By Alexis Park, Copy Editor
Relentless. Stressful. Exhausting. Depressing. These are all words Payton teachers have used to describe the 2020-2021 online year. Not only have students been feeling […]
By Vivian Kaleta, Copy Editor
In March 2020, COVID-19 forced Payton students to stay at home. Without preparation, teachers had to resort to sending assignments and students completing them by the end of the day. The 2020-2021 school year started fully online, with teachers holding live classes over video calls with their classes. Later in the school year, hybrid learning […]
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 Aaron Faier, Staff Writer
While some were eager to leave the Payton building and move to remote learning, others have had a much more difficult time with the separation. “It’s like having your heart ripped out. […]
By Aaron Faier, Staff Writer
Ryan Ashworth is Payton’s new orchestra director, band director, jazz band director, and general music teacher. He is Payton’s second general music, band, orchestra, and jazz band director […]
By Kate Lavin, Staff Writer
“This is my 17th year of teaching, and I think a lot of teachers will agree that after being in one place for a long time, you seek a refresher. Being put into a new context in general helps you re-evaluate your techniques and give you a new challenge […]
By Ashley Sierra, Contributor
New school years bring in new opportunities for both students and teachers. Besides all the new Grizzlies that are coming to Payton this year, the school also is welcoming some new teachers to Payton […]
By Bridget Galibois and Ryan Thomas, Contributors
“At Payton, there seems to be sometimes a divide between student engagement in class and … what students are passionate about outside of class, in the world. And I want to build a bridge between those two things,” Ms. Wilberding said. Ms. Wilberding is one of the new English teachers […]
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. […]
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