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Student Government votes on new election procedures
Read more: Student Government votes on new election proceduresBy: Aaron Faier, Editor-in-Chief* Payton’s Student Government introduced new election procedures on February 9th and took a final vote on them February 10th. These procedures…
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SAT changes – what to expect
Read more: SAT changes – what to expectBy Ella Schaffer, Staff Writer A student studies for the SAT in the school library during enrichment. On January 25, 2022 the College Board announced…
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A reflection on Payton’s finals grading policy: adopting a new plan
Read more: A reflection on Payton’s finals grading policy: adopting a new planBy Ella Schaffer, Staff Writer During the remote learning school year of 2020-2021, Walter Payton’s finals policy stated that final exams and projects couldn’t lower…
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Student-led organization plans to lead student walkout Friday
Read more: Student-led organization plans to lead student walkout FridayBy: Vivian Kaleta and Bridget Galibois, Copy Editors This Friday, students from across Chicago Public Schools are planning to participate in a Walk Out organized…
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BREAKING NEWS: CTU members approve the COVID-19 agreement reached with CPS
Read more: BREAKING NEWS: CTU members approve the COVID-19 agreement reached with CPSBy Vivian Kaleta, Copy Editor After five days of closed schools due to a dispute between Chicago Public Schools and the Chicago Teachers Union, CPS…
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BREAKING NEWS: Schedule updates for student return to class
Read more: BREAKING NEWS: Schedule updates for student return to classBy: Megha Khemka, Copy Editor/LSC Correspondent Tuesday marked the last day of school closures in the recent dispute between Chicago Public Schools and the Chicago…
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BREAKING NEWS: Students set to return to class on Wednesday
Read more: BREAKING NEWS: Students set to return to class on WednesdayBy: Aaron Faier, Editor-in-Chief The Chicago Teachers Union and Chicago Public Schools have appeared to reach a tentative deal to bring students back into classrooms.…
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Letter to the School Community from faculty
Read more: Letter to the School Community from facultyThe Payton Faculty wrote a letter to the school community about the shutdown and teachers’ viewpoint. Read it for more details.
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BREAKING NEWS: Update on current status of District shutdown
Read more: BREAKING NEWS: Update on current status of District shutdownBy Isabelle Ravanas, Editor-in-Chief After two days of cancelled classes, the Payton community was let know that class on Friday, Jan. 7 would be cancelled…
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BREAKING NEWS: CTU’s attempt to work remotely would mean no classes Wednesday
Read more: BREAKING NEWS: CTU’s attempt to work remotely would mean no classes WednesdayBy Megha Khemka, Correspondent The Chicago Teachers Union will vote on Jan. 4 to switch to online learning in response to the current spike in…
