DGN Omega

First confirmed COVID-19 case in District 99 and District 58 community

March 24, 2020

In an email sent Tuesday morning to District 99 and District 58 community members by superintendents Dr. Hank Thelie and Dr. Kevin Russell, the first case of COVID-19 has been confirmed within the school community. The...

An important message from the Editors-in-Chief

Sam Bull and Sam Weinheimer

March 22, 2020

As Editors-in-Chief and along with the entire Omega staff, we acknowledge and regret our mistakes in the February issue. We will work to express our sincerest apologies in the form of truthful and reputable journalism for...

Disaster Proclamation issued after first confirmed COVID-19 case within DuPage County

Amelia Carlson, News Editor

March 16, 2020

During a press conference on Sunday in Wheaton, health officials confirmed the first COVID-19 case within DuPage county. The patient is a woman in her 60s and resides in Chateau Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Willowbrook....

Young Hearts for Life returns to DGN

Anika Canamedi, In-depth Editor

March 2, 2020

During PE classes on Feb 27, students will go down to the field house where ECGs will be administered on a mass scale by volunteers from The Young Hearts for Life Organization (YH4L). The program has been in place...

Scholarships created in memory of lost students

Sam Bull and Aleksandra Glowik

February 26, 2020

Over the years, the Downers Grove community has experienced the losses of several DGN students. On several occasions, scholarships in these students’ names have been created by the families and are available to current...

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Features

New contest incentivizes purchase of school lunch

Andrew Thompson, News Editor

March 4, 2020

For the first time, District 99 lunch provider Chartwells will be having a contest incentivizing the purchase of school lunches. Three winners will be...

Spread of Coronavirus mirrors spread of false claims

Mary Petersen, In-Depth Editor

February 26, 2020

In the digital age, news can travel from one part of the world to the other instantly, which makes it easier than ever...

High schoolers edge toward adulthood financially

Mary Petersen, In-Depth Editor

December 18, 2019

Teenagers are in a strange sort of gray area between a child and an adult. We’ve transitioned between being completely...

Timing of Mosaic concert causes stress for Fine Arts students

Jill Anthony, A&E Editor

December 17, 2019

Holiday Mosaic, for the average DGN student, can be a fun way to relax and enjoy an array of celebratory music. For some...

A Decade at DGN

Amelia Carlson, News Editor

December 13, 2019

STUDENT POPULATION/DIVERSITY

A lot can happen in 10 years. In the past decade, DGN has seen major changes...

2010s mark political, technological change

Mary Petersen, In-depth editor

December 13, 2019

The past decade has been one of enormous advancements in technology and tense geopolitical turmoil. The discoveries and...

Veterans Day change prompts controversial conversations

Sam Bull, Editor-in-Chief

December 13, 2019

Veterans Day 2019 has brewed controversy at DGN, as, this year, there was not an assembly and entire day dedicated to those...

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Master Facility Plan Slideshow

The visiting Omega staff members descend the temporary staircase where the new student elevator will be. This new elevator will go all the way from the third floor down to the underground track.

This is the skeleton of the new second-floor multipurpose room, which had concrete poured in shortly after the Omega's visit to the site. This area of construction is visible from windows across from the English office.

A view of a crane from the second floor multipurpose room.

A partial view of the new skylight, meant to allow additional natural light into certain hallways.

Wight Construction Field Safety Director, Michael Lynch, holds open the safety net allowing the Omega's entry into the site.

Associate Principal Dr. Ken Sorensen gestures towards the upper floors of the site.

Omega staff members observe the construction from the roof.

Wight Construction Field Safety Director, Michael Lynch, explains how his team deals with snow on the construction site. Lynch says a majority of the snow melts due to the heaters underneath the floor, but some areas still accumulate snow due to current lack of proper heating systems.

Dr. Sorensen points out a detail of the new multipurpose room.

Michael Lynch gives an overview of the multipurpose room just after the Omega staff reached the second floor for the first time.

Omega Editor-in-Chief Sam Bull snaps a photo of the construction site.

Dr. Sorensen explains where a new door will be located to the Omega staff members.

Recent Sports Scores

Tuesday, March 3

Boys' Baseball (Varsity)

Downers Grove North High School 33 - Hinsdale Central 35
Thursday, February 27

Girls' Basketball (Varsity)

Downers Grove North High School 47 - Whitney Young 53
Tuesday, February 25

Boys' Basketball (Varsity)

Downers Grove North High School 46 - Downers Grove South 36
Monday, February 17

Girls' Basketball (Varsity)

Downers Grove North High School 45 - Nazareth 31
Tuesday, February 11

Girls' Gymnastics (Varsity)

Downers Grove North High School 144.0750 - Sectionals 1st place
Tuesday, February 11

Boys' Baseball (Varsity)

Downers Grove North High School 35 - Naperville Central 56
Monday, February 10

Girls' Basketball (Varsity)

Downers Grove North High School 41 - Downers Grove South 21
Friday, January 24

Boys' Basketball (Varsity)

Downers Grove North High School 48 - Oak Park River Forest 67
Monday, January 20

Boys' Basketball (Varsity)

Downers Grove North High School 48 - Morton 57
Saturday, January 18

Girls' Basketball (Varsity)

Downers Grove North High School 51 - Oak Park River Forest 27
Tuesday, January 14

Girls' Basketball (Varsity)

Downers Grove North High School 34 - Lyons Township 40 (OT)
Tuesday, January 14

Boys' Basketball (Varsity)

Downers Grove North High School 62 - Lyons Township 57 (OT)

Opinions

Learning different versions of history leads to a divided country

Anika Canamedi, In-depth Editor

March 5, 2020

In 1954, an unanimous decision by the Supreme Court outlawed school segregation. The landmark court case, Brown v Board of Education, decreed “separate”...

Coronavirus is not an excuse to be racist

Jill Anthony, A&E Editor

March 3, 2020

As the coronavirus continues spreading, so has the racism behind it. The East Asian community has faced countless discriminatory jokes and xenophobic memes....

My stance on giving your stance to the public

Mary Petersen, In-Depth Editor

March 2, 2020

Last semester in Mr. Lichtenberg’s AP Government class, a variety of contentious political issues were discussed within graded class discussions (and...

Staff Editorial: Intentional thinking over irrational action

February 27, 2020

“I’m lowkey scared to eat from this Chinese Place because what if one of them is affected by Coronavirus,” one person tweeted on Feb 7, mimicking...

Master Facility Plan should do more to fix elevators

February 26, 2020

Despite all the recent progress made on the massive Master Facility Plan, there has been little to no...

The Oscars are still a man’s game

February 10, 2020

Once upon a time in Hollywood, Natalie Portman called out the lack of female directors representation...

Head-to-Head: TikTok is fun and creates a sense of community

January 15, 2020

Out of all the social media apps, TikTok should be the least of our worries. While most platforms are...

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Sports

Winter Guard stuns with success

The DGN Winter Guard team has seen a great amount of success in their performances, for they have placed the top two at every competition they’ve attended. For...

Wrestlers compete at Sectionals

Six wrestlers advanced to the Sectional meet, three of whom competed at the State tournament Feb. 21 and 22. State competitors included senior Brad Rosen and brothers freshman Ben Bielawski and junior Drew Bielawski. The team finished with a regular-season...

Athlete of the Month: Jack Mielke

DGN’s 2020 boys’ basketball conference competition kicked off with a 49-47 win at the buzzer over Proviso West. Forward junior Jack Mielke caught the...

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Arts/Entertainment

A farewell to “Criminal Minds”

Jill Anthony, A&E Editor | March 3, 2020

Criminal Minds, a crime show that has been on the air since 2005, sadly ended Feb. 19, 2020. Having been my favorite TV show for the better half of a decade (yes, I started watching the series at the ripe age of 9), naturally, I am pretty upset. That being said, I understand that all great things must come to an end. Here is one last tribute to the best crime solvers on American TV. Criminal Minds...

Review: Mac Miller’s ‘Circles’ gives closure to music career

Hailey Grubich, Feature Editor | February 14, 2020

In the months leading up to his death from an accidental overdose in September 2018, Mac Miller was working on his sixth studio album, Circles. Composer-producer and former collaborator Jon Brionn took over the project after his passing, releasing the astounding album Jan. 17 on behalf of Miller. Miller imagined this album as a companion piece to his August 2018 post-heartbreak release, Swimming,...

Chilling Adventures of Sabrina confuses viewers with packed plot line

Amelia Carlson, News Editor | February 13, 2020

The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina has proved itself to be an engaging show full of dark magic and demonic monsters along with relatable teenage drama that audiences can relate with. The show revolves around the anti-hero Sabrina the teenage witch and how she balances her double life of being a high school student and the next heir to the throne of Hell. The third season of the Netflix original...

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DGN Omega

Students participate in East Leyden shadowing exchange

District 99 donates supplies to Good Samaritan Hospital for COVID-19

The College Board announces changes to AP exams, additional resources

Review: The Weeknd — “After Hours”

Bleacher construction delay moves graduation inside