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Spring band concert - April 30 @ 7 p.m.
FAFSA presentation - April 29
Senior awards night - April 28 @ 7 p.m.
Jazz concert - April 27 @ 7p.m.
Senior cap and gown pick up - April 13
DGS Drama The Addams Family Show: April 16-18
Boys varsity baseball @ Willowbrook - April 20
Tuesday, April 14th - ACT
Monday, April 13 - PreACT
March 30th - April 3rd: Spring Break

All content by Emmanuelle Copeland

Letter to the editor: Part IV from former DGS students

Emma Ansah, Sarah Ansah, and Emmanuelle Copeland
October 30, 2020

Letter to the editor: Part II from former DGS students

Emma Ansah, Sarah Ansah, and Emmanuelle Copeland
October 28, 2020

Letter to the editor: Part I from former DGS students

Emma Ansah, Sarah Ansah, and Emmanuelle Copeland
October 27, 2020

Letter to the editor: Introduction from former DGS students

Emma Ansah, Sarah Ansah, and Emmanuelle Copeland
October 26, 2020

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Construction for the Master Facility Plan begins over spring break

Emmanuelle Copeland, Print Features Editor
April 25, 2019

Issue 4

Andrea Davenport, Srushti Desai, Rhaya Truman, Ariel Oh, Alex Miranda, Jacob Casella, Tatum Mitchell, Ina Barashka, Paul Szmanda, Emmanuelle Copeland, Colin Dodd, Rachel Ley, Jacqueline Sumida, Sarah Barber, Natalia Ruiz, Vianney Mendoza, and Miles Little
March 22, 2019

Mandatory attendance at the 2019 Spirit Week Assembly

Emmanuelle Copeland and Becca Pritchett
February 21, 2019

Why I’m done with the show ‘Friends’

Emmanuelle Copeland, Print Features Editor
February 16, 2019

TBT: Janella Guzman

Emmanuelle Copeland, Print Features Editor
February 7, 2019

[Photo] Internet shaming has become the new form of bullying

Rhaya Truman, Managing Editor
February 7, 2019

Introduction

Emmanuelle Copeland, Print Features Editor
January 29, 2019

Issue 3

Andrea Davenport, Srushti Desai, Jaqueline Sumida, Alex Miranda, Emmanuelle Copeland, Tatum Mitchell, Kelly Jankowski, Sarah Barber, Colin Dodd, Sam Perkins, Ina Barashka, Phillip Pakowski, Miles Little, Jonah Ocuto, Marc Alvarez, and Rachel Ley
January 25, 2019

A look into the new year: Horoscopes 1/9

Emmanuelle Copeland, Print Features Editor
January 9, 2019

Why Multicultural Studies is important

Emmanuelle Copeland, Print Features Editor
December 21, 2018

Freshman Friday: Sammy Bachara

Emmanuelle Copeland, Print Features Editor
December 7, 2018

Animal poaching and the communities left out of the conversation

Emmanuelle Copeland, Print Features Editor
December 5, 2018

DGN alumni group advocates for changes in District 99

Tatum Mitchell and Emmanuelle Copeland
December 3, 2018

Fundamentals of fighting

Ariel Oh, Trevor Owcarz, Vianney Mendoza, Rhaya Truman, Emmanuelle Copeland, and Srushti Desai
November 16, 2018

Issue 2

Andrea Davenport, Srushti Desai, Tatum Mitchell, Rachel Ley, Phillip Pakowski, Emmanuelle Copeland, Colin Dudd, Trevor Owcarz, Jacob Casella, Paul Szmanda, Rhaya Truman, Vianney Mendoza, Ariel Oh, Natalie Ruiz, Katie Dobson, and Becca Pritchet
November 16, 2018

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SoundCloud rappers mumble rap: are we missing the moral message?

Emmanuelle Copeland, Print Features Editor
November 16, 2018

Throwback Thursday: Maddy Moushon

Emmanuelle Copeland, Print Features Editor
November 1, 2018

[Photo] Halloween is sexist: how costume manufacturers hypersexualize women and hyper-masculinize men

Tatum Mitchell, Print News Editor
November 1, 2018

Top Ten Tuesdays: Autumn Anthems

Emmanuelle Copeland, Print Features Editor
October 16, 2018

Happy Homicidal Egomaniac Day … sorry, I meant happy Columbus Day

Emmanuelle Copeland, Print Features Editor
October 5, 2018

Issue 1

Andrea Davenport, Srushti Desai, Rachel Ley, Tatum Mitchell, Emmanuelle Copeland, Phillip Pakowski, Colin Dodd, Ina Barashka, Alex Miranda, Miles Little, Kelly Jankowski, Jackie Sumida, Natalie Casas, Trevor Owcarz, Sam Perkins, Sarah Barber, and Paul Szmanda
October 4, 2018

Most Teens posters are cute — I’d rather they be useful

Emmanuelle Copeland, Print Features Editor
September 12, 2018

Netflix Originals: Are you still watching?

Emmanuelle Copeland, Graphics Director
May 18, 2018

Finding inner peace in the tough times of Yanny versus Laurel

Emmanuelle Copeland, Graphics Director
May 18, 2018

Issue 5

Barbara Collins, Katie Anthony, Srushti Desai, Rhaya Truman, Donte Reed, Andrea Davenport, Sarah Major, Jayna Bardahl, Lindsay Valero, Jhenevie Oca, Sydney Hall, Emmanuelle Copeland, Marc Alvarez, Kendall Brost, Vince Vena, Matt Hollendonner, Will Miller, Jonah Ocuto, and Elizabeth Szpytek
May 18, 2018

Slacktivism: ‘hashtagging’ out of the conversation

Emmanuelle Copeland, Graphics Director
April 6, 2018

Should you ‘Love, Simon’?

Emmanuelle Copeland, Graphics Director
March 22, 2018

Issue 4

Barbara Collins, Katie Anthony, Sarah Major, Jayna Bardahl, Donte Reed, Srushti Desai, Rhaya Truman, Andrea Davenport, Emmanuelle Copeland, Kora Montana, Will Miller, Marc Alvarez, Matthew Hollendonner, Sherwin Thomas, and Jhenevie Oca
March 21, 2018

Issue 3

Barbara Collins, Jayna Bardahl, Sarah Major, Lindsay Valero, Rhaya Truman, Srushti Desai, Calvin Herion, Elizabeth Rose Szpytek, Jonah Ocuto, Katie Anthony, Donte Reed, Kendall Brost, Vince Vena, Andrea Davenport, Emmanuelle Copeland, Jhenevie Oca, Katie Anthony, and Natalie Casas
January 29, 2018

Freshman Friday: Matthew Jablonski

Emmanuelle Copeland, Graphics Director
December 16, 2017

Top 10 Tuesday: Songs to spice up a study session

Emmanuelle Copeland, Graphics Director
December 13, 2017

Issue 2

Katie Anthony, Sarah Major, Matthew Hollendonner, Jhenevie Oca, Donte Reed, Kora Montana, Will Miller, Bobby Ramsdell, Sherwin Thomas, Marc Alvarez, Srushti Desai, Emmanuelle Copeland, Rachel Davis, and Rhaya Truman
December 1, 2017

Issue 1

Barbara Collins, Sydney Hall, Elizabeth Rose Szpytek, Katie Anthony, Jayna Bardahl, Natalie Casas, Calvin Herion, Vince Vena, Emmanuelle Copeland, Andrea Davenport, Rhaya Truman, Sarah Major, Jonah Ocuto, Kendall Brost, Lindsay Valero, Vince Vena, Srushti Desai, Donte Reed, and Jhenevie Oca
October 26, 2017

Leila Morof: DGS’s gift from Germany

Emmanuelle Copeland and Rhaya Truman
October 10, 2017

Freshman Friday: Lestin Kandakudy

Emmanuelle Copeland, Graphics Director
October 6, 2017

Anonymous Alerts: Newest edition to school security

Emmanuelle Copeland and Kora Montana
October 1, 2017

Broadcast News: Sept. 22

Jonah Ocuto, Lindsay Valero, Emmanuelle Copeland, and Katie Anthony
September 22, 2017

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