Ramadan Diaries: Year 2
Ramadan Mubarak! This year Ramadan starts the night of February 28 and ends March 30. For the second year in a row, follow Anum Saif, ‘25, Leyla Yurtsever, ‘25, and Zehra Ozcan, ‘25, as...
Author: Zehra Ozcan
Illness outbreak at Conant causes hundreds of student absences
On Monday, nearly 500 students were absent from school, according to Dean Kathryn Sall, as illness continues to spread during the winter season. School nurse Dawna Smeltzer reports a sharp increase in students visiting...
QUIZ: Which Crier Editor Are You?
Our fantastic editors are the backbone of the Conant Crier. Get to know them and find out which editor you are most similar to! Are you more a Leyla or a Ria? Take this...
Striking a balance: new bowling coach Mary Toman’s approach to teamwork
“In bowling, we’re all starting off the same, we’re brand new, and we’re here to do our best.” This is the philosophy that Conant’s new head girls bowling coach, math and computer science teacher...
Crier Wants to Know: How was your experience voting?
This past Tuesday, schools were closed for Election Day, giving many Conant seniors who recently turned 18 the chance to vote for the first time. The Crier asked these first-time voters to share their...
Crier wants to know: what do you think of your new ID photo?
New portraits for Infinite Campus and school IDs were taken August 13 and 14, and IDs with updated portraits were distributed today, September 10. With a new photography company, the photos are different compared...
Cougar Cuts: free haircuts for Teacher Appreciation Week
Photos by Jacob Sarnowski For Teacher Appreciation Week, two students gave free haircuts to teachers in room 151 during all lunch periods. The event was sponsored by Student Council and was originally the idea...
Crier wants to know: what’s the best NYT game?
Since the launch of The Crossword in 1942, the New York Times has captivated its readers with entertaining word and logic games. Some of the more popular New York Times games today include Wordle,...
Crier wants to know: what has ‘culture shocked’ our German exchange students?
On March 16, students from Germany flew into O’Hare airport to meet up with their American counterparts for the German-American exchange program—a program offered by some d211 schools for students taking German language classes....
Operation Snowball: the first time experience
Conant’s annual Operation Snowball took place on Saturday, March 9. As many Conant students don’t know what the event is, I attended Operation Snowball to give personal insight into the experience. When you look...
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