The Student Newspaper of Addison Trail High School
College Basketball is the greatest sport of all time. March Madness. It’s hard to argue that this 68 team bonanza of upsets and takedowns isn’t fun to watch. Everyone loves college basketball in March and April, and for good reason. I grew up watching both collegiate and professional sports, and, unlike most people, I follow …
AT boys tennis started its season on March 7 and is looking to find its rhythm during a season plagued by a small team size and lack of experience. The team is set to have its first match of the season at Lisle High School on March 21 and host its first home game of …
AT hosted its biannual blood drive on Wednesday, March 9, in hopes of playing a role in the alleviation of the stress caused by the ongoing national blood shortage. This year’s blood drive brought out 58 different donors, including AT students, AT staff members, and members of the Addison community. With each pint sized donation …
If I had my pick, I’d be a sports broadcaster one day. I’ve had the brief conversation a million times about “what I wanna be when I grow up” and people always seem really surprised by my answer. It doesn’t take long to infer that the reason my aspirations are interesting to them is because …
We were concerned when we first heard that the statewide mask mandate in schools had been blocked, temporarily halting its enforcement in schools. However, we didn’t even have to wait five minutes into the day that morning before our principal came on the announcements and told us the state of 88 – only one positive …
As students dive deeper into a difficult semester of AP classes, debates remain over whether AT’s secure focus on AP creates too strong of a push on students. Despite having lost its standing in the top six percent of schools nationally for the number of students taking AP classes, AT has seen its numbers rebound …
When push comes to shove: Does AT take too much pride in its high AP enrollment? Read More »
AT’s music department put on the Music in our Schools assembly on March 2 to promote the music department throughout AT.March is national music in our schools month which is a month to promote music education within schools.The Music in our Schools assembly consisted of performances from Wind Ensemble, Chamber Orchestra, Concert Choir, Guitar Ensemble, …
At celebrates music in schools with musical concert assembly Read More »
As AT moves into the spring sports season, the girls soccer team begins its practices and working towards upcoming games.The girls soccer season started on Feb. 28 and will have their first game on March 15 against Glenbrook South.They are working towards their goals of working hard to be the best they can for their …
AT’s Math Team finished their 2021-22 season after they went to conference and regionals and is a way for students to compete with others in math related events.Math team is a club that consists of different groups of students competing on either the algebra 1, geometry, algebra 2, or precalculus team in different math related …
Math team finishes in the 50th percentile at regional meet Read More »
Last Wednesday I entered AT at 7:47 am but did not enter my first-period classroom until 8:06 am, thanks to the tardy line that had filled outside AT doors minutes after the bell indicating school was in session rang. To enter first-period students who walk through the front doors after 7:45 am require a pass. …