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The student news site of Downers Grove South High School

Blueprint

The student news site of Downers Grove South High School

Blueprint

Abby Heavrin

Abby Heavrin, Opinions Editor

Junior Abby Heavrin is an Opinions Editor in her first year on the Blueprint staff. Heavrin is heavily involved in the Masque & Gavel program as a social events chair for the club. Music and theater have always been a huge part of her life, but she looks forward to exploring journalism more.

Outside of school, you can always find Heavrin curled up with a good romance book or working at Dazzling Divas running children’s parties and spa days. While her cramped school schedule doesn’t leave much time for herself, the little time she does have is almost always spent with her friends which never fails to boost her mood.

In her past two years at DGS Heavrin has participated at the State and National level for speech and looks forward to competing at those tournaments in the future. Heavrin has previously won the American Legion Award in her eighth-grade year at Lakeview Jr. High and was selected as the 2023 recipient of the IAGC Distinguished Student Scholarship.

She has always enjoyed writing and sharing her perspectives with others; she looks forward to sharing her stories with the school.

All content by Abby Heavrin
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Villains steal hearts

Abby Heavrin, Opinions Editor
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Women experience contrasts between themselves and men in different areas of society such as the workforce.

DGS honors women in March

Abby Heavrin, Opinions Editor
March 17, 2025
Student Juliana Conyer displays her interests, activities and more through stickers on her Chromebook.

Smiles stick with stickers

Abby Heavrin, Opinions Editor
March 11, 2025
Students in AP Psychology experience a large amount of course work due to the class being one semester long.

Courses undergo changes in curriculum

Abby Heavrin, Opinions Editor
January 9, 2025
Abby Heavrin and Sebastian Blanco create their "hear me out cake" and reveal their childhood crushes.

Hear me out cakes uncover secret crushes

Abby Heavrin, Opinions Editor
November 19, 2024
Side by side comparison of homecoming at DGS in 2023 and 1998.

The death of the slow dance

Abby Heavrin, Opinions Editor
November 18, 2024
Eating a meal doesn't always have to be lonely, sometimes having some virtual company can be nice. But when does it become too much?

The evolution of mukbangs

Abby Heavrin, Opinions Editor
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