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  • April Fools’ Day Edition

    This a collection of satirical articles to celebrate our favorite holiday! WPCP News Corp. completes takeover of PawPrintMedia LLC By: Peter Peterson, Business Correspondent Payton’s two premier news sources (sorry PNN) are now one. Instagram sensation WPCP News Corp. successfully bought out PawPrintMedia LLC Thursday after years of gunning for the struggling newspaper. The process, Read more

  • What classes should you consider for next year?

    By Lily Suskind and Zoe Schnack, Contributors Course selections are amidst us, so Paw Print wanted to provide some resources to help you choose your classes for the upcoming school year. We obviously recommend taking Newspaper, but what about other advice? Be sure to balance honors and AP classes, and if you have the opportunity, Read more

  • Students give feedback on new CPS schedule with earlier start date; juniors say “two thumbs down”

    By Nora Sun, Editor CPS has proposed a controversial new schedule with several major changes. According to this schedule, schools will start on Aug. 22, a week earlier than the August 30 start day from this year. Schools will also end a week earlier on June 7, also a week earlier than usual. The first Read more

  • Day in the Life: Starting with “Sweetness”

    Rather than having a seminar day, most Payton students were off from school this Wednesday while 11th graders participated in mandatory SAT testing. To get a sense of how people used their first holiday since February 21 (Presidents’ Day), we asked each of our editors who weren’t testing to document their day, starting with breakfast. Read more

  • Editorial- The forgotten majority: How in-person learning amplifies remote learning’s inequities

    Editorial- The forgotten majority: How in-person learning amplifies remote learning’s inequities

    By The Paw Print Editorial Board~ The return to in-person learning amid COVID variants, a CTU walkout, and CPS student protest brings inequities and challenges, especially for minority and low-income students. Read more

  • Maggie rallies during the new badminton season 

    By Vivian Kaleta, Copy Editor Maggie Tsyganova (far right) with her badminton teammates.  As the spring sports season begins many teams have started practicing including Payton’s badminton team. Maggie Tsyganova is one of this year’s Varsity Payton badminton players. Before discovering badminton, Maggie was an active tennis player, but after she an introduction during her Read more

  • Paw Print game review- Sonic the Hedgehog (2006)

    By Cameron Smith, Staff Writer Graphic design by Tej Shah About Sonic the Hedgehog (2006) Sonic the Hedgehog, collectively referred to as “Sonic ‘06,” is a 3D action-adventure platformer game developed by Sonic Team and published by Sega. It was released on the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 game systems on November 14, 2006 and Read more

  • A digital class of 2021

    By Alexis Park, Copy Editor Quizlet and Google graduating from WPCP. Read more

  • The Disillusionment Arc: an evolution of students’ perceptions of Payton through four years

    The Disillusionment Arc: an evolution of students’ perceptions of Payton through four years

    By Nora Sun~ This content delves into the contrasting experiences of freshmen and alumni at Payton High School, shedding light on the underlying competitive culture and the disillusionment students face. Read more

  • What school would you attend if you didn’t go to Payton?

    By Paw Print Staff Copy Editor Vivian Kaleta interviewing freshmen about their school choices. Read more

  • Course options

    By Vivian Kaleta, Copy Editor Read more

  • Building pressure

    By Liam Wills, Contributor Read more

  • Almost, Maine Review

    By Anna Calkins, Staff Writer In preparation for the new play Twelfth Night, here is a review of Payton Players’ last performance. Make sure to buy your tickets as soon as possible for this week’s shows! The Payton Players theater company prepared and performed John Cariani’s Play “Almost, Maine” this fall.  An aerial view of Read more

  • “Stand with Ukraine” – How Payton students can help

    By Megha Khemka, Copy Editor Over the past few days, the Ukrainian Cultural Center of Chicago has been at the heart of providing support for the Ukrainian community, hosting rallies and supply drives.  As Ukraine’s fierce efforts to repel Russian invaders continue to unfold, civilian communities around the world are rallying in support of the Read more

  • LSC meeting updates: Transfers, new course offerings, principal selection: February 15, 2021: 6-8 PM

    By Megha Khemka, Copy Editor and LSC Correspondent Overall: Essential Updates New teacher representative: Ms. Childress-Price will be observing, but likely not eligible to vote in, the principal selection process. Principal selection is fully underway, with both students and teachers working on developing interview questions and scenarios for the candidates that the LSC chose to Read more

  • Masks on or off? Student and teacher opinions on the lifting of the mask mandate in CPS

    Masks on or off? Student and teacher opinions on the lifting of the mask mandate in CPS

    By Bridget Galibois, Copy Editor Signs have been displayed around the school for the past year to remind students to wear their masks to prevent spreading COVID-19. For the first time since the reopening of hybrid learning for CPS students in the spring of 2021, students will be able to choose to wear a mask Read more