New Teacher Spotlight: Elizabeth Dopke
This school year, Conant has nine new teachers. Seeing as most students won’t be introduced to them in the typical way, the Crier is providing short features on each. Today, we would like to...
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PALS Club spreads positivity through sidewalk messages
As students and staff walk into Conant’s building, they will notice a positive change to the building’s vicinity. In the recent week, PALS (Peer-Assisted Learning & Service) club decorated the sidewalks outside the...
Conant student receives Girl Scouts Gold Award
Neeharika Kakuturu, ‘21, recently received the Girl Scout Gold Award, the highest award for the notable program. The Gold Award is presented to fewer than 6% of Girl Scouts and takes one to two...
Conant student competing on Poland’s ‘The Voice’
Srish Vijay also contributed to this article Every day, we walk around these crowded, stuffy school hallways passing tons of students. Between each class period, we see so many peers before we go to...
New Year, New Superintendent: Meet Dr. Small
Dr. Lisa Small, Associate Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction, has been named the next District 211 superintendent, replacing Daniel Cates upon his retirement. After a five-month search in and outside of the district, the...
The 2010s: A decade in review
Diya Thomas co-wrote this article As the decade comes to a close, the Crier would like to recap major memories from the 2010s. From Taylor Swift to Shawn Mendes, or Instagram to Tik Tok,...
Conant staff shares memories from the past decade
As the decade comes to an end, we asked staff members to reflect on the biggest changes and moments they’ve experienced at Conant High School. To some, these memories may be news, since not...
Moving across the globe from Turkey to America
As the wheels of the plane screeched against the hard, concrete ground, she peered out the window, looking around slowly and trying to take in every aspect of what was now her new home....
How Conant students are battling sleep deprivation
Embed from Getty Images The paper due this Friday, sports practice, the math quiz tomorrow, and work after school on Thursday. These thoughts buzz through the head of a high school student as he...
New Teacher Profile: Vincent Salas
The Crier is conducting interviews to get to know the new teachers at Conant. Today, the Crier is featuring teacher Vincent Salas. Crier: What is your favorite thing about teaching at Conant? Salas: “So...
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