Depending on who you talk to, Homecoming and Turnabout can either be a source of liberation for their wardrobe or an unnecessary cause of stress. This is because juniors and seniors dress as a “theme”...
To properly and adequately prepare teenagers for the world beyond high school, students should be given more rights in school. It is an unarguable truth that students have little of their guaranteed constitutional...
As unnecessary and extreme as some rules may seem, they are created and enforced for a reason.
Although many students may believe that the regulations at New Trier are put in place to make our lives...
Due to recent events, this Examiner puts past, present and future student rights issues under the microscope. Historical court cases that have changed schools across the nation are dissected. We also take...
Jeremy Lee, Examiner Editor-in-Chief November 14, 2014
One of the biggest student rights changes we have seen in the past decade has been the use of cell phones in school bathrooms, classrooms, and locker rooms.
Since most mobile phones come equipped with...
Being a student during the age of technology has its perks.
Students are able to look up information in seconds, communicate with people from across the world, and even carry all their textbooks in...
The New Trier administration is responsible for deciding how to set up and enforce school policies, and shapeing student behavior.
Administrators are able to take case-by-case disciplinary actions...
Dress Codes are often debated in schools especially high school.
In the case of New Trier, our dress code, while more lenient and open to interpretation than that of other schools, still works towards...
Rules regarding leaving and entering school revolve around one idea- safety.
Parents and guardians expect the school to be responsible for every student’s well-being, and control them within the schools...
The New Trier field hockey team bested powerhouse Lake Forest 2-1 in overtime reclaiming the state trophy for the first time since 2011. The Trevians finished with a final record of 21-2-1.
‘I wasn’t...
In the New Trier Guidebook, hazing is defined as harassing, intimidating conduct, or bullying, whether verbal, physical, or visual, that affects the tangible benefits of education, that unreasonably interferes...
