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With mental health struggles on the rise, the college and career center has transformed into a safe space for students to utilize if they are in need of a break. If you walk through the commons, you will notice a sign that says “The Living Room,” which was formerly known as the college and career …
Guidance department to create ‘Living Room’mental health space Read More »
The second semester of the school year has started out with new, positive changes. Students and staff walking around the building were able to notice the new safe space stickers, which show an image of AT’s mascot Bucky with a rainbow in the background. The stickers were accompanied with a message to all students on …
AT’s annual Pay it Forward event was delayed from this year’s scheduled date after two years to not having it due to the surge in Covid cases.Pay it Forward, an event that encourages current students to mentor incoming students, has been moved from its original date of Jan. 15 to Mar. 19. Training practices have …
Warm weather lovers may not be the only ones who were disturbed this Feb. 2 when Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow. Numerous conservation foundations have reported that they choose not to celebrate Groundhogs Day, stating that woodchucks, more commonly known as groundhogs, may not actually enjoy the celebration of what many ignorantly believe to be …
Why groundhogs might actually hate Groundhogs day Read More »
As Covid cases across the nation decline, the mask mandate and quarantine orders for schools in Illinois are revisited, generating immediate response from all affected AT parties. The change was birthed from the gavel of Sangamon County Circuit Judge Raylene Grischow on Feb 4, halting the enforcement of the Covid policy set by Illinois Governor …
School boards across the US have experienced cases of harassment and disapproval from citizens as the political climate tenses with the Covid-19 pandemic. At Downers Grove South, parents storm school board meetings over a book titled Gender Queer: A Memoir by Maia Kobabe. The school has received national attention as the book is said to …
School boards nationwide struggle with public comment Read More »
District 88 recently implemented structural changes in the content of its dress code policy after a student-led commission demanded more equitable ideas and concrete language. The changes were officially announced during a board meeting on Dec.13 and have been implemented during the start of second semester at both AT and Willowbrook. Major changes include fewer …
New dress code policy relaxes attire restrictions Read More »
As of Jan. 1 students will be able to excuse an absence under it being considered a mental health day due to a newly passed Illinois law.The law is under the title “Law Public Act 102-3-1 Senate Bill 1577” and it allows all students enrolled in public school from the ages of 7 to 17 …
Students granted ability to take mental health days under new Illinois law Read More »
With time flying by so fast, we’re nearly halfway through the school year. Returning to live, in-person shows, AT’s Theatre has already made its official comeback after having to adapt to last year’s restrictions brought by the high number of Covid cases in the area. “Trap,” was certainly a success, bringing in positive feedback from …
Behind the scenes: AT Theatre prepares for February musical production Read More »
It has been a few months since AT went back to in-person learning, but it doesn’t seem like remote learning is going to go away completely. In the past months, there have been cases of students being exposed to Covid, which required them to stay home until they received a negative test result. This meant …
Teachers struggle managing both remote and in-person classes Read More »