The Student Newspaper of Addison Trail High School
Pickleball is currently America’s fastest-growing sport in terms of popularity. The number of people playing pickleball grew by 40 percent between 2019 and 2021. The sport takes upon elements from other sports such as tennis, badminton, and ping pong. The question we are all trying to answer is, why is Pickleball suddenly such a popular …
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In recent years, tensions have risen regarding the idea of what type of books schools should be allowed to expose students to, especially when it comes to books with themes of race and gender identity. Since 2021, over 1,600 book titles have been banned in public schools across 32 different states.Close to half of the …
Under Illinois law, public schools are required to have at least three fire drills every school year. Learning fire evacuation is an important skill, but it is not the skill of utmost importance. While fire drills are required three times, school shooting drills are required once, and there is a concerning lack of thought behind …
By today’s standards, 3 fire drills vs. 1 shooting drill makes zero sense Read More »
Many people, but especially seniors and juniors, know the struggle of figuring out their preferred school, as well as their major. This process combined with other responsibilities such as school, extracurriculars, and work puts a lot of pressure on future college freshmen. Picking out the right college and the right major comes around so much …
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Lazy, entitled, spoiled. These are just some of the words I keep hearing whenever people are talking about my generation. High school has given me the opportunity to meet incredible, hard working people. Hearing so many people from older generations describe us in such a way feels like we are all just set out for …
Criticism of young people is a much too normal habit Read More »
University of Pennsylvania swimmer Lia Thomas made history on March 18 as she won the women’s Division I national title in the 500 yard freestyle event. Thomas is the first known transgender woman to win a Division I title. The victory led to a national conundrum, with several feminist groups feeling that the swimmer’s ability …
I woke up every morning for several months with very little clue what state I’m going to be living in next year. I would check my phone every day to find an inbox flooded with college emails, information, financial aid awards, and visit opportunities. I would go home late at night and log on to …
I really enjoyed reading in middle school and I remember the days long, long ago when I would start a super long series like Harry Potter or A Series of Unfortunate Events and I wouldn’t put it down for too long until I was finished. Now, ask me to read five pages for homework and …
Annotating is the perfect way to ruin reading for high school students Read More »
Across the nation, high schools have begun to do away with class rank, calling it too comparative and stress inducing and replacing it with a “Top five percent” distinction that still honors the school’s highest academic performers. Even in schools that do still recognize and rank students by their GPA aren’t so keen on announcing …
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 …