Spotlight

ILMEA accepts nine Conant music students

Early this October, 42 Conant music students competed at the regional level for a position in the Illinois Music Education Association (ILMEA) District 7 regional ensemble. Of those who auditioned, three band, five orchestra...

Conant’s spooktacular Halloween

In the spirit of Halloween, Conant students and staff wear costumes every year. This year, the Crier captured some of the best scary, hilarious and clever ones. Check out the gallery above to get some...

Are righties given the upper hand?

Image credit: Mauli Patel Imagine being left-handed and sitting in math class with the teacher speeding through notes. You scribble them down as fast as you can. However, graphite accumulates on your hand and smears...

Meet the 2016 presidential candidates

Throughout the next few months Crier writers and guest student writers will contribute to this rolling article, profiling each candidate running in the 2016 presidential election. Each profile will contain their background, three reasons...

Meet the cast: Homecoming court bios

Filippo Defrenza Filippo is a freshman on the football team, and his favorite teacher is Mr. Moravek because he’s very funny and always likes talking about football and wrestling. His idea of a perfect...