The Student Newspaper of Addison Trail High School
23 AT students registered to vote on March 16 l through the volunteer efforts of the League of Women Voters of Illinois, who came to the school to run registration. The event was set up in part by government teacher Levonne Cescolini Boyer. She said that her efforts were a result of the tremendous opportunity …
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 …
A student run Senior Assassins game that was to take place outside of school was shut down by administration in the latter months of March after concerns about student safety. The shutdown came after a Willowbrook student injured another student on school grounds when a student shot the injured student with a frozen orbee. While …
Students infuriated as administration cancels senior assassins game Read More »
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 …