Education
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No Homework Over Break: A Bandaid or Solution?
Read more: No Homework Over Break: A Bandaid or Solution?By Maya Agrawal~ The "no homework over break" policy at Payton aims to grant students and teachers a stress-free holiday but faces challenges in fully…
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Op-Ed: The Case Against Graded Fitness Tests
Read more: Op-Ed: The Case Against Graded Fitness TestsBy Elena Whitford~ The FitnessGram PACER test is a mixed experience for students, causing stress and limited time, but also encouraging self-improvement and a positive…
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Navigating Attendance Policies: The Impact on Payton Students’ Daily Struggles
Read more: Navigating Attendance Policies: The Impact on Payton Students’ Daily StrugglesBy Owen Zolner~ Students at Payton face commuter challenges, impacting attendance and school opportunities. Removal of advisory worsens situation, penalizing for uncontrollable factors and eroding…
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EDITORIAL — The mark of the Paw Print: Student journalism is here to stay
Read more: EDITORIAL — The mark of the Paw Print: Student journalism is here to stayBy Bridget Galibois~ The Payton Paw Print, established 20 years ago, perseveres through challenges to serve as a vital source of truth and community insight.
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Mislabeling at Payton: The importance of using correct names and pronouns
Read more: Mislabeling at Payton: The importance of using correct names and pronounsBy Sanaa Taqvi~ The LGBTQ+ community at Walter Payton College Prep faces a high rate of mislabeling incidents, with over 90% of students reporting involvement…
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Op-Ed: Redefining success: Payton should institute a school-wide no-harm finals policy
Read more: Op-Ed: Redefining success: Payton should institute a school-wide no-harm finals policyBy Sanaa Taqvi~ The 2022-2023 school year's finals schedule at Payton College Prep brings anxiety and stress to students. Many support a "no-harm finals" approach…
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School or Jail: How the School Guidelines Affect the Student Body
Read more: School or Jail: How the School Guidelines Affect the Student BodyBy Sanaa Taqvi, Staff Writer As the first semester comes to a close, many students still have questions about the new policies put in place…
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Rehumanizing school closures: “Saving money” but hurting students (Multimedia Podcast)
Read more: Rehumanizing school closures: “Saving money” but hurting students (Multimedia Podcast)By Addie Daab, Alexandros Kroner, Colin Symons, Jada Wordlaw, and Natalie Soutonglang, Contributors Students in Multimedia Literacy built projects to address inequities in Chicago Public…
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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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