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Blueprint

  • October 15Golf state sendoff Oct. 17
  • October 15Girls tennis sectionals @ LT Oct. 15 & 16
  • October 15DGS vs. Lockport girls volleyball Oct. 19
  • October 15DGS @ NNHS boys soccer Oct. 17
  • October 15DGS vs. Proviso East football Oct. 18
  • October 15Fall Play Oct. 24, 25 and 26
  • October 15D58 & DGS Orchestra Concert Oct. 17
  • 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
The student news site of Downers Grove South High School

Blueprint

The student news site of Downers Grove South High School

Blueprint

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Are you interested in joining the journalism program, OR are you a teacher recommending a student for the program? If so, click down below, and we will contact you soon!

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We recommend that your freshman year you participate in our Journalism Cub. In our club, you work one-on-one with members of the staff to learn the basics of writing for our publication. We help you through each step of the writing process, and we often freelance many of the articles our club members write!

For more information, please watch the video below.

Your sophomore year we recommend that you take Journalistic Expression and Media Literacy (This will count for one English credit). This class goes in-depth into the foundations of journalism and gives students a chance to practice creating the articles and media expected of staff members. Staff members who have taken this class find they have a leg-up when they become part of the staff because they are familiar with the expectations.

Your junior and senior year we hope that you will take Advanced Journalistic Writing and become a member of our staff! You will write articles, create art and take photographs for both our online and print publications. You may take this class honors or regular.

CALLING ALL FILM MAKERS

Are you interested in making videos and learning more about film? Then ask your counselor to sign you up for TV 1 and TV 2. Check out this video that highlights what it is like to be part of this program: