Spotlight

School year starts sooner in 2016-2017

District 211 recently announced its adoption of a new collegiate-style school year for 2016-2017. The traditional D211 schedule, which included finals after winter break, has been changed to reflect that of many colleges around the...

Video: CHS Cheer delivers second-place performance at state competition

Over this past weekend, Conant’s varsity co-ed cheerleaders competed at the IHSA state competition. Consistent with their stellar annual performances, the cheerleaders placed SECOND in state this year! Congratulations to the team and the coaches for their hard...

Predicting the Grammy Awards!

Awards season is well underway, with the Golden Globes, Screen Actors Guild ceremony, and many other award shows occurring this past month. One of the most important and popular awards ceremonies is the Grammy...

The menace of the Meninist

Twitter is the hub of voiced opinions, so we seldom open up Twitter without seeing a picture of a man with a long brown beard and mustache, more commonly known as the Meninist.  While some...