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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

Fantasy gifts created for Stevenson students

Fathma Rahman, Managing Editor of Production | February 23, 2015

Testing Center Fast Pass Tired of waiting in line at the Testing Center after school with every other stressed out Stevenson student at the end of the term? This fast pass will let you skip to the front...

Statesman reviews classic Christmas songs

Hannah Jeon, News Editor | February 23, 2015

’Tis the season for wrapping presents, drinking hot chocolate, decorating gingerbread cookies—and of course, listening to the season’s most festive holiday tunes. With the holidays right around the...

Social Commentary

Brenda Reyn, Graphics Editor | February 23, 2015

Statesman embraces the privilege to comment on the significant. Our experiences lead us to reflections and speculations surrounding aspects on students’ lives. The staff hopes our readers will find these...

Online class offers new learning methods

February 23, 2015

Beginning in the 2015-2016 school year, Stevenson will offer AP U.S. Government to seniors as an online course, becoming the first of its kind in Stevenson history. According to the course description,...

Obama acts on several national crises

Vijay Magati, Graphics Editor | February 23, 2015

Over the past few months, President Obama has made decisions on controversial issues that impact millions of people across the country. Net Neutrality Attempting to influence the debate about the...

Student gives Ted Talk, asks for finance course

Alexandra Shafran, Graphics Editor | February 23, 2015

After watching her mother’s struggle with managing personal finances when she was in the eighth grade, Tanvee Patankar ’18 was inspired to dig deeper into finance management for minors. By exploring...

Montgomery County Public Schools remove religious holiday names from school calendar

Nitya Gupta, Managing Editor of Production | February 23, 2015

Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS), located in Maryland, will no longer be naming any religious holidays on their school calendar. On Nov. 11, the Montgomery Board of Education voted 7 to 1 in favor...

Starting next year, Stevenson will offer online option for senior students taking the AP Government course

Stephanie Namkoong, Features Editor | February 23, 2015

Further weaving technology into the classroom, Stevenson will offer its first online class next year to seniors taking Advanced Placement (AP) Government. The supplementary program will be an addition...

Metra increases price of tickets

Katy Roach, Sports Editor | February 7, 2015

As the new year quickly approaches, Metra travelers prepare for a hike in ticket prices. On Nov. 10, Metra announced the 2015 budget which includes an average 10.8 percent increase in fare prices. However...

How does image affect the way we eat?

Namrata Sridhar, Story Ideas Manager | February 7, 2015

Magazines, TV shows and advertisements are constantly bombarding students through mediums like social media. However, many times these ideas can create a negative image on the mentality of students. The...

US National gymnast shares high school successes

Shubhangi Joshi, Business Manager | February 6, 2015

Gymnastics is a complex sport involving strength, flexibility and grace. When combined with the manipulation of ropes, clubs, balls, hoops and ribbon, it becomes rhythmic gymnastics––a sport where...

Q&A with Bill McNamara, head coach of the Patriot’s 8A state championship winning team

Sabrina Szos, Staff Reporter | January 25, 2015

What has been your favorite part of this season? I think my favorite part of the season is everyday when we walk out onto the practice field and have the opportunity to coach and be around our team....

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