Count Basie Orchestra runs a clinic at New Trier
When Count Basie’s Orchestra came to New Trier HS, students from 45 schools got a swinging master class & a history lesson.
When Count Basie’s Orchestra came to New Trier HS, students from 45 schools got a swinging master class & a history lesson.
Should schools that have trouble finding good math teachers pursue alternative-certification pathways to fill their ranks?
Unusual things have happened during the polar vortex that sent temps in the Midwest plummeting to well below zero.
Students in Maryland, where so many furloughed federal workers live, write about the effects of the shutdown.
Racism and discrimination, whatever euphemism we decide to call it, will never disappear from America, opines one student.
Both sides of the abortion debate showed up for the annual March for Life in Chicago. A student reflects on her participation.
Students have a lot to say about the federal shutdown and their take on the current mess in Washington has sparked some good writing.
The Bears and Ravens showed fans how to play the game of football (or life, actually), despite losing 1st-round playoff games last week.
A movie released on Christmas highlights an important case fought by Ruth Bader Ginsburg who now serves on the Supreme Court.
The friendly group assembled this year for winter guard at Downers Grove South HS expects to improve on last year’s regional results.