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Payton’s “A Night in New York” Homecoming: What You Need to Know
Read more: Payton’s “A Night in New York” Homecoming: What You Need to KnowEditor-in-Chief Steven Jiang breaks down this year’s homecoming dance.
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Change the font: Bombic Sans team wins big at Rooted and Radical
Read more: Change the font: Bombic Sans team wins big at Rooted and RadicalOn Sunday, March 15th, the Payton Bombic Sans slam poetry team participated in the finals of the Rooted & Radical Youth Poetry Competition.
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The Cornell 7 and the importance of journalism in the age of AI
Read more: The Cornell 7 and the importance of journalism in the age of AIStaff writer Annabel Simon sheds light on how student journalists at Cornell broke a now-infamous story of alleged sexual assault, and why it matters.
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Victor Henderson promises independence as school board president, attacking “political agendas” in CPS
Read more: Victor Henderson promises independence as school board president, attacking “political agendas” in CPSBy Steven Jiang, Editor-in-Chief In a bitter three-way race for president of the Chicago Board of Education, Victor Henderson embraces his outsider status. The 65-year-old…
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Op-Ed: For the love of God, stop giving Sydney Sweeney a platform
Read more: Op-Ed: For the love of God, stop giving Sydney Sweeney a platformStaff writer Annabel Simon argues against continuing to give Sydney Sweeney’s controversial ads any more negative attention.
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Remembering Cabrini-Green, a city within our city
Read more: Remembering Cabrini-Green, a city within our cityBy Steven Jiang, Editor-in-Chief On the corner of Hobbie and Cleveland, steps away from the Ogden International School’s Jenner campus, there stands an honorary street…
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[Photo Gallery] Latin American Coalition Compass
By Gibor (Gabe) Borkowsky, Photo Editor On Sept. 29, the Latin American Coalition, joined by groups from Westinghouse College Prep, performed spoken work poetry, dances, and games in front of all students in celebration of Latin American Heritage Month, which spans from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15. A member of LAC emceeing the compass (1)…
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Victor Henderson promises independence as school board president, attacking “political agendas” in CPS
By Steven Jiang, Editor-in-Chief In a bitter three-way race for president of the Chicago Board of Education, Victor Henderson embraces his outsider status. The 65-year-old trial attorney, a Wharton and Georgetown Law School alum, has represented numerous high-profile clients including Jussie Smollett and the City Colleges of Chicago. Henderson has served as an ethics counsel…
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Introducing Payton Artists Club: Our very first visual arts enrichment
Staff writer Annabel Simon describes Payton’s new Artists Club, designed to be a needed community for arts-inclined students.
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Sports
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Fierce, fast and flagged: The new face of football
Read more: Fierce, fast and flagged: The new face of footballStaff writers Calliope Wall and Vaughn Thompson explore the rapid growth of girls’ flag football in the U.S. and at Payton, highlighting its lower-contact nature,…
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Norway walks away with the most Gold and total medals of the Milan Cortina Olympics. Here’s how they did it.
Read more: Norway walks away with the most Gold and total medals of the Milan Cortina Olympics. Here’s how they did it.By Annabel Simon, Staff Writer As the 2026 Olympics come to a close, I could not help but be filled with shock at “Team U.S.A.”…
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On National History Day at Payton
Read more: On National History Day at PaytonNational History Day, or NHD, is an international nonprofit program that hosts annual regional, state, and national competitions for students in sixth through twelfth grade…
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[Photo Gallery] Football Collection
Read more: [Photo Gallery] Football CollectionPhotos by Charles Zimmer, Chief Digital Officer At this point, I have been working with Pawprint for over a year and even managed to get…
Arts & Entertainment
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Review: “Scream 7”, beats a dead horse, or should I say stabs a dead horse
Read more: Review: “Scream 7”, beats a dead horse, or should I say stabs a dead horseBy Charles Zimmer, Chief Digital Officer Scream 7 is the latest installment in the Scream franchise and is a demonstration of how much this once…
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“Bugonia” is a Stellar New Alien Conspiracy Film
Read more: “Bugonia” is a Stellar New Alien Conspiracy FilmBy Addison Davis, Staff Writer This Review Contains Spoilers. I recommend watching the movie for yourself before reading. “Bugonia” is a Stellar New Alien Conspiracy…
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Review: Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl LX Halftime Show was all love
Read more: Review: Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl LX Halftime Show was all loveWhether or not you consider yourself a football fan, and whether or not you have ever heard a Bad Bunny song, at this point it…
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“Amadeus” at Steppenwolf Theatre is a landmark production in a milestone season
Read more: “Amadeus” at Steppenwolf Theatre is a landmark production in a milestone seasonIn 1974, a group of Highland Park teenagers, most still attending high school, came together to put on a play in a church basement.
Opinions
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The Cornell 7 and the importance of journalism in the age of AI
Read more: The Cornell 7 and the importance of journalism in the age of AIStaff writer Annabel Simon sheds light on how student journalists at Cornell broke a now-infamous story of alleged sexual assault, and why it matters.
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Op-Ed: For the love of God, stop giving Sydney Sweeney a platform
Read more: Op-Ed: For the love of God, stop giving Sydney Sweeney a platformStaff writer Annabel Simon argues against continuing to give Sydney Sweeney’s controversial ads any more negative attention.
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Remembering Cabrini-Green, a city within our city
Read more: Remembering Cabrini-Green, a city within our cityBy Steven Jiang, Editor-in-Chief On the corner of Hobbie and Cleveland, steps away from the Ogden International School’s Jenner campus, there stands an honorary street…
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Editorial: The truth about Payton’s #2 ranking
Read more: Editorial: The truth about Payton’s #2 rankingThe Editorial Board argues that Payton drop to a #2 ranking in the state of Illinois is a talking point for all the wrong reasons.
