The Student Newspaper of Addison Trail High School
AT students had the amazing opportunity to work in the production of “Shrek the Musical” at All-state. The best of the best theatre students from various different high schools came together to audition for a part in the musical or a part of the crew. AT’s very own Angela Anello, who starred as Donna Sheridan …
AT participates in the All-State production of ‘Shrek The Musical’ Read More »
As the girls basketball team continues through its conference season, both the players and the coaches continue to face many new challenges throughout the entire season. The team has played a total of 12 games so far this season where they won 7 of the games they played. Four of those games were home games, …
Blazer sport winning record heading for post season Read More »
As the winter sports season begins to wrap up, the cheer team has begun competing in conference competitions leading up to both sectional and state championships. The team has a total of 5 competitions throughout the end of this season. They have already competed in two competitions, the first one on Dec. 11 at Marion …
Cheer team brought it during competition leading to State Read More »
As the beginning of the new year kicks off, so does midterm election season for the new congress seats, where the projected election numbers tremendously miscalculated who was actually voted in. As the election approached, it was projected that republicans would take control in both the House of Representative and the Senate by large majorities, …
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 »
As the pandemic comes to a close, AT administration has looked at reverting back to pre-Covid policies, which includes the weight of final exams for this semester. The subject of final exam weights has been up in the air since Covid first hit in 2020 when there was a school year that consisted of no …
Final exam weight returns back to 20% for the first time since the COVID pandemic Read More »
The AT boys basketball team began its season toward the beginning of November and is currently working toward creating a team that can make its way to the Regional Championship. The boys basketball Blazers began the season with their first practice on Nov. 7, where they began to practice for a holiday tournament that they …
Basketball team faces challenges of replacing several grads Read More »
As the internet has progressed over recent decades, so has its involvement in our lives. Social media has boomed into platforms that have tremendous influence on everything in society, including politics. We see politicians, news channels, and legislation ideas all the time when we open any social media platform. As social media progresses in society …
Social media breeds an environment for extremism Read More »
Throughout the current school year, AT has faced countless challenges. Whether regarding admin, staff, student, or extra-curricular activities, our school, like many others, is still struggling in various areas to rebound since the pandemic. With morale recovering, and alumni who experienced pre-pandemic school life having already graduated, AT has been left to redefine the high …
In the post COVID era, AT combats trends most harming GPAs Read More »
Every family that decorates a tree for the holidays has their own special traditions. Ornaments are important to every Christmas tree, whether they are bought a week before, or hold sentimental value. A Christmas tree without special decorations is practically a glorified house plant. Some families will buy different ornaments every year, but most commonly …
Addison is beginning to look a lot like Christmas Read More »