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The schools new victory bell was fully on display for the Fall Recognition Ceremony in the gym, but it will later be moved to its own platform outside.

New victory bell creates new tradition

On Monday, Nov. 13, the school introduced the victory bell at the Fall Recognition Assembly. Every student that has made a big achievement in sports rang the bell at the assembly. In the future, the bell...

Last year, the Tell Your Story Prompt was Still.

Tell Your Story prompt announced

On Thursday, Feb. 15, the English Department will host its fourth annual Tell Your Story event, and this year’s prompt has been announced as “Current”. The event is similar to a program NPR has...

Students that miss a test due to an absence must make it up in the Testing Center. However, the room can fill up quickly.

Our attendance policy is a necessary evil

One morning, I entered the Testing Center at 7 a.m., getting an early start to ensure I had enough time to make-up my test. Much to my surprise, the room was already close to packed. I just barely was...

With the increasing popularity of devices like Juuls, vaping seems to be spreading throughout the school.

“We get it: Central vapes” revisited

Welcome to Hinsdale Central. We have state-winning sports teams, competitive academics, and water-vapor-filled bathrooms. Vaping and “Juuling,” which is the use of a kind of e-cigarette with nicotine,...

Many lunch periods are jam-packed with students, but an open campus could help solve that problem.

Should we have an open campus?

At the beginning of October, the administration changed the lunch drop-off policy. Not only are there stricter guidelines for parents dropping off forgotten lunches, but deliveries from outside businesses...

Now when parents drop off lunches, they go on the shelf outside the bookstore,  so kids can pick their lunches up during lunch periods.

Lunch drop-offs create irresponsibility

This year, a habit has been formed by seemingly every Central student: forgetting to bring a lunch to school. The school had no choice but to change the entire system for when parents come to drop off...

Junior Ayana Otokiti wears the Pro Filtr Soft Matte Longwear Foundation in 460, Match Stix in Espresso, Sinamon and Blonde, powder highlight in Ginger Binge Moscow Mule, and the Gloss Bomb.

The Fenty Beauty craze

On Sunday, Sept. 8, pop-star Rihanna released her new beauty line, Fenty Beauty, and it has people incredibly excited. She has released 40 shades of foundation, which is a very expansive range, especially...

Woman celebrating Native American Heritage Month in Los Angeles, a city who chooses to celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day in lieu on Columbus Day.

Away with Columbus Day

A growing percentage of the population is baffled by the fact that the majority of the U.S. continues to celebrate Christopher Columbus Day, which falls on Oct. 9 this year.  Most people find the...

People of Houston attempt to evacuate after Hurricane Harvey, which made landfall on Aug. 26.

Spread your donations to hurricane relief

Throughout the beginning of September, the U.S. has been ravaged by two large hurricanes, Hurricane Harvey, mainly affecting Texas, and Hurricane Irma, mainly affecting Florida. Both hurricanes have...

Protestors fight against the end of DACA by voicing their opinions in New York City.

Trump’s DACA decision was insensitive

On Sept. 5, President Donald Trump’s administration announced that Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) will expire on March 5, 2018. It has caused a huge outrage among many in the U.S. To...

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