Congressman sheds light on bipartisanship to students
April 25, 2019
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After hosting Congressman Peter Roskam in November, the Student Conservative Organization wanted to hear what the opposing side had to say. The Student Conservative Organization's outreach for compromise, featuring local Democratic Congressman Sean Casten took place on Monday, April 22 from 3:15 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. i...
Students show off their talents at Ethnic Fair
Lana Jawich, Hajera Naveed, Section Editor, Kabir Sawlani, Editor-in-Chief, and Abby Stockmal, Editor-in-Chief
April 19, 2019
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This year’s annual Ethnic Fair was hosted on Thursday, April 19. To make it a little different than the last few years, Central decided to make an assembly during school rather than just an afterschool event. Many participants took part in the Ethnic Fair and represented their ethnicity such thro...
Group fitness classes begin self defense unit
Saba Ali, Kabir Sawlani, Editor-in-Chief, and Abby Stockmal, Editor-in-Chief
April 17, 2019
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On Monday, April 1, the students in Group Fitness classes started actively learning self-defense. Over the next few weeks, students will learn physical resistance strategies through scenarios and discussion of potential physical situations. Before spring break, instructors introduced students to the unit...
Students test out Remote Learning for the first time
April 10, 2019
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On Tuesday, April 8, and Wednesday, April 9 students tested out the new E-learning system. E-learning is a system where teachers put assignments on CE-learning students to complete at home. Each assignment takes around 15-25 minutes, and a day of E-learning counts as a full school day. “The [E-...
Head Football Coach and teacher leaving to coach rival team
Lia Reichmann, Kabir Sawlani, Editor-in-Chief, and Abby Stockmal, Editor-in-Chief
April 6, 2019
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Head varsity football coach and social studies teacher Dan Hartman will be leaving Central for rival Lyons Township High School’s football program. Hartman was unanimously approved for hire by LTHS District 204 Board of Education on Monday, March 18. “It is a disappointment and puts the prog...
D86 community approves $140 million referendum
Saba Ali, Kabir Sawlani, Editor-in-Chief, and Abby Stockmal, Editor-in-Chief
April 4, 2019
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On Tuesday, April 2, residents in District 86 voted for the highly contested referendum with high voter turnout. After two months of campaigning from both the yes and no sides, the referendum passed with 59.5% of the 23,395 votes in favor of the referendum. The referendum consisted of changes to the schools’...
Students relax over spring break
Masah Mourad, Hajera Naveed, Section Editor, Kabir Sawlani, Editor-in-Chief, and Abby Stockmal, Editor-in-Chief
April 3, 2019
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On Friday, March 22, students attended their last day of school before the spring break. Since the weather is still changing and not completely warm yet, many decide that it’s the perfect time for a family or friends’ vacation trip. There are many places that are common for vacation trips, but sp...
Students walk out to support referendum
Lana Jawich, Kabir Sawlani, Editor-in-Chief, and Abby Stockmal, Editor-in-Chief
April 2, 2019
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On Monday, April 1, from 9:30 to 9:50 am, students at both Central and South walked out to show their support for passing the $140 million referendum. If the referendum vote passes, the funding will be spent to restore programs and undertake major improvements at Central and Hinsdale South high school. ...
Poetry Club makes school history
Lana Jawich, Hajera Naveed, Section Editor, Kabir Sawlani, Editor-in-Chief, and Abby Stockmal, Editor-in-Chief
March 22, 2019
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Louder Than a Bomb, which hosted 1,000 young poets, is an annual poetry festival in the Chicagoland area that includes bouts, workshops, and special events and gives marginalized voices a space to share their ideas. The Central poetry club students made strides on Sunday, March 17, by making it to finals ...
Chicago goes green for St. Patrick’s Day
Masah Mourad, Hajera Naveed, Section Editor, Kabir Sawlani, Editor-in-Chief, and Abby Stockmal, Editor-in-Chief
March 21, 2019
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On Sunday, March 17, people across the globe celebrated St Patrick’s Day, a cultural celebration that is held on the death date of Saint Patrick, the former saint of Ireland. Chicago was certainly no exception to the festive green celebrations, and many students headed downtown for the famous festivities. On Saturday, March 16, Chicago provided many different events for people to celebrate thi...