How Cake Day came to be
Homecoming, prom, and football games are traditions that Conant shares with many other high schools. But not every school celebrates Cake Day–a Conant tradition held annually on the Monday during the week of Pi...
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Conant’s RISE initiates discussion about social issues
“We are equals,” Jasmin Mundi, ‘21, stated. “The rest of the world can’t progress if there is a gap between men and women.” With this message, Conant sophomores Mundi, Sanjana Rajesh, Arina Shah, Kaycie...
From Romania to Italy to the US, one student’s experience
“We moved [to the United States] for a new experience,” Liliana Serban, ‘20, said. Serban recently moved to the United States from Italy, a place that still remains in her heart. She is originally...
Students should be allowed to wear hats in school
Due to the extremely cold weather this season, most students come to school dressed in warm attire, such as winter coats, jackets, gloves, and hats. In addition to fighting the cold, many students like...
The Crier Inquires: Should the U.S. adopt universal health care?
All the buzz around the Trump Administration’s blueprint for healthcare — or lack thereof — has got the Conant community wondering: Would it be best to simply adopt universal health care — like many...
Windy City Bulls assistant coach brings unique basketball experience to team
Embed from Getty Images Before its sponsorship with Gatorade, the NBA G League was called the NBA Developmental League. Despite the name change, the league still has the same purpose as it has always...
A guide to choosing ethical clothing
There has been an increasing awareness of the issues within the fashion industry–exploitation of workers to produce cheap clothes, using poor quality materials that leads to clothes that deteriorate easily, and the environmental impact...
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,...
Staff Monthly Picks: February
Throughout February, Crier editors have enjoyed many products and activities–here are some of the staffs’ favorites. We hope you enjoy them just as much as we did! Book of the Month: “How to Stop...
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