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  • December 15Sunday matinee performance of "Elf" Dec. 15
  • December 12DGS Drama hosts "Elf" Musical Dec. 12-14 at 7 p.m.
  • December 9DGS opens winter art show on Dec. 12 at 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
  • December 9Learning commons serves hot cocoa on Dec. 13 at 7:15 a.m. to 8:15 a.m.
  • November 25First boys basketball game Nov. 25 vs. Geneva
  • November 25Grove Express Nov. 28
  • November 25Thanksgiving break starts Nov. 27
  • November 18Saturday night performance of "Elf" Dec. 14
  • November 18Friday night performance of "Elf" Dec. 13
  • November 18Thursday night performance of "Elf" Dec. 12
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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This coconut crepe came straight from the Olympian gods themselves.

Plateia’s crepes are a gift from the Greek gods

Ina Barashka, Online Co-Editor-in-Chief
May 9, 2019
Junior Kaitlyn Swider and senior Sarah Scehovic at a football game.

Q&A: Kaitlyn Swider dances her way through life

Ina Barashka, Online Co-Editor-in-Chief
May 9, 2019
The library will be closed for most of the month due to AP testing.

Weekly preview: May 6-10

Ina Barashka, Online Co-Editor-in-Chief
May 6, 2019
Drawing and painting classes created this lighthouse poster from recycled bottle caps to promote the Erika's Lighthouse campaign and saving the earth.

Students believe philanthropy assembly ‘grazes over’ the seriousness of depression

Ina Barashka, Online Co-Editor-in-Chief
April 23, 2019
Michael Beube at three months.

TBT: Michael Beube

Ina Barashka, Online Co-Editor-in-Chief
April 5, 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
School Board meeting: March 18

School Board meeting: March 18

Ina Barashka and Miles Little
March 20, 2019
The choir concerts this week will take place in the auditorium.

Weekly Preview: March 4 – 8

Ina Barashka, Online Co-Editor-in-Chief
March 4, 2019
Merit Allendorfer at the beach at age three.

TBT: Senior Merit Allendorfer

Ina Barashka, Online Co-Editor-in-Chief
February 21, 2019
The Flexible Learning day will take place on President's Day, Feb.18.

DGS gets digital with new flexible learning day

Ina Barashka, Online Co-Editor-in-Chief
February 11, 2019
The Birds.

If you want to be my lover, you got to get my consent

Ina Barashka, Online Co-Editor-in-Chief
January 25, 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
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Leakage in the pool hallway.

[Photo] The sky is falling: DGS notices missing and damaged ceiling tiles

December 14, 2018
Pool Hallway

Room A210

Room A210

DGS players preparing to make one of their first baskets of the game.

Boys basketball gets ready to rumble

Ina Barashka, Online Co-Editor-in-Chief
December 21, 2018
“There is something about speaking your own language that brings out your real personality, it’s the different vocabulary this used in the language to express yourself,” junior Samantha Issa said.

Learn the language of DGS

Ina Barashka, Online Editor-in-Chief
December 14, 2018
Leakage in the pool hallway.

The sky is falling: DGS notices missing and damaged ceiling tiles

Ina Barashka and Alex Miranda
December 14, 2018

Video News: Nov. 16, 2018

Kelly Jankowski, Vianney Mendoza, Jacob Casella, Ina Barashka, and Natalie Casas
November 16, 2018
Jaime Gallegos gets ready to trick-or-treat in his childhood Halloween costume.

TBT: Jaime Gallegos

Ina Barashka, Online Co-Editor-in-Chief
November 15, 2018
September and October "Glam Bags"

Ipsy: Be-you-tiful samples!

Ina Barashka, Online Co-Editor-in-Chief
November 1, 2018
"I may as well pop off my whole head."

Picture day: anything but picture perfect

Ina Barashka, Online Co-Editor-in-Chief
October 10, 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
Max Paschall

Freshman Friday: Max Paschall

Ina Barashka, Online Co-Editor-in-Chief
September 14, 2018

Homework? More like no work

Ina Barashka, Freelance Writer
February 1, 2018
Kaityln Maas dribbles her way into coaching

Kaityln Maas dribbles her way into coaching

Ina Barashka, Freelance Writer
September 19, 2017
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