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DGN Omega

The student news site of Downers Grove North High School

DGN Omega

The student news site of Downers Grove North High School

DGN Omega

Countdown to Spring Break
Happy Spring Break!
Meet the Staff
Giovanna Russotiesi
Giovanna Russotiesi
Editor in Chief

Senior Giovanna Russotiesi is super excited for her second year on staff as Print Editor-In-Chief. Aside from the publication, she participates in track and field, tennis, and North Stars. When she’s...

Kate Peterson
Kate Peterson
Feature Editor

Senior Kate Peterson is thrilled to kick off her first year on the Omega as a Feature Editor. If you need to find her she’ll either be in the CTE office, the dance studio, or at her other activities...

Lily Schulz
Lily Schulz
Opinion Editor

This is senior Lily Schulz’s first year on the Omega and she is excited to start as an Opinion Editor. When she isn’t working on the paper, you can find her throwing for track, working out at the...

Luci Pampalone
Luci Pampalone
A&E Editor

This is senior Luci Pampalone’s debut as an A&E Editor for the Omega Staff. When Luci is not catching up on school work, you can find her cheering on the football and basketball teams or hitting...

Alyssa Passini
Alyssa Passini
Sports Editor

Senior Alyssa Passini is eager to begin her first year on the Omega as a Sports Editor. Outside of the Omega she does cheer leading for North and a club team, loves going to the gym, and is a Positively...

Beyond the grave: Making “The Spoon River Project”
Noah Harkness, Staff Writer • February 20, 2025

A theatrical retelling of Edgar Lee Masters’ Spoon River Anthology will open Feb. 27 in the auditorium for the student body and beyond to behold....

Illinois switches back from SAT to ACT
Scarlett Carbon, Staff Writer • February 20, 2025

The state of Illinois is making a shift in its approach to standardized testing, announcing they are returning to the ACT as of May 2024 after...

HARD AT WORK: Students make up and retake assessments in the testing center
D99 pilots brand new retake policy
Viktoria Czech, Staff Writer • February 20, 2025

DGN has selected a small group of teachers to use a new pilot retake policy that only applies to three subjects and a total of 16 teachers. This...

Illinois schools keep test-optional policies
Illinois schools keep test-optional policies
Lily Bowerman, Staff Writer • February 20, 2025

All DGN students must take the ACT in the school building to graduate. According to the National Center for Fair and Open Testing, over 80% of...

Countdown to Spring Break
Happy Spring Break!
Is DGN smarter than a Fifth Grader?
Is DGN smarter than a Fifth Grader?
Avery Pawlak, Skyler Heimann, and Phoebe McLean February 4, 2025

Is DGN smarter than a Fifth Grader?
Is DGN smarter than a Fifth Grader?
Avery Pawlak, Lily Schulz, Phoebe McLean, and Skyler Heimann January 31, 2025

UP TO BAT: Senior Jack Brindl steps up to hit the ball.
Teacher-student softball is a home run
Giovanna Russotiesi, Editor In Cheif • January 15, 2025

For the very first time, DGN seniors went head to head with faculty members in a lively game of softball. During Access Oct. 2 and Oct. 3, the...