Emerging Artists: Hunter Shin
In this month’s edition of “Emerging Artists”, we talked to Hunter Shin, ‘26 about his piece, “Close up”. Shin’s main inspiration was the “imperfections we see in ourselves” and aimed to highlight this using...
Category: Spotlight
Clubs of Conant: Green Cougars
Being home to 80+ clubs ranging from cultural awareness to academic competition, Conant really does have something for everyone. In this series, the Crier will help spread the word about lesser-known clubs in the...
GALLERY: Boys’ Lacrosse vs Highland Park
The Cougars went back to winning ways after beating the Highland Park Giants, in the IHSA Sectional Prelims, by a score of 14-10. Though Conant proved to be the dominant side for most of...
GALLERY: Softball vs Dundee-Crown
The Cougars lost their home winning streak, with a final score of 5-16 against the Dundee-Crown Chargers. The Chargers’ consistency and game with limited errors proved to be the ultimate factors in edging forward...
Locker Convos: What is Ultimate Frisbee?
What makes Ultimate Frisbee so…ultimate? In the season finale of Locker Convos, Ultimate Frisbee Captain Adrian Matras gives us insight on this unique sport. +5
Crier wants to know: what’s the best NYT game?
Since the launch of The Crossword in 1942, the New York Times has captivated its readers with entertaining word and logic games. Some of the more popular New York Times games today include Wordle,...
The worst and best assigned books to come out of Conant English classes through my junior year
When you think of high school English classes, what is the first thing that comes to mind? If you’re anything like me, you probably thought of assigned reading, aka when your teacher introduces a...
GALLERY: Girls’ Lacrosse vs Elk Grove
The Cougars put on a dominant performance on their ‘Senior Night’ and won the game against Elk Grove by a large margin of 19-1. Conant now has a 5-2 record in Conference and a...
Crier wants to know: what has ‘culture shocked’ our German exchange students?
On March 16, students from Germany flew into O’Hare airport to meet up with their American counterparts for the German-American exchange program—a program offered by some d211 schools for students taking German language classes....
Operation Snowball: the first time experience
Conant’s annual Operation Snowball took place on Saturday, March 9. As many Conant students don’t know what the event is, I attended Operation Snowball to give personal insight into the experience. When you look...