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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 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...
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...
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...
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...
