Hey, students. This is a series of news updates by me, Omega Editor-in-Chief and District 99 Board of Education Student Representative Sam Bull, that is designed to inform you, the DGN student body, of the most relevant changes, decisions, and updates from the most recent Board of Education meeting. In other words: this is exactly what you need to know from every Board meeting. This Board meeting mainly consisted of a discussion and then approval of the new early release schedule for after spring...

The District 99 Board of Education has approved the implementation of the Early Release Block Schedule, which will take effect April 6 after spring break.  District 99 sent an email on March 15 providing details regarding the new proposed schedule. After spring break, students will no longer be following the current hybrid model or separating into A and B groups.  DGN received over 4,000 surveys sent in by staff, families, and students, determining the Early Release Schedule as the first...

Three DGN students have been named as finalists for the National Merit Scholarship Program (NMSP), a program that recognizes senior students for their academic excellence throughout high school. The event is sponsored by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation and grants out scholarships opportunities to the nominees. Students took it into their own hands to enter this competition by taking either the 2019 Preliminary SAT or National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT). Of the 1.5...