Statesman

School at home

Maya Parekh, Staff Reporter | February 9, 2017

Fifteen year old Arianna Tilson can wake up whenever she chooses, decide which assignments she wants to do on which day and can do her studying while lying in bed. Tilson is one of less than the four...

Alternative education opportunities offer second chance

February 5, 2017

Twenty years ago, a student caught selling drugs at an Illinois school could be expelled, marking the end of their high school career. Other than resorting to a private school if they could afford it,...

Reflecting on worth of AP courses

Yogin Patel, Staff Reporter | November 28, 2016

As first semester comes to a close, students are starting to think about finals and their future in their classes. After the No Homework Night that took place during the second term, students have been...

Public speaking course teaches practical skills

Sivakami Ramakrishnan, Staff Reporter | November 16, 2016

Stevenson has given its students a unique opportunity to develop their public speaking skills by offering a class called Public Speaking. The class teaches students how to talk to an audience, or even...

New math teacher reflects on changing schools

Yana Bushuyeva, Staff Reporter | November 1, 2016

The bell rings. Students shuffle out of the class. Tina Nocella gathers her papers, books, laptop, and purse, making sure she doesn't leave anything behind. Nudging a few stray chairs toward their closest...

Guest columnist Abbie Sise reflects on time as band drum major

Abbie Sise, Guest Columnist | October 10, 2016

Just like any sport, band is a large commitment that ends up taking over your life. I’ve been in band since my freshman year, so I’ve experienced so many new things with the band. My freshman year...

College Career Center offers students unique resources

Alisa Mufti, Staff Reporter | October 8, 2016

The fall season proposes the starting and closing of a chapter for students. Freshmen prepare to start high school and seniors prepare to end it. But for those ending high school the College Career Center...

The $100 million budget

Maya Parekh and Ellie Baden | October 7, 2016

Annika Rehberger ’19 walks through the Wood Commons, taking in her surroundings: shiny new tile, fresh wooden decorations, water with lemon slice—the perfect vision of a school. But when Rehberger...

Hobbies create masterpieces

Ashley Mandel, Staff Reporter | October 7, 2016

Math teacher Bob Pinta takes a bowl gouge, slowly shedding away at the spinning maple wood to reveal a purpleheart and bloodwood interior. The finished product is a medieval goblet freshly coated in polyurethane....

The time for independence

Bella Greenspan, Features Editor | October 7, 2016

The day before junior year began, I drove to Target to buy school supplies. That was the day I became, in my mind, a full fledged “adult.” I bought everything with my own money and did not forget my...

Common no more

Kendall Roberts, Staff Reporter | October 7, 2016

During the 2015 school year, students packed the Wood Commons cafeteria, struggling to get into line to pay for their food. With trays filled with french fries and burgers, athletes and students alike...

The $3 million budget surplus

Chloe Myers, Staff Reporter | October 6, 2016

Students and parents alike have been questioning the amount of money the school spends or has “left over” for years. Stevenson spends $117,500,000 and receives $120,595,000. This means that there is...