Michigan protests counter weeks worth of health precautions
Natalia Berti, Lia Reichmann, Editor-in-Chief, and Saba Ali, Editor-in-Chief
April 23, 2020
A couple of hundred protestors stormed Michigan’s capital on Wednesday, April 15 in Lansing protesting Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s extension of the coronavirus stay-at-home order. “Reopen America” protests like that in Lansing have popped up all over the country this week in Minnesota, Virginia, Kentucky, ...
Quarantine playlist to lighten your isolation
Jack Ging, Lia Reichmann, Editor-in-Chief, and Saba Ali, Editor-in-Chief
April 21, 2020
Looking for something to do while you’re trapped at home? Well, why not give some of these fun funky tunes a shot? In this epic playlist of 30 songs, I’ve curated some tracks that are not only fitting to our current pandemic but will also help you to forget that Harvard experts have stated we could be...
Advocate works out in quarantine
Meghan Malec, Lia Reichmann, Editor-in-Chief, and Saba Ali, Editor-in-Chief
April 18, 2020
Apps to help you connect with friends
Lamis Alnatafgi, Lia Reichmann, Editor-in-Chief, and Saba Ali, Editor-in-Chief
April 17, 2020
On April 8, to help students out during quarantine, District 86 granted a request from students to unblock Netflix, Disney+, and Netflix Party on Chromebooks with the conditions that students maintain social distancing guidelines that were outlined by Principal William Walsh. This access to the streaming ...
English teacher wins athletic award and prepares for next marathon
Caroline Cubbin & Ammar Hussain, Print Features Writers
April 17, 2020
5 a.m - Wake up 7 a.m - Arrive at Central 3:30 p.m - Head home to the city 5 p.m - Grading and planning 7 p.m - Daily workout and training 9 p.m - More grading and planning 11 p.m - Go to sleep That is the very-structured daily schedule of first-year Central teacher Kati...
Gallery: Celebrating Easter from home
Anna Pellegrino, Lia Reichmann, Editor-in-Chief, and Saba Ali, Editor-in-Chief
April 15, 2020
Earth Day, Then and Now. Why you should take action on the 50th anniversary of Earth Day
Mohammad Ahmadi, Guest Writer
April 15, 2020
April 22, 1970, the first Earth Day. Twenty million people across the United States mobilized in schools, universities, streets, and parks to demand action on environmental issues like air and water pollution, pesticide poisoning, waste and sewage management, and oil spills. This wave of grassroots activis...
Advocate staff keeps busy during quarantine
Anna Pellegrino, Lia Reichmann, Editor-in-Chief, and Saba Ali, Editor-in-Chief
April 10, 2020
2020 presidential election continues despite pandemic
Olivia Ostrowski, Lia Reichmann, Editor-in-Chief, and Saba Ali, Editor-in-Chief
April 10, 2020
Americans are still slated to enter the polls on Nov. 3 to cast their ballots for the 2020 presidential election despite safety concerns over the coronavirus. Doubts over the fate of the election began to surface as more stringent social distancing measures were instituted and in-person pri...
Irish dance like no one is watching*
Cedra Jazayerli & Ailish Lyman, Print Features Writers
April 10, 2020
The local Irish dance school prepared to compete in the upcoming World Championships before their season was cut short. It is 4:30 a.m. and sophomore Annie Morel fights off the feeling of jet lag as she prepares herself for another rigorous day of competition. She ties her dark hair into a slick bu...
