This October, DGN received visitors from Lübeck, Germany, temporarily adding to our growing school diversity. For most of the exchange students, this was their first time in America, and they were intrigued...

Ω “Wait, so when you subtract stuff it’ll add right?” Ω “My favorite Youtube video is Szymanski Core.” Ω “I kind of like that pink better because it’s more of a trustworthy pink.” Ω...

DGN’s new English department chairperson Katie Wood started her education journey at Millikin University with a bachelors of arts in English secondary education before recieving a masters in educational...

Local celebrity Josh Porter, better known as “Coach Josh,” has played a role in many D99 students’ childhoods. Any kid in the Downers Grove area remembers their favorite coach and DJ. Porter would...

Senior Assassin 2024 had it all: betrayal, deception, and ultimately three winners, seniors Jake Solecki, Reegan Lamantia, and Sydney Hnatiuk, splitting the total pot of $1800. “We had already been playing...

For the first time since 1803, two  broods, or groups, of cicadas will be  emerging in Illinois simultaneously. Central Illinois is expecting 13-year Brood XIX, while the 17-year Brood XIII will be present...

Migrant and asylum seeker arrival rates are at an all time high, with busloads of asylees entering the sanctuary city of Chicago. Many are fleeing political, social, and economic unrest. The rise of immigrants...

A group of third through sixth grade students at Henry Puffer Elementary school are bringing their voices to the table through The Henry Puffer Podcast, available on Spotify and Apple Music. This club,...

Sophomore Aidan Metzl, a member of the D99 hoops basketball team, Special Olympics track & field team, and SEASPAR swim and bowling team, is on a roll this season. Metzl was awarded Athlete of the...

Kind words, wide grins, and bouquets of flowers is how Orchesis Dance Company thanks their sponsors at the end of their annual performances. Sponsor Anne Driscoll has been a part of Orchesis for 15 years,...