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Statesman

The student news site of Adlai E. Stevenson High School

Statesman

The student news site of Adlai E. Stevenson High School

Statesman

Same Room, Different Zoom

Same Room, Different Zoom

Humza Qazi and Vaasu Kakuturu | December 1, 2020

The wind blows softly on a brisk fall afternoon as Roman Bilanicz ’23 and Benjamin Eisen ’23 stand more than six feet apart and pass a soccer ball back and forth in Eisen’s backyard. Because Bilanicz...

EPISODE TWO: Meet SHS Alumnus Dan Miller

Raghav Khosla | November 10, 2020

https://open.spotify.com/show/37xekbBEgf7EPi8TbO78qC

EPISODE ONE: Meet Ojasvi Saxena

Raghav Khosla | November 10, 2020

https://open.spotify.com/episode/5xJtzvKd5uKHpT01j3d37v?si=cEH_9ap_QPq5V5soVp491w  

Application Anxiety

Application Anxiety

Ojasvi Saxena and Hannah Yu | November 6, 2020

As the school day ends, Sabrina Kozarovitsky ’21 logs into yet another Zoom meeting. Instead of a class, this is a virtual campus tour for a university that she is applying to. For thousands of seniors...

Cultivating Communities

Lila Maiolo and Mackenzie Wren | November 4, 2020

Focoming: A Student Celebration of Tradition In any ordinary year, Mollie Duffy ’21 would be dancing the night a way in the Field House during Homecoming. She would be just one of over 2,000...

While the ILC remains empty, waiting for Stevenson students and staff to be able to return safely, do not judge this book by its cover; there are still many valuable resources available

2020 New Reality: Stevenson’s ILC/ ELC Staff Moved Online

Pooja Jain and Mackenzie Wren | October 15, 2020

Before March 13 the ILC and ELC at Adlai E. Stevenson High School was always bustling with activity from students and staff. These hands-on learning centers provided students with resources and a safe...

Stevenson Students for Change

Stevenson Students for Change

Humza Qazi, Anika Krishnaswamy, and Malini Pillai | October 11, 2020

As Student Council President Liana McGhee ’21 scrolled through her Instagram feed, stories of injustice towards people of color popped up everywhere. She couldn’t help but notice the wave of inspiration...

Best Buddies and Special Ed, Pandemic Style

Natalie King, Tia Vasudeva, and | October 9, 2020

Jenny Callen sits on the front steps of her house, a mask covering her mouth and a friend six feet away. Nestled within the unknowns of a pandemic is the beginning of her last year in the Best Buddies...

(E)liminating (D)isparities in (I)nclusivity

(E)liminating (D)isparities in (I)nclusivity

Serena Mehta and Dwija Ramesh | October 9, 2020

It’s 9:31 a.m. and most of the Stevenson students and teachers are just starting their second period class of the day. Instead of the usual bustle in the typical Stevenson hallways, students simply log...

The Art of Zoom

Lila Maiolo, Elyssa Gavenda, and Alison Wade | October 5, 2020

No longer able to work in the Clothing and Design classroom filled with sewing machines and fabric, Amanda Klein ’21 is currently doing an independent study for the course. Currently in her third semester...

Feature Story: Online Prep

September 17, 2020

  Teaching Amid COVID-19 by Victoria Feng   Covid Co-Curriculars by Melissa Liu & Jasmine Sun

Covid Co-Curriculars

Melissa Liu and Jasmine Sun | September 17, 2020

Under normal circumstances, the 3:25 p.m. bell would’ve cued thousands of students and teachers to flood the halls, unearthing a new, bustling side of Stevenson not seen during the school day. Clubs,...

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