Spotlight

The Crier’s Holiday Favorites

As December begins, it’s officially full steam ahead on the Christmas and winter holiday festivities! Putting up decorations, baking, shopping, binge watching holiday classics – all exciting parts of the season. Quarantine is the...

Remote learning needs to change

Waking up early, hearing the one-minute bell, and being in the loud hallways used to be the least favorite part of the day for many students. However, this year is different, a common theme...

New Teacher Spotlight: Becky Schomer

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, the Crier would like...

Toxicity in politics today

Ah, the wonderful world of politics- full of respectful banter, cordial transfers of power, and always a direct indicator of the desires of the people. A world where authority figures always act selflessly and...

‘Emily in Paris’: it made no sense

When you think of Paris, beautiful scenery, stylish clothes, and luxury brands all come to mind. But we often forget how sophisticated French culture is until we see it in context with American culture....

Ranking Thanksgiving foods

Thanksgiving has never been one of my favorite holidays, mostly because it’s not Christmas, but also because I’m not crazy about turkey. Turkey is probably the most difficult to cook; it’s dry, and it’s...