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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

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Transforming the Grove Express: junior board helps administrate Thanksgiving 5k

Alayna Todnem, Feature Editor December 3, 2024

Thurs, Nov 26, more than 6,700 community members bundled in the chilly weather for Downers Grove's annual 5k; the Grove Express. In preparation for the feasts that many families cook later in the day,...

Battling the winter blues: understanding seasonal depression

Battling the winter blues: understanding seasonal depression

Jadyn Wood, A&E Editor November 25, 2024

As winter approaches, the world’s environment changes: temperatures drop, time moves back, and it gets darker faster. While these are all normal things that come with winter, these changes affect more...

German culture: are we really so different?

German culture: are we really so different?

Lily Schulz, Opinion Editor November 19, 2024

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...

HALLWAY CHATTER: Listen to what students said in the halls.

Hallway Chatter: Volume 55, Issue 1

November 14, 2024

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...

Fresh faces: meet DGN's newest employees

Fresh faces: meet DGN’s newest employees

Giovanna Russotiesi, Editor In Chief October 21, 2024

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...

Softball game brings community together

Giovanna Russotiesi, Editor-In-Chief October 4, 2024

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 competitors, along with other senior and staff spectators,...

DGN welcomes english department chairperson

Owen Halfpenny, A&E Editor May 10, 2024

Starting July 1, Community High School District 99’s Board of Education has approved Katie Wood to take over the position of DGN’s English department chairperson Christopher Bronke, who has served...

A conversation with local celebrity Coach Josh

A conversation with local celebrity Coach Josh

Giulia Karrow, Feature Editor May 10, 2024

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 Recap

Senior Assassin 2024 Recap

May 10, 2024

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...

Cicada Invasion: What's all the buzz?

Cicada Invasion: What’s all the buzz?

Giovanna Russotiesi, Feature Editor May 10, 2024

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 influx impacting DG community

Migrant influx impacting DG community

Audrey Gorey and Ava Cleveland March 19, 2024

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...

UNDER THE SEA: Henry Puffer Podcast
Club interviews DGN’s cast of the Little
Mermaid Musical.

Henry Puffer Podcast Club: a platform for young voices

Audrey Gorey, Editor in Chief March 19, 2024

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,...

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