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  • October 7DGS v.s. East Leyden boys football Oct. 11
  • October 7Girls golf IHSA State Finals Oct. 11
  • October 7DGS v.s. Naperville Central girls tennis Oct. 9
  • October 7DGS v.s. Hinsdale South boys soccer Oct. 8
  • October 7Non-attendance day Oct. 14
  • October 7No student attendance Oct. 11
  • October 71:30 p.m. Early Dismissal Oct. 10
  • October 7PSAT NMSQT Oct. 8
  • October 7Yearbook photo retakes on main stage Oct. 8
  • September 23DGS v.s. Proviso East girls swimming Sept. 26
The student news site of Downers Grove South High School

Blueprint
The student news site of Downers Grove South High School

Blueprint
Fruit can range from absolutely delicious to awful

Fruit that I hate

Anthony Addante, Opinions Editor
May 14, 2024
An execution can never be humane, and is thus always cruel. And as the country searches for the illusive humane execution, the unusualness of these deaths only seems to grow. It’s time to end the death penalty nationwide.

The death penalty is cruel and unusual

Andrew Staser, Freelance Writer
April 22, 2024
If I shunned people based on their affiliations, I would be depriving myself of the greatest experiences and relationships of my life. We can’t begin to create a better America until we stop polarizing ourselves based on red or blue, Republican or Democrat.

Polarization divides, we can defy

Juliana Conyer, Managing Editor
April 8, 2024
Our laws and policies have been unchanged for decades at the federal level, but it’s time we weed them out and replace them with a more justified, humane approach.

Marijuana deserves federal legalization

Andrew Staser, Freelance Writer
April 4, 2024
Russian apologists wish to paint Russia as a utopia, but the reality is that the Russian government is a bastion of corruption, one that is happily sending thousands to their death for profit.

Continued support for Ukraine urgent in face of Navalny death

Andrew Staser, Freelance Writer
April 2, 2024
FAFSA is still a broken mess that makes my eyes bleed with frustration.

FAFSA murders my mental health

Anthony Addante, Opinions Editor
March 21, 2024
This the midday snack of an average idiot

Idiots to watch out for

Anthony Addante, Opinions Editor
March 14, 2024
The Medieval Age: Europe’s darkest hour. Rampant poverty, petty conflict, religious fanaticism, brutal torture, and horses. Such attributes may also be assigned to Downers Grove South High School.

DGS links to medieval Europe

Eddie Koniecko, Freelance Writer
March 7, 2024
The distillation of our media places consumers on a boat in the middle of a storm. They are thrown about haphazardly, lacking all composure, and it diminishes the sense of power people have to nothingness, making one feel as though they are watching the world around them deteriorate without any way to save it.

Social media codes our world for failure

Andrew Staser, Freelance Writer
February 29, 2024
FAFSA is always a frustrating process for students and parents alike.

FAFSA rollout is a disgrace

Anthony Addante, Opinions Editor
February 15, 2024
Students deserve the chance to take challenging classes

DGS needs more social studies AP’s

Anthony Addante, Opinions Editor
February 8, 2024
Despite my smile I am suffering deeply from having to run on our indoor track.

Indoor track badly needs an upgrade

Anthony Addante, Opinions Editor
February 5, 2024
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