By Alexis Park, Copy Editor and Kate Lavin, Editor-in-Chief
Melissa Resh, principal of Walter Payton College Prep, announced her resignation Thursday, after the Director of Transformative Justice, Kristin McKay announced in May that she will not return to Payton in the fall. Principal Resh’s resignation comes amid weeks of controversy surrounding […]
By Bridget Galibois, Staff Writer
After almost a year of since the Coronavirus shutdown forced remote learning, Payton students are experienced with online school. During Google Meet instruction, students can turn on and off their microphones and cameras […]
By Bella Watts, Editor-in-Chief
As the new year and administration commences, one of the largest issues affronting the public is climate change. Climate change is the scientifically concerted phenomena of global temperature rise, resulting in a myriad […]
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 Kate Lavin, Staff Writer
Nearly 123 million Americans are ineligible to vote. That means that more than one-third of the population has no say in the upcoming election on Tuesday, November 3. This significant group includes […]
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 […]
When Principal Tim Devine announced on February 11 that he would be leaving Payton at the end of this school year, citing a desire to return to teaching, few could have expected that the coronavirus pandemic would upend nearly every facet of daily life in the coming months.
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 […]
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