Natalie White, Editor-In-Chief
September 19, 2017
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Due to the earlier start of the school year, D99 spent $48,960 to rent 96 air conditioning units for four weeks. The money to fund the units and the labor needed came from an unanticipated extra $203,972 from state collected t...
Natalie White, Editor In Chief
June 2, 2017
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81.9 million dollars is estimated to be spent on renovations to DGN and DGS. Currently, the plan includes the White Gym at DGN being split into a loading dock on the lower level and a multi-purpose room at the upper level. However...
Sidney Lee, Feature Editor
June 2, 2017
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To date, the state of Illinois owes D99 $2.6 million, and there is no state budget on the table for approval. Over the past 22 months, Illinois has been left without a full-year operating budget, causing school districts to tak...
Jasmine Abdallah, In-Depth Editor
May 25, 2017
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Due to the belief that individual student fundraising is out of compliance with International Revenue Services (IRS), the Fine Arts Boosters will be adhering to possible changes.
Currently, when a student participates in a...
March 22, 2017
Natalie White, Hybrid Editor-in-Chief
March 22, 2017
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When looking at the projected student enrollment for the upcoming school year, the D99 BOE found that the enrollment is the lowest it has been in eight years. The board had considered cutting teachers, however, due to 13 staff...
March 20, 2017
Fletcher Peters, Online Editor-in-Chief
March 16, 2017
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On Jan. 29, around 1:45 a.m., six students entered and burglarized DGN using a closed, unlocked window to enter room 160 and a previously stolen key to enter the rest of the building.
According to an anonymous student involved...
Abbe Murphy, Print Editor-in-Chief
March 15, 2017
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Walking into his English class fifth period, junior Brian Kosek was greeted by what had become the norm for the last two weeks: another substitute teacher. While his English teacher Lori Vanek was out for two weeks, the class...
February 22, 2017
Leslie Elena, Staff Writer
February 15, 2017
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Personal Safety and Wellness is a new gym class being offered for the 2017-18 school year. The main goal of this class is to train students to use self-defense properly while also educating them on topics such as the portrayal...
February 15, 2017
