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  • November 18Saturday night performance of "Elf" Dec. 14
  • November 18Friday night performance of "Elf" Dec. 13
  • November 18Thursday night performance of "Elf" Dec. 12
  • November 18Winter art show grand opening Dec. 12
  • November 18Cocoa in the commons Dec. 6
  • November 18Thanksgiving break begins Nov. 27
  • November 18Fillies compete at Mundelein High School Nov. 23
  • November 12DGS IHSA state finals football Nov. 16
  • November 12DGS IHSA state finals girls swimming Nov. 15
  • November 12DGS IHSA state finals girls volleyball Nov. 15 to Nov. 16
The student news site of Downers Grove South High School

Blueprint
The student news site of Downers Grove South High School

Blueprint
Mary Long and Luke Gosewisch are previous students who now work at DGS.

Blast from the past: DGS Alumni returns as staff

Maya Homberg, Emma Fudacz, Marty Blader, Isabella Shin, and Lauren Miranda
March 10, 2023

Teachers find true love at DGS

Gwendolynne Royle, Editor-in-Chief
February 14, 2022
Remote learning has shown an impact student engagement and future of teaching.

Breaking the disconnect

Mimi Akintunde-Nieves, Social Media Director
March 10, 2021
Lack of student engagement has caused teachers to feel they are teaching "into the Zoom Void."

‘Teaching into the Zoom Void’: Teachers struggle with students’ lack of engagement

Jacqueline Barba, Editor-In-Chief
January 28, 2021
This year we can see an incline in the number people battling with their mental health

What does good mental health look like?: How to best support yourself

Mimi Akintunde-Nieves, Social Media Director
November 19, 2020
Stressed out parent teaching his class on zoom while having to keep his daughter entertained.

Teaching and parenting worlds collide: How COVID has forced DGS teachers to manage multiple roles

Mimi Akintunde-Nieves, Social Media Director
November 6, 2020
Many teachers have decided to come back to DGS and teach classes from there to feel more like they are in a classroom.

Overcoming and adapting: Teachers go remote learning

Ariel Oh, Opinions Editor
October 1, 2020
In addition to submitting a form released by Dr. Thiele, students also needed to confirm their attendance with each of their teachers.

On the other side of the Zoom screen: Teachers learn e-Learning

Paul Szmanda, Online Co-Editor-in-Chief
May 15, 2020
E-learning has made teachers feel very connected their computers. Is this good or bad? You decide.

Computers control teachers

Elliot Sheets
April 20, 2020
Physics teacher Drew Sobczak may face obstacles with his students.

Student ‘horror stories’ help teachers learn how to react in high-stake situations

Vincent Llanes, Copy Editor
February 18, 2020
The DGS teaching staff consisted of 95.9 percent of white teachers, while the student body consisted of 58 percent of white students.

DGS staff continues to misrepresent diversity of student body

Ariel Oh, Print Features Editor
October 21, 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
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