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The student news site of New Trier High School

New Trier News

The student news site of New Trier High School

New Trier News

In the News: Tom DeLuca preview

In the News: Tom DeLuca preview

Sarah McAtamney
November 14, 2014

Nationally recognized hypnotist Tom DeLuca will be performing at New Trier Nov. 15 in benefit for Habitat for Humanity, the senior class service project. DeLuca has been coming to New Trier for the...

New Trier Examiner Front Page: Competition

New Trier Examiner Front Page: Competition

October 3, 2014

At New Trier, we are told from the moment we walk through the doors of the school that we have the capabilities to be the best; we have to be the best. We see our predecessors’ trophies and banners as...

Doctorates, and Masters, and bears. Oh, my

Max Borushek, Features Editor
October 3, 2014

New Trier is widely regarded as one of the best high schools in the state of Illinois, but most of this praise is directed at students, because of test scores and GPA. However, one core part of the education...

Insanity laughs, under pressure we’re cracking

Insanity laughs, under pressure we’re cracking

Leah Pearlman, Opinions Editor
October 3, 2014

As students know, this is not an average high school and the kids roaming these hallways are not average high school students. The pressure to be different from all 4,000 students who attend this high...

Ranking New Trier, the magazines are doing it wrong

Nick Merrill
October 3, 2014

Each year, U.S. News and World Report releases a statewide and nationwide list of the best high schools in the country based on academic achievement. Denise Dubravec, New Trier Principal, disregards...

Stop stressing: colleges don’t care about NT

Stop stressing: colleges don’t care about NT

Jeremy Lee, Examiner Editor-in-Chief
October 3, 2014

Coming from a successful high school, New Trier students often think that their chances at getting into a college or university may be smaller because of the competitive and rigorous atmosphere. While...

Trevian athletics: perennially in state title contention

Trevian athletics: perennially in state title contention

Danni LeServe, Sports Editor
October 3, 2014

There are 35 different sports teams at New Trier. Between all these teams, New Trier has won 120 state championships. It is easy to see that the Trevian athletics programs are both competitive and accomplished. New...

New Trier students elect a different path

New Trier students elect a different path

Katherine Rhea, News Editor
October 3, 2014

According to James Conroy, the Post High School Counseling Facility Department Chair, 95 percent of all New Trier students go off to a four year college. The other two to three percent go off to two...

NT Examiner “NT Superiority – deserved or deluded” 10/3/2014

October 3, 2014

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No royal status at Homecoming

Madison McVey, Features Editor
October 3, 2014

Since the first dance in 1939, New Trier has never had a Homecoming king or queen. Having such a large school, it seems realistic to not nominate two of the 4,000 plus students to stand out as “the best.” Senior...

How the level system affects students’ psyches

Lynley Evans
October 3, 2014

It’s commonly joked that New Trier kids fear any grade lower than an A, but it is more of a reality than we realize. As New Trier students, we put such an emphasis on getting perfect grades and a high...

The truth about ninth period clubs

Sarah Wong, Online Editor
October 3, 2014

There are numerous clubs at New Trier that require an application for membership, such as Girls Club, Tri-Ship, Student Alliance, and Trevia. Students may find the process unnecessarily rigorous and...