, number 16, four behind,” yells the ref. Shooting space: when a defender...