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No more MAP Testing: Road to high school entrances unreadable
By Ella Schaffer, Staff Writer This year, the NWEA MAP exam will not be used for any CPS school admission. The CPS High School Admissions Test will become the only admissions exam used for the determination of admission into various CPS schools. Testing for CPS students is to be held on November 9th while non-CPS Read more
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2022 New Year’s Resolutions for Payton Students
By Ella Schaffer~ Payton students have diverse New Year’s traditions and resolutions, including spending time with family, improving time management, and prioritizing wellbeing and health. Read more
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BREAKING NEWS: Nationwide school shooting threat leads to increased security
By Isabelle Ravanas, Editor-in-Chief This week, schools across the country were on high alert following the spread of a TikTok trend encouraging violence in schools on Dec. 17. Originating in Arizona, “National Shoot Up Your School Day”, a TikTok challenge, encouraged students to shoot up or bomb “every school in the USA, even elementary.” In Read more
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What is a Local School Council?
By Megha Khemka, Copy Editor Function Local School Councils are policy-making bodies whose aim is to empower parents, communities, students, and educational leaders, as well as give them a voice in decision-making processes regarding the school they serve. Most CPS schools, including elementary and secondary schools, have LSC committees, but only high school LSCs include Read more
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BREAKING NEWS: CPS announces first case of Omicron variant in the City of Chicago
By Isabelle Ravanas, Editor-in-Chief CPS officials announced the first reported case of the Omicron variant in the City of Chicago and state of Illinois on Wednesday. The Omicron variant was reported to the WHO on Nov. 24, though it is expected the mutation was evident throughout South Africa and Botswana earlier. The first case of Read more
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The effectiveness of Vaccination Awareness Day: an outlook on CPS
By Vivian Kaleta, Copy Editor The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention approved the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for children ages 5-11 on November 2. After the sign off, the CDC allowed providers to begin vaccinating newly eligible children as soon as possible. In response, the City of Chicago closed schools to the district’s 330,000 students on Read more
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New principals in training at Payton – meet Resident Principals Kijek and Ofori
By Bridget Galibois and Alexis Park, Copy Editors The goal of Payton’s two new resident principals, Ms. Kijek and Ms. Ofori, is to make sure the needs of every student are met. They can be seen around the building during passing periods, sitting in on lessons, or teaching history classes. “I am essentially supposed to Read more
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Meet Mr. Menon, a new addition to the Payton Math Department
By Aaron Faier, Editor-in-Chief This interview has been edited for clarity. The Paw Print: What drew you to teaching? Mr. Menon: The opportunity to interact with so many different people and to also show that there’s value in leaving high school with a strong number sense mathematically. Also drawing me into teaching is the idea Read more
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Math Department frustration prompts feedback survey
By: Aaron Faier, Editor in Chief; Nora Sun, Technical Editor; Megha Khemka, LSC Correspondent; Melissa Penafiel, Contributor; and Juliette Latva, Contributor As faculty and students navigated the first quarter of in-person learning after a year and a half of virtual instruction, many found themselves struggling with the pressure of functioning at pre-pandemic capacity in a Read more
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StudGov quits, takes road trip to “find its purpose”
By: Aaron Faier*, Editor-in-Chief/Satire Editor StudGov wants you to know he’s done. After 21 long years, he’s had enough. He’s hanging up his hat. He had high hopes for his life, but he has realized he’s been chasing the wrong goals. Enough is enough. Some might call this a midlife crisis, others might say a Read more
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Op/Ed: Illinois’ new mental health days won’t work at Payton
By Anna Calkins~ Illinois students can take 5 mental health days yearly starting January. Payton faces a culture challenge as students prioritize academics over self-care. __JETPACK_AI_ERROR__ Read more
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Payton boys soccer: dominating the turf
By Anna Calkins, Staff Writer Payton’s boys’ varsity soccer team saw unprecedented success this year in their season. After an unusual season last year, where the full team was made up of 58 students for the 4-week season vs. 140 students in 2019, the team made a comeback for one of their best seasons yet. Read more
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First LSC meeting recap 10/19
By Megha Khemka, LSC Correspondent Following the earlier election process, October’s school council meeting was the first time student representatives Rem Johannknecht ’22, Natalie Cavallo ’22, and myself, Megha Khemka ’24, sat in on the process. Principal Shabazz’s report included a positive assessment of attendance and freshmen grades in the first few weeks of school. Read more
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Sports Update: School of champions
By Osvaldo Ortega, Contributor This year’s fall sports at Payton have found success as our fall athletes achieved many things throughout the season. The Payton Football Team won the conference championship after beating Clark 17-16 and was also featured in a Chicago Sun Times article for star players Andrea Reyes ‘23 and Isa Katz ‘24 Read more
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Polish culture at Payton and in Chicago and Polish Independence Day
By Ella Schaffer, Staff Writer On November 11, 1918, Poland regained its independence from Russia, Prussia, and Australia after being under their control for 123 years. Poles fought for their independence with the help of Marshal Józef Piłsudski, and they won. Thus, November 11th is remembered as the Polish Independence Day. The holiday is extensively Read more
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The Girls Golf Team: A COVID year
By Ella Schaffer, Staff Writer The girls Payton golf season ended with its last practice on September 28th along with a few matches that went past that date. Led by Coach Rick Simpson, the golf team has 9 players. The team’s two seniors, Anika Dewjee ‘22 and Michelle Liang ‘22, lead the team as captains. Read more
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