In February 2020, WBEZ reporter Adriana Cardona-Maguidad produced a story about the decline of Chicago public high school newspaper programs, titled “Keeping First Draft of History Alive in Chicago Public High Schools.” She visited Payton’s newspaper class to record a student pitch meeting, and in her story she said Payton was one of the few Chicago public high schools with a “thriving newspaper.” That fall, Payton’s newspaper and broadcast classes disappeared.
By Madison Bratley, Editor-in-Chief
Last year, Justin Woo ‘21 and his friends enjoyed getting food together in Chinatown and taking the train home together after school. Now, social media and video games help him maintain those connections. “Everything is different,” Woo said. He […]
By Madison Bratley, Editor-in-Chief
Four anxious days after election night, CNN projected Biden winning Pennsylvania’s 20 electoral college votes, securing his victory over Trump and his new title: President-elect Biden. “I was up […]
By Madison Bratley, Editor
Preschool students and diverse learners in cluster programs will experience some amount of in-person learning starting second quarter and the rest of Chicago Public School students will continue remote learning, sources with an understanding of the district’s plans say. […]
By Madison Bratley, Editor
Chicago Public School students will learn remotely for the first quarter of the school year, Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced Wednesday. CPS CEO Janice Jackson and Chief Education Officer LaTanya McDade in a statement said […]
By Madison Bratley, Editor
Upperclassmen will continue remote learning for all of the upcoming school year while underclassmen will experience in-person learning for two days a week, Mayor Lightfoot announced Friday. Under a framework released by Chicago Public Schools, underclassmen will adopt […]
By Madison Bratley ’21 After months of assessing potential candidates, Payton’s Local School Council on Monday night chose Melissa Resh to succeed Timothy Devine as Payton’s next principal. The Local School Council […]
The June 6 SAT administration is cancelled, the College Board announced Wednesday, after public health guidance “made clear” that administering the exam would pose a public health risk.
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