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New Trier Checklist

May 15, 2015

Have you done these things before graduation? 1. Gone to the beach during school? 2. Been cut from a sport? 3. Taken the elevator? 4. Gotten a spray tan? 5. Been to the "Quad"? 6. Been breathalized...

The high school cliché in pop culture

The high school cliché in pop culture

Madison McVey, Features Editor
May 15, 2015

Clueless: this 1995 movie demonstrates the social hierarchy at high school and how to fit in. Point: there is more to a person then their stereotype. Believable? Yes Perks of Being A Wallflower: this...

New Trier Examiner: The High School Experience

May 15, 2015

As graduating seniors, our staff has decided to examine our high school experience through society’s lens. Our past experiences at New Trier are effected by our previous expectations of them. We’ve...

Freshman year fears extinguished

Freshman year fears extinguished

Danni Leserve, Sports Editor
May 15, 2015

I have spent nearly 720 days, 432,000 hours, 25,920,000 minutes at New Trier. I still remember the night before my first day of high school freshman year. I felt incredibly nervous, but I was also excited...

NT Examiner The High School Experience 5/15/2015

May 15, 2015

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“I know I’m not the only one” who’s still looking for a date

“I know I’m not the only one” who’s still looking for a date

McKenna Patterson
March 6, 2015

Once the first person asks their date to a dance, whether it be Homecoming, Turnabout or Prom, a frenzied panic ensues. Those with boyfriends and girlfriends silently breathe a sigh of relief and take...

Themed dances make NT different, and that’s okay

Themed dances make NT different, and that’s okay

Abby Burton, Opinions Editor
March 6, 2015

How would New Trier be different than every other public high school if we didn’t have themed school dances? The answer is that we wouldn’t be different. New Trier attempts to make our school unique...

School dance ticket sales go to good cause

School dance ticket sales go to good cause

Sarah Wong and Katherine Rhea
March 6, 2015

School dances always come with a cost, literally. The perfect outfit, dinner, and creative asks all dip into students’ pockets. Not to mention buying the tickets. Although Turnabout tickets cost about...

No two dances are alike

No two dances are alike

Julia Patton
March 6, 2015

New Trier school dances are commonly viewed as different from other schools, and this stems from a variety of reasons, the most noticeable is that students at New Trier dress in costume for many of the...

The season of spray tans

Leah Pearlman, Opinions Editor
March 6, 2015

Last week I took a look around my classroom and noticed that a few girls must’ve taken spontaneous trips to Mexico over the weekend. Then I remembered an upcoming event that always seems to brighten...

Do creative asks live up to their name?

Do creative asks live up to their name?

Jeremy Lee, Examiner Editor-in-Chief
March 6, 2015

A full two months or more before school dances even take place, students rush to ask their dates. Once the first person asks, there’s typically a ripple effect. New Trier spirals into a frenzy. In...

NT Examiner School Dances 3/6/2015

March 6, 2015

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