The Student Newspaper of Addison Trail High School
Winter is my least favorite season of the year. I hate the cold and everything that comes with it. So when I’m reading I love to read summer books to help me anticipate the summer. “Every Summer After” is your perfect summer book. I always thought the saying you can never go home again was …
Super Bowl performances are prestigious performances. The Super Bowl halftime show is part of the most-watched TV event of the year. With Rihanna’s halftime show performance I started to wonder who would be a good next performer. Throughout the year I think it’s more than fair to say that the performances recently have been lacking …
Now that Rihanna’s performance is in the books, who’s next? Read More »
New semester. New Policies. On Saturday, Jan. 7, the administration sent an email to all AT students about the implementation of new policies for this semester. Although the intentions of these policies are grounded in a desire to improve safety and security, The Torch editorial board believes that in many circumstances these policies fail to …
It’s not new information that SAT scores have been declining more every year since the pandemic started. When the Dupage Policy Journal published an article showing that AT had the lowest Public High School English Failure Rates in DuPage county, parents and students began to ask a lot of questions.Students began questioning English teachers and …
The AT student body is very competitive. Have you ever wondered what it’s like being at the top of your class? Lea Staller is currently number one in her class. She has taken thirteen AP courses throughout her high school career and has participated in many extracurricular activities while balancing school work and personal hardships. …
Senior Spotlight: Lea Staller shows stellar academic promise Read More »
Feature Editor, Maria Zapata Olivia Wilde is the Director of one of the most anticipated movies of 2022, “Don’t Worry Darling.” When the cast list came out, fans were ecstatic to find ‘midsommar’s’ Florence Pugh and singer Harry Styles as leads. This project started filming in October 2020. Don’t Worry Darling takes place in a …
Olivia Wilde disappoints with new movie ‘Don’t Worry Darling’ Read More »
Feature Editor, Maria ZapataEvery year, AT celebrates Hispanic Heritage month; this year it’s no different. 64.7% of the student body at Addison Trail identifies as Hispanic. That means that two-thirds of our population is Hispanic.Like any other culture, Hispanic Heritage gets its own month. “It’s important to honor the cultures, histories, and traditions of Hispanic …
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Feature Editor, Maria ZapataWhen the clock struck midnight Taylors Swift’s new album, ‘ Midnights,’ was released into the world on Oct. 21. Swift described ‘Midnights’ as “the story of thirteen sleepless nights scattered throughout my life,” and “a collection of music written in the middle of the night, a journey through terrors and sweet dreams.”In …
A deep dive into Taylor Swift’s new album ‘Midnights’ Read More »