The Student Newspaper of Addison Trail High School
Jennifer GarciaAT Journalism Student The AT cross country for both boys and girls is nearly coming to an end with each squad planning their last few meets and wrapping up their season. The girls team had an amazing season with 29 new team members and almost all of them being freshman. The season for the …
Runners reach the finish line of another memorable year Read More »
As one of the many changes to homecoming this year, AT rewrote the American mainstay tradition of Powderpuff as ‘Blazer Bowl’ in favor of destructing misogyny depicted by the name. While the progressive change is deemed by many as necessary, AT houses a plethora of perspectives. Across the nation, American high schools prepare for a …
Traditional event known as ‘Powderpuff’ rebranded Read More »
AT reopened the Blazer Boutique, a resource composed of donated formalwear and accessories, for Blazers this homecoming season on Oct. 4 for the first time since the start of the Covid pandemic. The Blazer Boutique was started out of need for the AT student body by former PE teacher Sheri D’Ambrose nearly a decade ago. …
Kaitlinn MeisingerAT Journalism Student Being as how Halloween is on a Sunday this year, the annual At Halloween dress-up day will be celebrated on Friday, Oct. 29. However, before they can allow this, the student body needs to be informed of all of the rules accommodating this event. For starters, while students are required to …
Deans implement precedent for approaching Halloween festivities Read More »
PE is a problem for me. As a student taking online PE, I know for a fact that I am not alone in saying that my heart rate monitor doesn’t work. For those unfamiliar with the online PE class, students have a band that tracks their heart rate and exercise. The band awards the students …
AT’s PE should reconsider rules for student athletes Read More »
Patrick CampbellAT Journalism Student The AT Track and Field Team is partnering with the World Wear Project, a clothing collection company based in Dallas, Texas, to have their annual shoe drive throughout the month of October. Starting in 2016, the track team has used this shoe drive as an opportunity to raise money for equipment …
AT has concluded the 13th annual Go Pink or Go Home week which is occurring the week of Oct. 11-15, and helps to raise money for breast cancer awareness. The week started off on Oct. 12 with a soccer game at 6:30 p.m. that for the first time had Cheer, Orchesis, Blazettes, Baton, and Flags …
Many clubs put on ‘Go Pink’ events to raise cancer awareness funds Read More »
AT boys soccer suffered their fourth straight loss of the season on Oct. 13 to the Morton Mustangs after a few costly mistakes during their last conference game of the season. The 0-4 loss came after what coaches described as 60 minutes of solid soccer from the Blazers. Coaches also felt that the score did …
An AT student recently created an Instagram account dedicated to pointing out and making light of the subpar parking jobs frequently found in the student parking lot at school. The account, bearing the handle athsparking, posts photo submissions of botched parking attempts by AT’s driving students, all of whom are newly licensed to drive. Now …
New AT Instagram creates fun way to criticize parking Read More »
AT hosted its annual blood drive on Oct. 12, giving students and staff an opportunity to save lives and medical students an opportunity to gain experience in the field. The event drew in over 75 brave donors, including teachers, upperclassmen, and members of the community. One donor, AT senior Sara Bojczuk, said her choice to …