By Casey Jacobson and  Alex Vickery, Executive Editors 32 victims. 4 guns. 1 shooter. On Dec. 14, in the peaceful town of Newtown,...

            By McKayla Helm and Amelia Likeum, Editors Spanish teacher Heather Spaetzel considers education to be very important to students all over the world. “I...

By: Austin Kintz   Foreign languages have been on the rise in enrolling students in high school. At Kaneland High School, students are able to take French or Spanish. “The purpose of the foreign...

BY KALEB SCHUPPNER, Executive Editor AND EVAN ORTIZ, Editor   Relationships in high school are notorious for being unstable and at times, detrimental to mental stability. Every so often however,...

By: EDDIE RODRIGUEZ, Editor   “I didn’t realize it was real, it was like a high feeling, like all stress and worry was gone,” said sophomore Victoria Clinton who became a state champion the first...

By Michelle McCracken and Alexia Orosco, Editors Whether it’s texting or making a phone call, sending an e-mail or Facebook chatting, teens and most adults can hardly go a day without communicating...

              By Sam Schrepferman and Nick Boose, Editors Sophomore Ellie Tattoni wakes up almost every morning wishing she went to bed earlier the previous...

BY NICK PHILIPS, Executive Editor The 44th President of the United States of America Barack Obama won the general election witha  convincing win via electoral votes. Obama defeated Massachusetts governor...

            BY NICK BOOSE AND SAM SCHREPFERMAN, Editors Senior Andrew Harper knows the feeling of being scared everyday. For his middle school career the only good...

Summer tans, the last piece of summertime students can hang on to, begin fading once school begins in the fall. To keep their golden look, some teenagers may go to tanning salons and use tanning beds....

BY EDDIE RODRIGUEZ, Editor Every team has their key players; Derrick Rose for the Bulls, Jonathan Toews for the Blackhawks, Brian Urlacher for the Bears, etc. Most of these athletes have been playing...

              BY NICK BOOSE AND SAM SCHREPFERMAN, Editors Senior Sean Flamand is applying to colleges like everyone else. He is looking at colleges with good...