The student news site of Adlai E. Stevenson High School

Statesman

The student news site of Adlai E. Stevenson High School

Statesman

The student news site of Adlai E. Stevenson High School

Statesman

TEAMS Road to Success

TEAMS Road to Success

August 16, 2018

The room was packed. Hundreds of high schoolers from all across the country were working eagerly, either on a set of math problems or on designing a building that conserved heat for a battery. Philena...

Interactive Gamers Club Evolves to Pokémon

Interactive Gamers Club Evolves to Pokémon

November 22, 2017

In the 2015 Pokémon World Championships, Alyssa Smith ’20 shuffles 60 cards with rapid succession in her constructed deck. Her hand motions soon become an indistinguishable blur. After her opponent...

School of Rock

School of Rock

Ellie Baden, Features Editor | November 3, 2017

Almost every week, teachers Chip Tompson, Alice Nuteson, Don Carmichael and Scott Williams meet to rehearse for their band, After School Special. The band, named after a television show that aired in the...

Teacher runs for school board

Maya Parekh, Staff Reporter | March 20, 2017

From practicing martial arts to being a national leader for teaching sociology, sociology teacher Christopher Salituro has brought his unique experiences to Stevenson. Salituro, a teacher at Stevenson...

Security guard Dorice Benedetto talks to Luis Rivera ’17. This is one of the many interactions security guards have during the day.

Protect and connect

Grace Westphal, Staff Reporter | March 20, 2017

From the Point to the Field House doors there are thousands of students, parents and teachers constantly entering and exiting the building. Even though each face is caught on camera by one of the hundreds...

Smoking up the community

Smoking up the community

Kendall Roberts, Staff Reporter | March 20, 2017

When a teen goes out in public, it’s no shock that they will see huge, colorful bulletin boards promoting e-cigarettes or find stores selling them within reach. Even in their own homes, students are...

An online AP Government student works on an online worksheet called “The Arcade” on his own personal time. Students are expected to keep up and complete their online course work every day.

The future of online schooling

Yana Bushuyeva and Victoria Kolotov | March 2, 2017

The sounds of clicking and the soft hum of the computer engines replace those of crumpling papers and moving pencils. Students rise to communicate and share ideas with their classmates, efficiently...

In a joint effort between SHSTV and radio club,  students work behind the scenes to live stream a football game.

A scheme to stream

Alisa Mufti, Staff Reporter | March 2, 2017

Bright lights, the roar of the crowd and booming music. These are all things captured by Stevenson’s basketball players and fans alike on a Friday night. They are also captured by Stevenson’s television...

Members of Law Club discuss a topic posed by president Dylan Horwitz ’17. When Horwitz doesn’t present, a professional  in the field usually will.

Club spotlight: Law Club

Yogin Patel, Staff Reporter | February 13, 2017
Law Club offers space for discussion, opportunities to meet professionals

Creating a community through private schools

Bella Greenspan, Features Editor | February 13, 2017

Kelly Kempf ’19 hasn’t seen most of her friends from middle school in months, some even years. She keeps in touch with a few of them, but getting together more than a few times a year is hard, especially...

A teacher’s journey

Sivakami Ramakrishnan | February 13, 2017

Gregory Sherwin sits in his office, planning out the schedule for the school day. Sherwin, an AP Human Geography teacher, is well-known for his love of the Cubs and for effectively getting a student’s...

Educating youth behind bars

Educating youth behind bars

Sami Sparber, Editor in Chief | February 9, 2017

It’s 8:30 am. Tuesday. The students at Stevenson High School and the residents of the Hulse Detention Center at the Robert W. Depke Juvenile Justice Complex are ready to begin their school day. Located...

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