How relevant is Valentine’s Day?
With Valentine’s Day in the air, people want to spend time with friends or partners to celebrate. However, it doesn’t look like everyone is doing so. The Crier staff interviewed Conant staff and students...
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GALLERY: Girls’ gymnastics sectionals
Conant varsity gymnasts Bri Kaminski (‘24), Marissa Shulman (‘26), and Kylie Halman (‘26) qualified for the IHSA Sectionals, held at Conant on Feb. 9. Hersey won Sectionals with a score of 142.85, and Sabrina...
GALLERY: Boys’ basketball vs. Hoffman Estates
Both teams displayed intensity and energy in their performance. As the game progressed towards the end, Conant brought out their skill and stole the game from the Hawks to win 44-41, down from 17-33...
GALLERY: Coed Cheer Sectionals 2023
Conant hosted the 2023 IHSA Cheer sectionals. In the Co-ed division, Conant came in 2nd place, qualifying for State. The bleachers were packed, and the support for teams was electric! It was a fantastic...
Conant senior to perform with D211 Honors Orchestra as concerto competition winner
As a result of winning the 2023 D211 Honors Orchestra Concerto/Aria Competition, Sree Prasad, ‘23, will be performing the first movement of Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54, by Robert Schumann with the...
Elizabeth Acevedo: the poet that changed my life
I judge books by their covers. Shamelessly. The thread-bound blocks of paper are each a contestant, my eyes the harsh critics. To Read Or Not To Read? That is the question. Elizabeth Acevedo is...
Conant Band performs at annual winter concert
Conant’s Winter Band Concert featured three bands–Conant’s Concert Band, Wind Symphony, and Wind Ensemble–with each performing four selections of music. A total of 132 students performed, and this concert was the first this year...
Behind the curtain with a Conant Theatre student director
Every year, Conant Theatre puts on three major productions: the fall musical, the winter play, and the spring play. For each show, dozens of actors take the stage and perform their hearts out. For...
Streaming platforms exploit fascination with death in new arrivals
Students at Conant are well-acquainted with streaming services that allow them to watch almost anything at any time on their personal devices without restrictions. Often, their recommended content promotes shows known for death and...
Temperature in classrooms transports students to questionable degrees
As the temperature outside transitions from fall to winter, Conant students expect the temperature inside the building to remain comfortable. This expectation might be setting the bar too high, given when someone steps outside...
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