The Student Newspaper of Addison Trail High School
This year, AT wishes goodbye to a custodian of 12 years and Willowbrook alum. Frank Stawiarski started off as a temp, but he has worked at AT for 12 years now. “I started off as a temp, worked here for 12 years. I work from 3-11pm, second shift,” said Stawiarski. Stawiarskis daily work consists of …
Special education Teacher Aide Dawn Tyler is retiring from teaching after her 16th year working with students at AT. During her tenure, Tyler has seen events at AT that are designed to support special education grow in number, with new additions including Best Buddies week, a polar plunge, and Goalball and Wheelchair Basketball games during …
Spanish teacher Megan Salgado is retiring after 33 years at AT and 40 years in education. Salagado, who began her career at Lake Park, said that the best part of teaching was laughing everyday. “A former coworker told me that what she loves about education is that she can laugh every single day. I agree. …
As AT’s 2021-2022 school year welcomes its end, AT officially says goodbye to a recent janitorial retiree, and former hall monitor, who left AT a couple months ago for a knee surgery. Many may not realize just how much work is being put in by the maintenance. AT custodian Steve Orlando began his janitorial career …
Another department that is saying goodbye to one of their own is the P.E. department, as P.E. teacher Stephen Gilliam is retiring at the end of this semester. Gilliam graduated from the University of North Alabama, where he majored in marketing. At the age of 29, he decided to pursue a different path and began …
P.E. teacher Stephen Gilliam retires after 12 years at AT Read More »
One of AT’s goodbyes this year is addressed to English teacher and CARE Team leader Dr. Portia Ransom, who is not retiring, but rather doing the complete opposite, as she is transferring to Willowbrook High School to become the English department head there. During her time at AT, Ransom was teaching English courses, focusing on …
Dr. Portia Ransom says goodbye to AT, but hello to Willowbrook Read More »
Undoubtedly, one of the best things about high school is the long list of various extracurricular activities and clubs that allow students to connect with other students who share their interests. The never ending efforts to ensure that every student can find something they would like resulted in the creation of AT’s new club, E-sports. …
E-Sports squad competes in Smash Brothers brawls, video game battles Read More »
Pop is an ever-evolving genre of music that can change in the blink of an eye. Each generation of pop stars is marked by iconic names that feel directly tied to a certain decade. Names like Britney Spears or Madonna instantly bring back the nostalgia of the pop eras during which their popularity was at …
The Blazer News channel has been spending this semester ramping up its technology usage to create a broadcast that is more and more involved and advanced each week. The team broadcasts live to each of the school’s ATRs each Friday to inform students and staff of student accomplishments or upcoming events. The new technology includes …
Blazer News implements high technology into Friday livestreams Read More »
Many of last year’s senior graduates have moved across the country and set out on their own new college experiences. These college freshmen, despite being only a year older than a high school senior, have accumulated wisdom in their year away and found plenty of advice to hand down to this year’s graduating class. Illinois …