The Devils’ declassified Prom survival guide
Hajera Naveed, Kabir Sawlani, Editor-in-Chief, and Abby Stockmal, Editor-in-Chief
May 3, 2019
Dear Seniors, This coming weekend—Saturday, May 4 to be exact— is probably one of the most important ones in your life. It is the culmination of your entire high school career. If you are anything like me you started dreaming about Prom since first grade. People always say that they imagined...
New Korean restaurant opens in Oak Brook
Hajera Naveed, Kabir Sawlani, Editor-in-Chief, and Abby Stockmal, Editor-in-Chief
April 22, 2019
Over the past few years, Oakbrook Terrace has become a very favored area to spend time in, with the Oak Brook mall shops and the popular restaurants that surround them. Now, a new restaurant, SGD Dobu So Gong Dong (SGD), has opened to become one of the only Korean restaurants in this area. SGD opened on Wedne...
College scandal reveals hidden disparities
Hajera Naveed, Kabir Sawlani, Editor-in-Chief, and Abby Stockmal, Editor-in-Chief
March 21, 2019
On Tuesday, March 13, one of the largest ever college admissions scandals in the US was revealed to the public. The admissions scheme was two-fold, one part involved an elaborate mechanism that allowed students to cheat on standardized tests and the other, more substantial one was the bribing of college ...
Campaigning for April referendum amps up
Hajera Naveed, Kabir Sawlani, Editor-in-Chief, and Abby Stockmal, Editor-in-Chief
March 11, 2019
For many D86 students and parents, the vote for the $166 million referendum in November sparked increasing concern for the future of both Central and South. Even though there were campaigns by both sides for the first vote, Yes for D86, the campaign to approve the referendum, decided to amp up fundraising an...
Forensics places first at state
Hajera Naveed, Kabir Sawlani, Editor-in-Chief, and Abby Stockmal, Editor-in-Chief
February 20, 2019
The Forensics team won first place at IHSA State, for the second time in the team’s history, on Saturday, Feb. 17 at the Peoria Civic Center. Central finished with 26 points with Thornton High School and Wheaton Warrenville South High School just behind them with 21 points. Tim Moser, senior, and Tat...
Former NBA star sheds new light on teenage substance abuse
Hajera Naveed, Kabir Sawlani, Editor-in-Chief, and Abby Stockmal, Editor-in-Chief
January 31, 2019
A former NBA champion, a father of three kids, and a 14 year recovered cocaine and heroin addict, came to speak at Central on Wednesday, Jan 23. Chris Herren, now a motivational speaker advocating against substance abuse, stood in front of thousands of kids in the gym and proclaimed his only wish: for just ...
The price of prestige
Hajera Naveed, Kabir Sawlani, Editor-in-Chief, and Abby Stockmal, Editor-in-Chief
January 24, 2019
In November of 2018, The New York Times published an exposé on a Louisiana school that had become popular because of videos posted online of students getting into their dreams schools. Colleges like Harvard, Princeton, Yale, and Brown were accepting students from the T.M. Landry College Preparatory sc...
Why small classes matter
Hajera Naveed, Kabir Sawlani, Editor-in-Chief, and Abby Stockmal, Editor-in-Chief
December 18, 2018
With the tragic results of the $166 million referendum vote, the board has begun considering drastic cuts that could be made to Hinsdale Central and Hinsdale South in order to fund necessary building repairs. One option presented at Monday’s board meeting was cutting teachers and increasing class sizes to a ratio of 28:1. While I understand the necessity of cutting the budget, I think increasing...
Strong minds bring change
Hajera Naveed, Kabir Sawlani, Editor-in-Chief, and Abby Stockmal, Editor-in-Chief
November 25, 2018
What started as a panel on teen depression presented in health classes has now become a new club called Strong Minds Bring Change. Relaying information to sophomores about teen depression inspired a group of students to do more in regards to mental health awareness and betterment. The club is committed to improv...
NHS hosts annual Halloween bake sale
Hajera Naveed, Kabir Sawlani, Editor-in-Chief, and Abby Stockmal, Editor-in-Chief
November 5, 2018
As Halloween rolled around this Wednesday, Oct. 31, so too did the pronounced National Honors Society annual Halloween bake sale. If you were at school, it was hard to miss it. Students lined up near all the points of entry into the building and cluttered in teams right outside the cafeteria, impassion...