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The student news site of Adlai E. Stevenson High School

Statesman

The student news site of Adlai E. Stevenson High School

Statesman

Patriots Take Care of Libertyville at Home

Oliver Arora and Justin Ferstein | February 10, 2024

The Patriots took down conference rival the Libertyville Wildcats 58-40 on Feb. 9 in the penultimate game of the regular season. The win improves Stevensons record to 19-8 on the year and secured their...

Photo Credit to Stevenson Student Council. Sourced from @StuCoStevenson on Instagram

Adlai’s Birthday Bash!

Eshaam Bhattad, Managing Editor of Production | February 9, 2024

On Monday, Feb. 5, Stevenson’s Student Council (StuCo) hosted an event celebrating the school’s namesake, Adlai Ewing Stevenson II’s birthday, during all lunch periods. Inviting balloon artists and...

Put in the Pound

Alexander Xie and Aaroh Tak | February 7, 2024

Overcoming a fourth-quarter comeback against the Waukegan Bulldogs on January 10, the boys’ basketball team clung onto victory 70-68 and moved to 11-5 for the season.  The first quarter began as...

Armand Burris '24 watches his layup as it goes in at a home game. Burris is an integral part of the team, helping create opportunities.

Stevenson Punishes the Zee-Bees on the Road

Jeremy Iskowitz, Staff Reporter | February 6, 2024

The Patriots (16-7) traveled to Zion Benton High School (2-17) on what was their Senior Night and came out victorious over the Zee-Bees on Feb. 2, improving their record to 17-7. After a bit of a slow...

A Love Letter to Chinese Food

A Love Letter to Chinese Food

Adi Jaiswal and Grace Sun | January 30, 2024

On Friday Feb. 2, Chinese Club, Taiwanese Club, and National Chinese Honor Society (NCHS) will be co-hosting a Chinese New Year celebration from 6-9 p.m. in room 2104. With over 300 people in attendance...

Patriots Take Down Mundelein on the Road

Justin Ferstein, Sports Editor | January 29, 2024

The Patriots went on the road to beat the Mundelein Mustangs on Jan. 26, improving their record to 16-6. After a large offensive showcase, the Patriots won 60-48. Stevenson’s Jack Dabbs ’24 had...

Lake Zurich claws out a win against Stevenson

Harikesh Prasad, Features Editor | January 29, 2024

The Stevenson boys’ basketball team walks out of the huddle, taking their positions on the court. With under a minute left, Jack Dabbs ’24 inbounds the ball, passing to Rocco Pagliocca ’24. Desperately,...

Aiden Bardic '25 drives to the baseline for the layup against the Warren defense. He finished the night with 15 points.

Stevenson Take Down Warren in Overtime Thriller

Justin Ferstein and Oliver Arora | January 26, 2024

The Patriots hung on to finish victorious over the state ranked Warren Township Blue Devils on January 23rd, improving their record to 15-6. After tremendous offensive and defensive efforts alike, the...

 Mike Johnson, the new speaker of the house, speaks at the Republican Jewish Coalition's 2023 Annual Leadership Summit in Las Vegas. His newfound position has resulted in greater political power across the US.

A Precarious Public

Harikesh Prasad, Features Editor | November 9, 2023

  After 4 weeks of dissension, the House of Representatives has determined a new speaker. Representative Mike Johnson (LA-4), a far-right conservative, was able to garner the 217 votes needed...

Andrew Timmons ’25 walks across the field getting ready for the next Patriots drive after a first down. The Patriots offense was stellar all night, scoring five touchdowns en route to the 35-28 win.

“It Doesn’t Get Much Better Than That”

Justin Ferstein, Sports Editor | October 23, 2023

The Patriots held on to win a close victory against the Libertyville Wildcats, gaining a home playoff game and finishing with a 7-2 record on the season. Thanks to the strong fourth quarter offense, the...

Thomas Simmons ’25 intercepts a pass from the Zion-Benton quarterback early in the game. The Patriots’ strong defense was featured throughout the game, as they racked up multiple sacks and critical tackles.

Patriots Continue Push into Playoffs

Justin Ferstein, Sports Editor | October 17, 2023

The Stevenson Patriots football team continued their push to the playoffs with a powerful win against the Zion Benton ZeeBees on Senior Night. The Patriots pounced on the ZeeBee's, beating them 50 - 0...

A Final Bow

Adi Jaiswal and Veronica Jia | October 13, 2023

On Aug. 24, seniors in Stevenson’s music department auditioned for a chance to play as a soloist in one of the four concerts that the orchestra holds throughout the year. There were four spots, with...

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