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WALKOUT

Isabelle LaBianco, Sophie Karrow, and Audrey Dwyer

March 19, 2018

Students band together to organize a walkout on March 14 honoring and remembering the fallen victims of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School On March 14, DGN students plan to exercise their First Amendment rights, and walk out of the school in silence at 10 a.m. for 17 minutes to honor the 17 people...

WALKOUT
STAFF EDITORIAL

Gayu Menon, News Editor

March 14, 2018

After the shooting in Parkland, Florida, students all over the country have been empowered to stand up for gun regulation. An act that no one saw coming has made a substantial difference in society proving to adults that we, teenagers, are actually capable of implementing change. Students rallied and ...

STAFF EDITORIAL
Sullivan takes home state diving title

Matt Carbon, Sports Editor

March 14, 2018

During his sophomore year, junior Kevin Sullivan tore his labrum in his hip, sidelining him from diving for the season. On Feb. 24, Sullivan was on top of the podium, crowned a state champion. Sullivan scored a school-record 595.80 in the state qualifiers, and a 535.25 in competition en route to becom...

Sullivan takes home state diving title

Alumni Award of Excellence recipients speak at DGN

October 16, 2018 • No Comments

Each year, DGN awards the Alumni Award of Excellence to alumni who have demonstrated outstanding contributions in society. This year, two of the three alumni that received the award came back to speak to students about their...

DSU Club

Sarah Rogoz, Editor-in-chief

October 1, 2018 • No Comments

Social studies teacher Lois Graham noticed a need for a new democratic club this year. Instead of starting back up the Democratic Socialists of America club from the previous year, she decided to start the Democratic Student...

BOE approves resolution to limit teenage nicotine sales

Mary Wojcik, News Editor

October 1, 2018 • No Comments

At the June Board of Education meeting, superintendent Dr. Hank Thiele proposed that the board draft a resolution in support of a local ordinance to raise the age of buying tobacco and alternative nicotine products in Illinois...

Bullock presents to health classes following IYS

Sidney Lee, Editor-in-chief

May 15, 2018 • No Comments

In March, Student Assistance Coordinator Keith Bullock presented to five of Christine Tomeck’s health classes to talk about the recently administered Illinois Youth Survey. As part of his presentation, Bullock...

Student’s advocate for safety: students attend Willowbrook High School student forum on safety and gun control

Sophie Karrow, In-Depth Editor

March 19, 2018 • No Comments

The morning took off with 400 students from 29 different high schools spread out across blue bleachers in the Willowbrook High School field house. All attendees took part in a safety forum to voice...

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Opinions

Journalists are not the ‘enemy of the people’

Matt Troher, Editor-in-Chief

October 1, 2018

“The enemy of the people”. These are the words that President Donald Trump uttered on June 28 during a campaign rally while describing journalists. Three days later, five...

Funding for teacher gun use is ill-witted

Katherine Gross, News Editor

October 1, 2018

In this desensitized country where school shootings seem to happen often, the last thing we need is more guns. However, The New York Times reported on Aug. 22 that the Secretary...

Social Media: Insensitivity is intentional

Sarah Rogoz, Editor-in-Chief

September 27, 2018

Daily Express, a UK tabloid, used a specific method for making sure their content received viewers on Sept. 7. After the world received the terrible news that beloved rapper...

Cheer deserves more credit

Sarah Rogoz, Opinion Editor

May 16, 2018

When I told my club volleyball teammates that I would not be playing high school volleyball, I was met with looks of disappointment. After explaining I’d be pursuing cheerleading...

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Features

Hat Policy: What you need to know

Patrick Brooks, A&E editor

October 11, 2018

DGN and DGS students were told that a change was made to allow partial head coverings for all students including hoods behind the ear and durags. The change is explained as...