The Student Newspaper of Addison Trail High School
To celebrate the wonders of Earth and nature, AT’s environmental club spread the message of Green Week and Earth Day. In spite of the fact that Earth is in danger, due to the insolence of humanity, the state of the environment is often ignored by the majority of the population. Green Week, as well as …
AT teaches environmental importance during Green Week Read More »
AT theatre performed “Too Much Light Makes The Baby Go Blind: 30 Plays In 60 Minutes” A wacky name paired with a far-out yet intensely interesting concept. A lot of effort was put into the creation of this Spring Show. The Spring Show was unlike any typical play. There was not one, but thirty plays, …
Spring Theatre Show takes on the concept of Neo-futurism Read More »
The Girls Soccer season has officially begun. While the action is just beginning, the team is looking promising. The team won against Oak Lawn and Ridgewood 7-0. The team also won against Maine East 7-1. Players give high regard to the upcoming season due to the already great experience of playing. A senior player, Ingrid …
Blazer girls soccer nets big wins against Maine East, Oak Lawn Read More »
ATR is a mysterious time of the average AT school day. It seems as though you will never know what you are going to get from day to day when it comes to ATR. ATR is supposed to be a time for students to catch up on classwork, seek out a teacher’s help, or take …
ATR has morphed into a confusing hodgepodge of activity Read More »
After the covid epidemic, AT faced a rise in the frequency of student absences. The issue became a topic of discussion and was given the label of ‘chronic.’ However, now that we are in the second semester of the second year of everyone being in person once again, it has begged the question, is AT …
Girl’s Bowling season has come to an end and many great achievements were made. The team won their conference and regional championships, making it to the state-level bowling championships. The team’s success was foreseen from the very start, as told by Hannah Melone. From the beginning of the season, players knew they would be achieving …
Melone leads Girls bowling team to strong showing at State Read More »
Winter is my least favorite season of the year. I hate the cold and everything that comes with it. So when I’m reading I love to read summer books to help me anticipate the summer. “Every Summer After” is your perfect summer book. I always thought the saying you can never go home again was …
Super Bowl performances are prestigious performances. The Super Bowl halftime show is part of the most-watched TV event of the year. With Rihanna’s halftime show performance I started to wonder who would be a good next performer. Throughout the year I think it’s more than fair to say that the performances recently have been lacking …
Now that Rihanna’s performance is in the books, who’s next? Read More »
New semester. New Policies. On Saturday, Jan. 7, the administration sent an email to all AT students about the implementation of new policies for this semester. Although the intentions of these policies are grounded in a desire to improve safety and security, The Torch editorial board believes that in many circumstances these policies fail to …
It’s not new information that SAT scores have been declining more every year since the pandemic started. When the Dupage Policy Journal published an article showing that AT had the lowest Public High School English Failure Rates in DuPage county, parents and students began to ask a lot of questions.Students began questioning English teachers and …