Academic Dishonesty Uncovered
Olivia Lamberti and Ellie Baden
September 12, 2018
Stevenson students caught in organized cheating effort, consequences range from LOP, suspensions to removal from extracurriculars
Putting the fun in FUNdraiser
Ellie Baden and Chloe Myers
September 12, 2018
Filed under News
On Sept. 8, roughly 2100 students, families and members of the community gathered in Lot E for National Honor Society’s annual Streetfest. “It’s a really great way at the beginning of the year to celebrate together and build a culture of service,” said community service coordinator and N...
Battling it Out
Dylan Hu, News Editor
May 15, 2018
The debate team hosted its fifth annual tournament for the middle school debate programs at Aptakisic Junior High School and Daniel Wright Middle School on May 2. The tournament, hosted at Stevenson, capped off a year-long program with volunteers from the Stevenson debate team visiting the two feeder sc...
Robots Repeat Reign
Anjini Grover, Staff Reporter
March 19, 2018
For the second time in two years, Stevenson won the VEX Robotics state championship on Feb. 24 at Niles North High School with three teams qualifying for the VEX Robotics World Championship in April. The junior/senior team PID PID Moose won first in the competition but not without some bumps along t...
In the Zone
Anjini Grover, Staff Reporter
February 7, 2018
Stevenson’s VEX Robotics teams battled it out on Saturday, Jan. 27 at the State Championship Qualifier tournament. Teams have been preparing since the end of last April when this year’s challenge was released. “Some teams were even working on their bots during the summer,” VEX Robotic...
Stevenson Lockdown Draws Attention to Security
Dylan Hu, Staff Reporter
September 24, 2017
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Stevenson High School went into a school lockdown on the night of September 13 in response to a nearby armed robbery in Buffalo Grove. This crisis, which held students in a lockdown until police noted otherwise, shed light on Stevenson’s emergency protocol. Stevenson first entered into a “clo...
Main Break Causes Issues
Olivia Lamberti, News Editor
September 11, 2017
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Sammi Schnuer '18 and many of her peers weren’t perturbed by the water main break Aug. 17. Thanks to the senior’s post on social media, students wore sunglasses, Hawaiian shirts and other beach attire Friday. Despite the water themed outfits, a boil order preventing water consumption was in effect...
Forum encourages debate, diverse political viewpoints
Olivia Lamberti, Staff Reporter
April 25, 2017
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From working with Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign to debating geopolitics with Model United Nations (MUN), Daniel Bien ’18 isn’t afraid of confronting controversy within current events. The Forum, an event that aimed to foster frank political discussion, seemed tailor made for a student like...
Outward bound
Adele Lee, Staff Reporter
April 3, 2017
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As the school year comes to a close, many seniors across the country must ask themselves: “What comes next for me?” For the majority of high school students in Illinois, attending college out-of-state seems to be the new trend. According to Chicago Magazine, Illinois is now the nation’s largest...
AP prep course attendance declines
Karaj Singh, Staff Reporter
March 20, 2017
For the past eight years, Stevenson has offered AP preparatory classes that students can take over the summer. These classes serve as bridges to year-long AP courses and were implemented to give students the opportunity to either challenge themselves in a particular course, prepare themselves if they...
Shortage of substitutes
Yana Bushuyeva, Staff Reporter
March 20, 2017
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In the past few years, Stevenson has been experiencing a shortage of substitutes. With a student teacher ratio of 16:2, Stevenson has around 500 teachers, and only an average of 30-35 substitutes available daily. Scarcity of substitutes occurred because of stern professional development and training...
SHS alumnus runs for governor
Nikol Safronova and Cindy Yao
March 20, 2017
An entrepreneur and small business owner, Stevenson alumnus Alex Paterakis ’06 is now hoping to make his mark in the Illinois political scene. Paterakis is currently a Democratic candidate running in the 2018 Illinois gubernatorial election. Paterakis, who graduated high school over 10 years ago,...
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