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The student news site of Downers Grove South High School

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The student news site of Downers Grove South High School

Blueprint
The trains at the diner deliver food to guests, part of the reason people keep coming back.

An ode to the All Aboard Diner

Megan Fox, Opinions Editor
September 13, 2022

Hunting for treasure: Hidden gems in the western suburbs

Samantha Bachara, Business Manager/Social Media Director
February 8, 2022
Take a trip around downtown Downers Grove and get a restaurant recommendation

Take a trip around downtown Downers Grove and get a restaurant recommendation

Ava Lafin, Opinions Editor
December 2, 2021
The dumpster fills up quickly with all shapes and sizes of pumpkins. As a way to properly dispose of these pumpkins, residents acted sustainably by bringing them to the pumpkin drive at DGS.

Downers Grove community hosts pumpkin compost drive

Ema Paskevicius, Copy Editor
November 12, 2021
Senior Giovanni Torrijos looks sharply out onto the field, keeping the ball steady in his hands. Before the throw-in, he contemplates where the ball would be played best.

Varsity soccer takes on Hinsdale Central

Ema Paskevicius, Copy Editor
September 7, 2021

Bliss & Wicks: The Candle Queen

Emma Huget, Freelance Writer
May 7, 2021
Another winter activity made possible for Downers Grove residents by the snowstorm is building snowmen. This one made by a DGS senior stands at nearly seven feet tall.

Snowstorm buries Downers Grove under over a foot of snow

Luc Alvarez, Editor-in-Chief
February 1, 2021
Mayor Robert Barnett is preparing to start the council meeting.

May 12 Downers Grove village council meeting recap

Vincent Llanes, Copy Editor
May 15, 2020
As the COVID-19 pandemic ensues and Illinoiss death toll continues to rise, health care workers fight against the virus on the front lines. Outside Good Samaritan Hospital a sign stands in their support saying Hero[e]s work here.

One month later: How Downers Grove has adapted to living under social distancing guidelines

Luc Alvarez, Copy Editor
April 24, 2020
The Downers Grove Village Council convenes for its March 3, 2020, meeting.

Downers Grove Village Council debates electronic message boards

Paul Szmanda, Online Co-Editor-in-Chief
March 4, 2020
The Curse of Downers Grove was written by a DGS alumnus.

The only thing scary about ‘The Curse of Downers Grove’ is its acting

Teagan Smith, Print Opinions Editor
March 2, 2020
As the meeting begins, Mayor Bob Barnett proclaims that Jan. 20 will be Downers Grove Civil Rights Day.

DG Village Council discusses Civil Rights Day, zoning, Project Dandelion

Paul Szmanda, Online Co-Editor-in-Chief
January 15, 2020
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