Helicopter drops 2,000 eggs for Bunny Extravaganza
A helicopter flown in from Bolingbrook dropped 2,000 Easter eggs to kick off the 2019 Bunny Extravaganza on Sat. April 13. Children were allowed to pick seven eggs from the bunch and continue on...
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AP Human Geography students make graffiti wall, appreciate democracy
Colorful graffiti artwork decorated the stairway connecting the English, Social Studies, Music, and World Language hallways recently. Instead of just colorful illegible words, the words found on the wall are words like “sorrow”, “unjust”,...
Conant celebrates Illinois’ bicentennial
Social Studies National Honor Society (SSNHS) helped Conant celebrate Illinois’ Bicentennial last week. The week kicked off with a video about Illinois history and a quiz testing each classroom’s knowledge on Illinois and ended...
Administration serves free breakfast to students
On Friday, administrators served free breakfast to students before school in the cafeteria, coinciding with National School Breakfast Week. Besides serving breakfast, administration also helped prep food in the kitchen. Principal Julie Nowak said,...
Guitar Club promotes recital during lunch periods
Guitar Club performed live music during lunch periods to promote their after-school show on Feb. 28. Guitar Club Sponsor Edgar Huerta said, “Some students have been able to incredibly go from a beginner to...
Senior ends season by going to state for Speech Team
Speech Team Co-President Sachi Goel, ‘19, qualified for state and competed on Feb. 15-16 in Peoria, IL. Goel competed in Radio Speaking, which she has been competing in since her freshman year. During Sectionals,...
Conant student performs in ILMEA All-State Band
Laura Vesco, ‘19, attended the Illinois Music Education Association’s (ILMEA) All-State Band competition on the weekend of Jan. 24. Vesco was placed as first chair flute in the All-State Band. In order to make...
Conant Model UN’s second competition helps to build confidence
Conant’s new Model United Nations club competed for its second time on Feb. 2 at Francis W. Parker School, where members had an opportunity to gain more experience with parliamentary procedure and the preparation...
Potential District 211 teacher strike puts final exam dates, extracurricular events in doubt
Update: The Board and the Union reached a tentative agreement on Monday, December 17, and the District ratified the contract at its board meeting on January 17. Final exams may be pushed back and...
New bell system integrates with other school safety systems
Conant students were literally welcomed back from Thanksgiving Break with a roar. A new bell system, including a cougar’s roar for the one-minute bell, integrates new safety changes in the building. At the beginning...
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